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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 common elements of MCM homes that nearly always need updating, and how any homeowner can plan the mid-century renovation of their dreams.

Latest Episodes:

I Want to Update My Mid-Century Home. Where do I Start? Jul 14, 2022

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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 of mid-century home updates.

In Today’s Episode You’ll Hear:

How to get started on making your mid-century house into your home EVEN if you don’t know where to start.
What levels of a home update might be right for you (now and in the future).
How to tackle a curb appeal upgrade or an indoor tune-up project THIS WEEKEND and break your deadlock.
The benefits of a slow start - and the risks of jumping in too hard too fast.
And a tease of next week’s episode aimed to keep your remodel on its mid-century path no matter how fast you want to take it!

Get the show notes with all the extras at www.midmod-midwest.com/902

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course, Ready to Remodel.

What’s the Right Color for My Mid-Century House? Jul 07, 2022

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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 color that expresses the feeling you want your home to create in you and in others.

Choosing a color scheme for your home is one of the most effective ways to put your stamp on a house and start the process of making it your home. But before you “pick” the “right” color for your home … I want you to ask yourself a few more questions about what you’re trying to make happen here.

Don’t panic. This is part of the fun, I promise! Because today we’re going to talk about how to apply the Master Plan Method to help you confidently update your mid-century house color scheme.

IN TODAY’S EPISODE YOU’LL HEAR:

Why the right color for MY mid-century house isn’t necessarily the right color for YOUR mid-century house.
Strategies for using color to highlight the elements you love about your house.
How to apply the Master Plan Method to choose an exterior palette that’s a perfect fit for your style and your home.

Get the show notes with all the extras at www.midmod-midwest.com/901

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course, Ready to Remodel.

Set your Remodeling Goals, the Right Way! Mar 14, 2022

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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 you’re sure feel stressed about it from time to time. But you can push back on those feelings if you are anchored to strong remodeling goals.

Let’s talk about how to set your mid-century remodel on the right course, right from the start with a simple remodeling goals planning exercise.

In Today’s Episode You’ll Hear:

This is it! Your big chance to join the next cohort of Ready to Remodel! Jump in now to get hands on help to streamline your remodel, access to a wonderful community of fellow home owners, oodles of bonus help like the indecision-busting Design-o-matic flow chart, super useful contractor management spreadsheets, and remodel budgeting advice, plus weekly support in live remodel coaching calls from yours truly, Della Hansmann, architect and mid-century enthusiast. WILL I SEE YOU IN THE CLASS!?!
How to set your remodeling goals the right way. Simple and easy … listen up!
And since the season is ending with this episode, take a spin through our back catalog with the mid mod remodel advice you need: broken down season by season!

Get the show notes with all the extras at www.midmod-midwest.com/807

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course, Ready to Remodel.

Skip Remodel Overwhelm … Like this! Mar 10, 2022

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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. Planning a whole remodel at once - deciding on every detail - is crazy difficult. But if you focus your planning on one step at a time, you can cut the crazy in half.

In Today’s Episode You’ll Hear:

That you’re not alone - nearly all homeowners experience remodel overwhelm at some point but the Master Plan Method is designed to cut down on that chaos
How planning “in the wrong order” can really turn up the volume on your stress
Why I know that Dream, Discover, Distill is the right order for your home update plan and why all three of those phases come before you can start to Draft solutions to your home improvement challenges.
And one more time that THIS WEEKEND is the free “Plan an MCM Remodel to Fit your Life(and budget)” Masterclass. I hope you’ll be there!!

Get the show notes with all the extras at www.midmod-midwest.com/806

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course, Ready to Remodel.

Make a Plan so you can Remodel Right Now Mar 03, 2022

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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 fits your life today!
There’s a right scale for your remodel. Let’s figure it out together!

There are simple and fool-proof ideas you can use to make any mid-century home feel spiffier, brighter and more like the place you want to spend your days.

In Today’s Episode You’ll Hear:

Why its so important to start with a satisfying, SMALL, project to kickstart your remodel energy
The three levels that all home remodels cover - and which one is most suited to your life
How to update your front door a little, a bit more or a lot in ways that will change your whole relationship with your house.
Why you need a big picture plan - a master plan - for your remodel no matter what level or scale you are ready for.

Get the show notes with all the extras at www.midmod-midwest.com/805

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course, Ready to Remodel.

Essential Remodel Planning Spreadsheets Feb 24, 2022

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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. These are going to make everything easier, and may even save you money!

There are so many moving parts in a home remodel. The master plan method is all about taking your planning in the right order and putting the right level of detail into your thinking to avoid getting totally overwhelmed. That’s why start by building a visual style guide rather than picking specific products. If you want to dig into the style guide concept, you want to check out this episode.

