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Mid Mod Remodel
Do you live in a mid-century house? Are you curious about mid-century homes and wonder what it would take to renovate? Or are you just a fan of all things mid-century modern? Mid Mod Remodel is the podcast where you learn how to match a mid-century home to your modern life.
I'm your host, Della Hansmann, an architect and the owner of Mid Mod Midwest. I help people remodel their mid-century homes and I'm a mid mod homeowner fixing up my 1952 ranch. Learn what makes mid-century homes great, the…
Episodes
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Become Your Home’s Historian - Interview with Atom Stevens
Every home has a story and every homeowner can benefit from becoming their home’s resident expert! When Atom Stevens bought his house in Harvey Park, he had no…
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Cliff May Homes - Interview with Atom Stevens
Della chats with Denver area mid-century realtor, photographer, designer, and advocate Atom Stevens about becoming an enthusiast and then an expert on Cliff…
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Micro-masterplan Your Way to Your Perfect Kitchen
My masterplan process was created as a path to managing a full house (or at least very significant) remodel. You begin by dreaming about your ideal home and…
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The Lazy Genius Kitchen
In her fantastic new book, The Lazy Genius Kitchen, Kendra Adachi lays out a system for creating a kitchen that has and does everything you need. The lazy…
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Mid Mod Kitchen Update Essentials
The five Mid Mod Kitchen Update Essentials are key to creating a fabulous and functional kitchen regardless of style, but are extra important when updating a…
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New Year, New Remodel Philosophy
Find a new, lazier remodel philosophy in 2023. One that understands perfectionism is a perfect way to prevent yourself from making remodel progress. Real talk…
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Best of Our 25 Days of Design
This week we’re revisiting the best of our 25 days of design in hopes of sparking your sense of wonder about your home, boosting your remodel confidence and…
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Use the Holidays to Focus Your Remodel Plans. Yes, really!
I want you to use your holiday prep time to plan your remodel. Okay, Before you tell me, Della, that's crazy. The holidays are when I'm busiest. I can't be…
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Double Your Remodel Dollar with Design
Design used properly can double your remodel dollar. Focusing on design can make every purchase more effective and every change more magical. Using design…
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Support Mid-Century Small Business this holiday season ... and all year long
Buying from small businesses is about more than just making yourself feel good about yourself to support small businesses, to keep jobs and dollars local. It’s…
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Best Of Mid Mod Remodel: Why You Need a Design Before You Make a Budget
This week's episode is a classic from the Mid Mod Remodel archive. The common wisdom is that you should save up money for a remodel and then plan one that fits…
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What You Can Decide in an Hour
In just one hour you really can make big or small decisions that put your remodel on the path for success. Taking a whole remodel from start to finish is a big…
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Interview with Adrian Kinney: Why MCM Homes “Live so Well.”
Today’s podcast is a chat with Denver Area mid-century Realtor, designer and advocate, Adrian Kinney, on what he’s learned restoring SEVEN Cliff May Homes and…
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Lead a Stress Free Remodel
Stress-free is a big promise. Of course, there will be some stress in a remodel. You can worry about labor and material costs. You will feel the pressure of…
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Best of Mid Mod Remodel: The Style Guide You Need
This week, I've been talking about style guides inside the Ready to Remodel program. On our architect office hours call on Monday, I talked this cohort of…
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Mid Mod Midwest is Hiring!
Mid Mod Midwest has a LOT of news to share! From format changes to new faces, we’ll cover everything you need to know in this tiny but mighty mini-sode! First…
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Can I plan BEFORE I've got my home remodel budget saved?
This episode goes out to all the homeowners waiting to plan, or dream about home improvement projects until you’ve saved up the home remodel budget. I hope…
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How Do I Pick a Mid-Century Faucet? (Or any other finish material for my remodel?)
What should you do when you can’t make up your mind? When finding a mid-century faucet seems impossible? The abundance of choice is a HUGE factor in getting in…
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Am I Wrong to Love Mid Century?
First, are you signed up for the Free Mid-Century Master Planning Masterclass on August 27th? If not? Why not!? Hope to see you there! When HGTV Home Depot…
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Can I open up a wall? And other questions about shifting structure in your remodel!
Do you worry that you could never cut a hole in your house or expand an opening without consulting a design expert? Today’s episode is for you! If you’re…
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How Do I Get the Best Value in a Remodel?
Here’s how you can get the best value in a remodel … you can supercharge any remodel using adjustments to your home’s layout. By the way ... this episode is…
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What if I need to do Maintenance Before I Remodel Plan?
