Front Exterior: Before

Front Exterior: Before Fiber cement board replicates the appearance of lap siding. North Georgia cypress, installed vertically, lends a modern aesthetic.



Front Exterior: Following A sharp white coat of paint, 5-V crimp metal roof program and locally sourced stone cladding finish the look of the contemporary Southern farmhouse.



Foyer: Before Front door opens into a ground-floor mudroom. A stairs directs traffic to the home's main floor and living room.



Foyer: After Interior designer Linda Woodrum created a subtle theme of circles within this entrance area, which hints at the home's rustic-chic layout style.



Kitchen: Before Designed as the heart of the house, kitchen, a pure gathering space, flows into a central courtyard and the living area.



Kitchen: After Hickory cabinetry, glass and travertine tile and terrazzo-blend countertops , when paired with metal and brushed nickel, tell a story of cool and warm tones.



Living Room: Before A dramatic three-part tray ceiling functions as a defining feature in the dining room.



Dining Room: Following A mirrored wood dining table and matching benches invite socializing. Two drum pendants have been installed to give visual interest without obstructing views in the kitchen.



Barbecue Courtyard: Ahead As opposed to displacing surplus soil to carve out a backyard, a central courtyard becomes the focus of outdoor entertaining.



Barbecue Courtyard: Following Accordion doors link the courtyard into the kitchen. The space serves as both another dining room and an outdoor kitchen, complete with grilling channel.



Side Yard: Before Locally sourced stone cladding recalls old granite bases and farmhouse walls. Minimal displacement of dirt is a focus of landscape layout.



Side Yard: After A custom bioswale directs rainwater into the front yard's rain pond. Landscape elements decorate, draw native birds and further mitigate runoff.



Georgia Room: Ahead Although unconditioned, the Georgia Room expands the house's living space. A protective liner and marine-grade flooring help to weatherproof the room.



Georgia Room: After A mixture of modern outdoor furnishings, antiques and rustic farm-sourced accessories pops into a room designed to accommodate entertaining or relaxation.



Retreat: Before Floor-to-ceiling windows provide views of wooded farmland. A simmering colour of ginger adds a pop of drama.



Retreat: After Designed as an escape in the house's more social, active areas, this reading and comfort room boasts neutral furnishings as well as shelving and tables fashioned from reclaimed materials.



Living Room: Before A wall of glass blurs the line between indoor and outdoor spaces. A poplar wood wall treatment produces a subtle yet significant design statement.



Living Room: Following Interior designer Linda Woodrum chosen royal furnishings to help keep all eyes stunning views. An oil painting by Signe Grushovenko references Serenbe's fame as a cycling destination.



Living Room Courtyard: Ahead The living room flows out to a courtyard, carved from the website that is sloped. A subsurface drainage system installed in this area directs rainwater to bioswales in side yards.



Living Room Courtyard: Following A custom gravel blend paves the courtyard, where all-weather furnishings encourage parties. A hedgerow of gardenias offers a pure privacy fence.



Mudroom: Before Hand-scraped engineered hickory wood floors direct visitors from the house's back entrance to main-floor living spaces.



Mudroom: After Locker-style hickory cabinetry finish with perforated metal doors store away pet supplies in addition to a washer and drier. A dining table-turned-console provides a spot to drop keys and incidentals.



Master Bedroom: Before Designed and built to resemble an outbuilding on an old farmstead, the master suite boasts its own private courtyard.



Master Bedroom: After A saturated colour palette leads to the area's oasis-like design sensibility.



Master Bathroom: Before Sliver windows invite natural light to the area. Carrera marble tile creates a shimmering, jewel-like effect.



Master Bathroom: After Drop pendants and eco-friendly, hotel-style towels provide lived-in elegance into the spa-like area.



Stairwell: Before The home's light well soars three stories and terminates in a cupola, where windows open to expel hot air.



Stairwell: After Locally sourced artwork pops contrary to the stairwell's impartial walls. A custom-crafted chandelier, fashioned from tobacco drying sticks, brings the eye.



Guest Bedroom: Prior to HGTV Green Home's guest bedroom borrows light. A series of exterior windows provides views of the neighborhood.