Episode: The Style Guide you Need to Keep your Remodel on Track

Once you’ve got your style guide set, though … it’s time to take your planning to the next level with some key remodel planning spreadsheets.

I’ve got spreadsheets that track my business, log movies and shows I want to check out, record budget information for past travels, I once made a list of the chronological date the birth and death dates of all my favorite fictional characters so I could see if they overlapped. I’m sorry, did you not know you were listening to a SUPER NERD?

Not everyone is a “spreadsheet person.” I know this. But even if you aren’t … your home update is one of the times it is worth it to make up a couple of essential remodel planning spreadsheets. Let’s talk about what should go into them …

In Today’s Episode You’ll Hear:

The resource of the week is a two for one: The Idaho Modern Field Guide is a super helpful pdf resource that walks your though “the history, are and keeping of your mid-century home,” and is shared by my super followable friend and mcm realtor, TJ, over at Mid-Century Homes in Boise. Grab the download and follow TJ using the links in my resources list!
Why you need to START with your style guide before you graduate to planning spreadsheets (seriously, I’m not kidding. The entire internet has too many options to pick from before you lock down your “look.”)
How I use spreadsheets to compare apples to apples when looking at remodel bids, to log my contractor calls so I don’t forget who is asking me what, and to compare and track the prices and specifications of all the finishes, fixture and appliances I want to use in my remodel!
Exactly what info to keep in your remodel finish tracking spreadsheet.

Get the show notes with all the extras at www.midmod-midwest.com/804

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course, Ready to Remodel.

The perfect Mid-Century Kitchen Update … for YOU Feb 17, 2022

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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 on your life, your home, your needs. So … are you ready to make those calls for yourself?

Today I’m sharing some quick background on mid-century kitchens and how they came to be the way they are and then my go to design strategies for improving the layout and functionality of this kind of kitchen for my one-to-one design clients.

Listen in on this snippet of the Mid-Century Kitchen Clinic workshop recorded last month!

Wish you'd been there? Get your name on the waitlist for Ready to Remodel ... reopening SOON!

In Today’s Episode You’ll Hear:

The resource of the week: Sarah Archer’s The Mid-Century Kitchen. Collect all 89 right here!
What they were thinking when they built the kitchens we live in today (hint: it was “hurry, we have to get this one finished and do 15 million more just like it!”)
Why it doesn’t really matter if the mom-focused mid-century kitchen is popular with contemporary thinking or out of fashion.
My go-to kitchen design tips rattled off so fast you’re going to want to take notes!

Get the show notes with all the extras at www.midmod-midwest.com/803

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course, Ready to Remodel.

Have fun doing your MCM research Feb 10, 2022

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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 Mid-Century design. Dip your toe into our favorite era … and get home improvement ideas at the same time!

We all like to absorb new information in different ways. You might learn about mid-century history best from a book or maybe you learn by seeing a building in person. I’ve got a fun starting point for every learning style in my UPDATED Mid-Century Ranch Resources list.
In Today’s Episode You’ll Hear:

A few of my favorite movies and TV shows for MCM design
The Instagram accounts you SHOULD BE following to learn mid-century architecture history and get fun DIY tips
Where to go on vacation to see the best of MCM all around you
And how to spot and learn about mid-century buildings from your own neighborhood

Get the show notes with all the extras at www.midmod-midwest.com/802

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course, Ready to Remodel.

How to Choose the Right Mid-Century Tile for your remodel Feb 03, 2022

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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 here is that you can make right choices yourself.
For example, you can choose mid-century tile that's perfect for YOU!

Alright, let's talk about how to make that happen.

In Today’s Episode You’ll Hear:

Why the choices you make confidently will always be right for your home so you should choose mid-century tile YOU love.
How to simplify the process of making finish choices by narrowing the list of possibilities
Choose Mid-Century tile from some of my favorite tile sources
About the easy three minute Mid-Century Style quiz. Take it right now!

Get the show notes with all the extras at www.midmod-midwest.com/801

Like and subscribe at Apple | Spotify

Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course, Ready to Remodel.

Dec 25: What Shall we Talk about Next Dec 25, 2021

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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 we spend all of our days. Shortening daylight makes us think about how to maximize the comfort and joy in our homes. As well it should - we need a recurring chance to reevaluate our homes are doing for us

To me, this seems like a great time to dream a little bigger than holiday decor!
While you’re thinking about how to bring a little brightness and cheer to your house for the season, let’s also think about how improve it in the medium and long-term!

I’m going to spend the next twenty five days sharing design insights in a short video every day. The first one is already up on @midmodmidwest. Or, if you prefer, you can get it on the podcast.
Catch them all right here!

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course, Ready to Remodel.

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