Make sure you sign up for the Mid-Century Design Clinic by July 31st to grab the early bird pricing! See you there! Today’s question is actually one I don’t…
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How do I Keep My Remodel Mid-Century?
Last week was all about starting small. This week we’re talking about how you can plan dramatic changes for your home without erasing its mid-century…
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I Want to Update My Mid-Century Home. Where do I Start?
How can you start the remodel process without getting in completely over your head? Today, let’s talk about how to stick your toe into the kidney-shaped pool…
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What’s the Right Color for My Mid-Century House?
The right color isn’t one that’s specific to the period or style of your house. It isn’t the color that looks so great on the house down the street. It’s the…
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Set your Remodeling Goals, the Right Way!
Bonus Episode! Keeping a home update on track from start to finish is no easy task. It’s so personal, expensive, long term and generally overwhelming that…
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Skip Remodel Overwhelm … Like this!
Baby steps, my friend. Take your remodel one step at a time and just skip right past the classic remodel overwhelm - that moment when it all becomes too much…
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Make a Plan so you can Remodel Right Now
Don’t sit around waiting to be ready to plan the perfect remodel for your home … remodel right now now. Meet yourself where you are and plan a home update that…
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Essential Remodel Planning Spreadsheets
Once you’ve got your style plan in place, you’re ready to graduate to tracking the items you want for your home in a set of remodel planning spreadsheets…
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The perfect Mid-Century Kitchen Update … for YOU
Here’s the kicker. I can’t tell you the right way to update your MCM kitchen; the right choices you make in a mid-century kitchen update are going to be based…
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Have fun doing your MCM research
Undertaking a home remodel can be stressful, but dreaming and planning for one shouldn’t have to be. Today let’s talk about some really fun ways to learn about…
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How to Choose the Right Mid-Century Tile for your remodel
Here's the bottom line, my friend: No one else can tell you what's right for your home. It's yours and it's your families. So what I really want you to know…
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Dec 25: What Shall we Talk about Next
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Dec 24: Your Home Update Progress in 2021 … and 2022
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Dec 23: What part of your house most needs and update …
Get your name on the waitlist to make sure you hear about the workshop. Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing…
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Dec 22: The Hardest Thing about a Remodel … Made Easier
Grab your guide Style Guides right here. Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes…
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Dec 21: Learn your Home’s History for Fun and Profit
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Dec 20: How to See Beyond what you Have and Imagine your Dream Home
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Dec 19: What you Can Do During a Remodel for a More Sustainable Home
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Dec 18: Your Home is Already Green and Here's Why
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Dec 17: Ten Tips to Save Big Money when you Remodel
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Dec 16th: Communicating Well with your Designer
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Dec 15th: Where to Add Parking and Car Space around an MCM home
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Dec 14th: Give the Gift of Design this Year
Is there's an MCM homeowner on your holiday list that you just can't buy for? Why not give them the gift of design? The perfect gift for your spouse, your…
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Dec 13: How to spice your love for Modernism with a little Mid-Century
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Dec 12: When you love Mid-century style but know it needs a few tweaks to fit your modern life
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Dec 11: What Not to Do - Fake Shutters
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Dec 10: Shout out to my Vintage Mid-Century Purists!
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Dec 9: What does MCM mean to you?
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Dec 8: Q&A How to Replace things in your MCM Home
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Dec 7: When to SPEND in your Remodel
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Day 6: Make Design Choices Easier (with the Rule of Three)
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Day 5: What you NEED to know if you plan a Contractor Led Remodel
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Day 4: My (Secret) Favorite Kind of Remodel
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Day 3: Let your Home Improvement be Easy
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Day 2: I Already Love your MCM Home
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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25 Days of Design: An Audio Advent Calendar of MCM Design Advice!
Everyone likes to add a little extra charm around the holidays to their home. Bringing out seasonal decorations makes us take a fresh look at the space where…
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Who needs a Master Plan ... I bet YOU do!
I work with three distinct types of mid century homeowners. Which one are you? ✨ Are you a brand new mid century homeowner still unpacking your boxes? ✨ Have…
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How a Master Plan Saves Remodeling Time and Money
Nothing is more expensive in a remodel than changing your mind after construction is underway. It will tank your timeline too. The best way I know to avoid…
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Where to find Great MCM Remodeling Ideas
When you’re at a loss for how to solve some particular problem area of your mid-century house, your go-to resource should not be HGTV, and it should not be…