MidMod bungalow in the UK
Posted on Tue, 19 Jul 2011 by KiM
Here’s the first of 2 mid-century modern homes I will be sharing with you today. This one comes from David and Scott: We’re a small creative agency in Berkshire living in a Mid Century bungalow on the development where Truffaut filmed ‘Fahrenheit 451’ back in 1966 – in fact, our bungalow is of the same design as the one in the film. Though the actual property from the film has been sadly ‘renovated’ beyond recognition, we’ve rescued ours from dilapidation and given it a fresh, modern, modernist feel having remodelled it both inside and out ourselves. The bungalow has been a 4 year labour of love — we live and work in it (using Bedroom 4 as our Studio) — it’s a light-filled haven and we love it… but we’ve got itchy feet and would love to apply ourselves to another property and help it to shine as originally intended. We’ve created a microsite + a full booklet covering the history & provenance of the Development – ‘the estate of the future that time forgot’ – plus a full description of the property. The transformation is extraordinary. I freaking LOVE IT! It was so awful when they purchased it I had to include some before photos to show all their hard work.
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Jane says:
so well done…
Mabiel says:
So inspirational…
erin lang norris says:
wow, this is absolutely gorgeous! we have a 1950 or 1952 (records don't match each other…) ranch and i'm trying to bring it away from the unattractive makeover that the previous owners gave it. It's not *too* bad, but i know that the place has a lot more potential than where it's at right now. thanks for inspiring. 🙂
Tom says:
Pretty much my dream home
David & Scott says:
Wowee – thank you all indeed for you lovely and kind comments about our bungalow and its transformation. So thrilled and flattered that it's hit the spot with so many of you!! We're being interviewed next week by http://www.midcenturymagazine.com for a feature in their next issue — they're very much about mixing the old with the new so we'll be sure to point them to this post and all your likeminded comments. Thanks ever so much, especially to Kim for including us on her super blog!
David & Scott
PS – We're on the look-out for our next midcentury property at the moment – with enough room to offer bed & breakfast (our next business venture)! Follow us @the_bungalow or sign up on our website http://www.bungalowindustries.com and we'll keep you posted!
David & Scott says:
Wowee – thank you all indeed for you lovely and kind comments about our bungalow and its transformation. So thrilled and flattered that it's hit the spot with so many of you!! We're being interviewed next week by http://www.midcenturymagazine.com for a feature in their next issue — they're very much about mixing the old with the new so we'll be sure to point them to this post and all your likeminded comments. Thanks ever so much, especially to Kim for including us on her super blog!
David & Scott
PS – We're on the look-out for our next midcentury property at the moment – with enough room to offer bed & breakfast (our next business venture)! Follow us @the_bungalow or sign up on our website http://www.bungalowindustries.com and we'll keep you posted!
David & Scott says:
Wowee – thank you all indeed for you lovely and kind comments about our bungalow and its transformation. So thrilled and flattered that it's hit the spot with so many of you!! We're being interviewed next week by http://www.midcenturymagazine.com for a feature in their next issue — they're very much about mixing the old with the new so we'll be sure to point them to this post and all your likeminded comments. Thanks ever so much, especially to Kim for including us on her super blog!
David & Scott
PS – We're on the look-out for our next midcentury property at the moment – with enough room to offer bed & breakfast (our next business venture)! Follow us @the_bungalow or sign up on our website http://www.bungalowindustries.com and we'll keep you posted!
David & Scott says:
Wowee – thank you all indeed for you lovely and kind comments about our bungalow and its transformation. So thrilled and flattered that it's hit the spot with so many of you!! We're being interviewed next week by http://www.midcenturymagazine.com for a feature in their next issue — they're very much about mixing the old with the new so we'll be sure to point them to this post and all your likeminded comments. Thanks ever so much, especially to Kim for including us on her super blog!
David & Scott
PS – We're on the look-out for our next midcentury property at the moment – with enough room to offer bed & breakfast (our next business venture)! Follow us @the_bungalow or sign up on our website http://www.bungalowindustries.com and we'll keep you posted!
David & Scott says:
Wowee – thank you all indeed for you lovely and kind comments about our bungalow and its transformation. So thrilled and flattered that it's hit the spot with so many of you!! We're being interviewed next week by http://www.midcenturymagazine.com for a feature in their next issue — they're very much about mixing the old with the new so we'll be sure to point them to this post and all your likeminded comments. Thanks ever so much, especially to Kim for including us on her super blog!
David & Scott
PS – We're on the look-out for our next midcentury property at the moment – with enough room to offer bed & breakfast (our next business venture)! Follow us @the_bungalow or sign up on our website http://www.bungalowindustries.com and we'll keep you posted!
Aunt Evolity says:
Personally, I would have kept the Chesterfield Sofas and designed around them. I have always dreamed of owning a chesterfield sofa!