Guest Bedroom: After Graphic prints set nicely in this comfort space. Saturated colour comes in the shape of an antique-style storage container and throw pillows.



Toilet: Before Frosted glass micro-block tile clads both the backsplash and bathtub surround and ceiling. The tortoise shell-style tile inspired the room's overall design strategy.



Bathroom: After A graphic-print shower curtain brings the eye to the room's interior. Tangerine accent pieces give play.



Craft Area: Before A hallway that joins upper-floor bedrooms is put to work with as a special project center. Windows (2 of which open) offer views of the barbecue courtyard and side lawn.



Craft Area: After A 12-foot hickory countertop is stocked with painting materials and adjustable task lighting.



Kid's Bedroom: Before A loft space, full with oak-wood banisters, offers a treehouse-style escape.



Kid's Bedroom: After Twin beds, fashioned from reclaimed wood pieces and upholstered in durable acrylic cloth, tuck under the area's loft. Lime-green accents add to the area's youthful fashion.



Toilet: Before Continuing the Southern farmhouse theme, the garage, perched over HGTV Green Home 2012, is designed to resemble a classic wagon shed.



Garage: After Fiber cement siding reproduces the appearance of lapboard and a 5-crimp metallic roof stands in place of a classic tin roof. Landscape components soften the structure's base and the carport doubles as its own private patio.

Period Piece

Period Piece To provide a home designed by famed Midcentury architect Milton Ryan a glance in keeping with its 1950s roots, the team in NEST Modern Design utilized a mixture of custom furniture and vintage pieces, such as the George Nelson Bubble Pendant hanging above the dining area. "Throughout the renovation great care was taken to preserve any initial materials potential, and replace those who were unsalvageable with period-appropriate bits," say the designers.



Dining in Midcentury Style To provide this cozy breakfast nook its vintage appeal, designer Victoria Kirk of Victoria Kirk Interiors place a trio of classic furniture layouts -- Eero Saarinen's Tulip Table, Charles and Ray Eames' DSW chairs, and Louis Poulson's Pendant Light -- against a cushy upholstered banquette. "The nook provides a place for casual family dining, kids' homework, and arts and crafts," she says. "And all substances, including the wood, paint, upholstery, and fabric are 'green'."



Mix-and-Match Modern You don't need a massive budget or a home full of pedigreed decoration paintings to get a cool, vintage look. Designer Shannon Eddings' house is an ideal case of outside-the-box thinking. Inside her son's room, by way of example, she paired a $300 Midcentury vest using a brand new West Elm chair and carpet, a new double-gourd lamp, and a group of framed prints. The shapes and styles all have a '50s look, although some are straight out of a catalogue. For more inspiration, tour her house, that has been showcased in HGTV Magazine.  



Perfect Partners Originally made for a hotel in Copenhagen, the Egg Chair of Arne Jacobsen has dwelt as a design classic and comfy living room feature ever. Here, in rich blue upholstery, the chair repeats the organic lines of Isamu Noguchi's wood and glass coffee table and Frank Gehry's cardboard Wiggle Chair. Design by HMH Architecture Interiors.  



Grown-Up Elegance "My clients wanted a rather warm area for grownups (just) that would capture the eastern sun. The children' arts-and-crafts room is adjacent and visible through a pair of glass doors," says designer Adam Gibson of Adam Gibson Design. To provide the adults' retreat a slick, classy look, Gibson grouped a group of Midcentury-inspired furnishings round a minimalist hearth. The stars of the space would be the Wally chairs by Kube, designs according to Marcel Breuer's iconic Wassily chairs; the Amici metal seat by Nuevo; along with the Spencer couch by Gus Modern.



Playing With Color and Form When a former food writer chose to refresh the kitchen in her 1951 house, she switched into kitchen designer Christine Nelson to get help. Nelson helped her client increase the counter area and total efficiency and gave the kitchen the "colorful, updated, Midcentury Modern" look she wanted. "A gray linoleum floor, stacked subway-tile backsplash, and butcher-block counters produce a clean background while orange walls, and avocado-green accents include a burst of Mad Men-era color," says Nelson. Classic period furnishings such as a Saarinen-style Tulip Table and a pendant light based on Werner Panton's Flowerpot design finish the appearance.



