I thought that most of the interiors showed a good interpretation of midcentury modern, even with newer pieces and modern electronics. It's the overall atmosphere and the "unbearable lightness of being" that's important.
Sorry to leave a negative comment but these interiors really miss the warmth, coziness and chanllanging color schemes that playfully battle against eachother... Guess i'm too much of a vintage geek. A few were good tho I'm planning to hide the flat screen tv behind a vintage pendant shelve without doors, use a vintage curtain. Same for my dvd collection.
Very nice, but too much use of whitewash paint over the brick and woodwork in some of them... only our untrained opinion of course. It's more sterile-modern, than mid-century. Where are the earth and jewel-tone period colors? Too much white paint and pot-lights kill the warmth of the space, at least for us.
I don't think I'd call "midcentury modern" any interior that has the classic 21st-century design feature of a kitchen in the living room. One of the best features of older houses is they know how to separate living functions instead of trying to throw in all in one room calling it "open".
If you look at a lot of the classic 50s and 60s mid-century plans many had open kitchen plans and often kitchens that opened to the outside as well. Checkout the 1967 "Ideas For Planning Your New Home" and you'll see mostly open kitchen plans. Maybe it's a Southern California thing.
It's all starting to look so cliche'. I've had all original Eames & Bertoia furniture since the mid 90s. It was so special then. Now all I see are the same pieces over and over and over. Zzzzzz...
I think the art is in bringing back the 'feel' of our childhood years (born in '74). I don't see this on any of these interiors shown in the vid. I've seen some fairly awesome interiors on facebook communities tho. Some people really have a good grasp of the whole concept of vintage. I started out in 98 and still enjoy interiors that are done well. It's a bit weird to me because i never saw anybody do it before i started out with it... it was my very own idea to do so after falling in love with some of the 70s mcm houses here in the area. It's weird to see how it has become such a hype. Great to see all this history be re-discovered & appreciated.
