Episode 43 – Renovation Story – Mid-Century Modern Georgia

Jess Jones is a designer and baker who lives in Georgia in a mid century modern house. In this episode we talk about her house, about the fate of houses like hers in her neighborhood, the architect and more. I’m including photos from her instagram account @tinymightymidmod of her house and elements we discussed in […]

Episode 38 – Mid-Century Ranch Renovations

Cover graphic for Talking Home Renovations episode 38, "Mid-Century Ranch Renovations". The background shows a vintage ad for a ranch style home.

The mid-century ranch episode with Wisconsin architect Della Hansmann dives deep into a topic that I personally don’t give much thought to – the ranch house. Mid-century ranches were a popular housing style between about 1945 and 1965. They’re single story houses, and on the outside they have a very elongated form, asymmetrical with a […]