Modern, Inside and Outside "The update of a Midcentury home in Carmel, California had numerous objectives, bringing 21st century comfort and LEED-certified energy efficiency to a older home, without increasing the footprint sacrificing its classic appeal," says architect Mary Ann Schicketanz of Studio Schicketanz. Choosing Midcentury furnishings like the classic Bertoia Diamond Lounge Chairs, designed by sculptor Harry Bertoia for Knoll in 1952, helped create a look in keeping with the home's design.



Fantastic Legs Midcentury furnishings are best for smaller rooms. Pieces with simple lines, unadorned surfaces, and slender legs create a sense of space and air in even the tightest quarters, like the bedroom of the studio apartment that was intended, according to designer Chris Nguyen of AnalogDialog, "to showcase the operator's incredible artwork and furniture collection while still keeping the sense of a warm and inviting home rather than that of a museum"



Finest Seat in the House With inspirations as disparate as a British club seat and a British baseball mitt, the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, designed in 1956 by Charles and Ray Eames, has yet become a design classic. The duo creates instant Midcentury Modern cred in almost any setting, but looks particularly right when paired with other period-appropriate elements such as the vertical wood paneling architect Mary Ann Schicketanz defined in the renovation of the Carmel, California home.



Serving Up Vintage Style As part of the entire rehabilitation of a dated kitchen, designer Sarah Richardson produced a cozy breakfast area with the help of some modern classics: a classic chandelier inspired by the Sputnik design designed by scientist Gino Sarfatti in the 1950s and seats very similar to Marcel Breuer's chrome-and-cane Cesca chairs, designed for Knoll in 1928.



Layered Luxury To provide this bedroom a boutique-hotel style, the Toronto Interior Design Group used a rich mix of tone-on-tone fabrics, textures and fabrics, such as an embossed metallic dresser along with a chrome-and-glass side table motivated by Eileen Gray's renowned layout, part of the permanent design collection at New York's Museum of Modern Art. "It's the perfect place to recharge your batteries after a long day," say the designers of the distance.



Personal Choice "Although we incorporated traditional family antiques in areas of this customer's house, she requested her home office be a more accurate reflection of herself, together with Midcentury Modern influences and brightly colored accents," says designer Laurie Woods of Laurie Woods Interiors. The chairs and table are contemporary interpretations of Eero Saarinen classics. The colors and pattern of this custom cowhide rug provide a female twist. The framed picture photograph is by Allison V. Smith, the customer's childhood friend.



Cool Contrast The strong, simple silhouettes of Midcentury Modern designs work well in spaces of each architectural era. Case in point: In designer Anna-Carin McNamara's very own conventional dining space, a pendant fixture inspired by George Nelson's plastic creations for Knoll in the 1950s extends from an ornate plastic ceiling rose, as well as the Cherner and Eames-style shaped plywood and plastic dining chairs live comfortably prior to a set of contemporary French doors.



Creating a Record Designer Jennifer Scott of A Great Chick to Know looked after layer plenty of personality to a young bachelor's newly built condominium. "We started with striking wallpaper to set a darker, more manly disposition within the space; we then found our announcement bits and picked to get custom light with a sense of story. We scoured estate and garage sales for the classic Persian carpet to counterbalance the light wood flooring, and add in a tiny standard glamour with the industrial decoration elements," says Scott. One of those statement bits is a Midcentury gem: Marcel Breuer's Wassily chair, designed for Knoll in 1925.



Living With History Kylie and Ryan Durkin adore Midcentury Modern layout so much, they started a store devoted to the design: Modern Manor in their own hometown of Phoenix, Arizona. And obviously their very own home showcases their favorite aesthetic, from the living area's orange-upholstered Danish Modern armchair to the Sputnik-style ceiling fixture along with the vintage road sign. Take a tour of the remainder of the boomerang-style home.

Striking a Balance

Striking a Balance After selling their previous home in a historic Birmingham neighborhood, architects Lynielle and Richard Long expected to find a serene spot nestled in the woods for their family. A split-level rancher in the suburb of Vestavia Hills fit the bill, but it had a lot of work. Combining their expertise, the couple transformed the tired 1970s property into a family-friendly home for themselves and their two kids. Plus, they made space to prepare their own firm, Long and Extended Design.



Love Where You Live The wooded setting was what sold them on the home. The screened porch blends the house into the atmosphere.



Create Space to Play The Longs' house makes space for both sound and silent, introversion and extroversion, life and work. A teepee on the screened porch serves as a designated play area for the kids where they could let their imaginations roam.



Choose Contrasts The decking is left normal, although the rafters are stained to match the doors and windows of the house. Contrasts such as this are replicated during the Longs' layout. The architects chosen for a simple ceiling fan with no light kit, hanging rope lights across the perimeter for gentle lighting at night.



Embrace the Landscape The Longs designed the screened deck to extend the living room into the woods, so they are sometimes outside year-round. The light and airy area juxtaposes diagonal and linear strips of timber for visual interest and includes a metal roof.



Pick Art You Love "Richard has an affinity for water," Lynielle says. "And we both like being outdoors." As a result, a lot of the artwork they gravitate toward contains ecological themes, such as the gicle of a tranquil stream above the console. Lynielle replaced two small table lamps that obscured the artwork with a single big floor lamp, which anchors the space.



Blend Well The Longs chipped off the old brick faade of the 1970s fireplace and made a layered mantel with echoes of midcentury modern master architect Carlo Scarpa. Once a darkly paneled and carpeted area, the den now blends into the kitchen. Art provides live high up here -- they are readily accessible by all but little hands.  



Let the Light In Light was seriously lacking in the old home, so the architects added collections of French doors flanking the fireplace. The two sets of doors lead to the screened deck. Contrasts of light and dark, rough and smooth, define the space.



Leave Room to Grow From the woman's room, a crib mattress planters under the bed just in case she rolls a lot over in the evening. The mattress is one half of a bunk set, and its partner is in her brother's room. 1 day once the children are old, the bunks will soon be reunited.



Insert Handmade Touches For every child's first birthday, Lynielle made pennant flags that spell out their names and "Happy Birthday" across the panels. The opposite side is blank, including only the routine of these cloths. For every birthday, she turns them about, but throughout the remainder of the year they decorate the bedrooms.



Consider Safety From the boy's bedroom, interlocking foam tiles protect the hardwood flooring and provide a safe, comfortable place to perform.



Make Space for Quiet The living room is the place that Richard considers the introverted area of the house: This is where the family goes for quiet moments: listening to or playing music, reading or pausing for a minute of reflection. It adjoins the dining room, which can be painted a dark gray for a cozy feel. "Our purpose is to have an art collection," says Richard, "so we wanted a color that would fade in the background and allow the artwork stick out." Simple but glistening moldings and creamy walls are put off by the rich textures of leather, jute and timber in the living area.



Involve Kids in the Kitchen A fresh wall of cabinetry in the kitchen offers pantry space from floor to ceiling as well as homes a microwave. "What is on pull-out drawers," says Lynielle, who enjoys sharing bits of new ingredients with the children while she's cooking. "This way they play with their kitchenette and texture within the meal prep while I perform" New hardwood flooring includes a mix of plank sizes.  



Always Add Storage "I needed storage above the hood since you can not have too much," states Lynielle, who comprised two types of glass doors to get china and china storage. A wall of marble tile put in a herringbone pattern is easily wiped down and adds subtle dimension. The countertops utilize two tones of granite: "Blizzard White" on the counters and "London Fog" on the island.



Open Up and Out The original kitchen has been smaller, smaller and enclosed. The Longs removed the wall separating the kitchen and den, extended out the space by two feet, and included a series of windows to open this up. The ceilings are the standard 8 ft high, but floor-to-ceiling cabinetry and long, linear shapes give a sense of more elevation. They cut new doorways and covered old doorways, completely reworking the room for a fresh and contemporary kitchen.



Do not Be Afraid to Go Dark The window muntins and sashes are painted Sherwin Williams "Sealskin" -- nearly black -- that brings the eye and frames the view of the forests outside. The deep, stainless steel spout features a Blanco faucet.



Think in Zones The basement includes zones for playing and working. The husband and wife team removed dropped ceilings, painted the cinder-block walls and set up carpet floor tiles -- that can be removed and washed or replaced and layered with carpets to soften the space.