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    • I'm Christina, a full-time web developer with a dog sitting business, home renovations, and a blog on the side.

      This blog is about restoration and decorating of our houses, currently a 50s New England ranch, previously an MCM, and before that our Little Victorian...and the homemaking in between.

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Little Victorian

Modern Homemaking

Meet the Prairie House

August 31, 2016 Interior Design, The MCM

We are all moved in to the new house!  It is quite different from the Victorian.  It’s a Frank Lloyd Wright style (and not too far from where he lived and went to school actually).

The Prairie House

The Prairie House Front

It was designed by an architect for his aunt and uncle and finished in 1961.  We just purchased it from their son, so we’re only the second owners!

The fireplace is pretty much the focal point of the whole house.  (These pictures were all taken immediately after closing last week.  The curtains have been taken down and hundreds of boxes have been moved in.)

Prairie House Fireplace

Prairie House Living Room

Prairie House Hallway

The front door is to the left in this picture, and that hallway has a coat closet, laundry closet, and bedrooms.  The back of the house is all windows, and it was hard to capture, so I took a panoramic.  I’d love to do a video tour once the boxes are unpacked.

Prairie House Windows

The kitchen is on the back side of the fireplace.  It still has the original wall oven and cooktop, which are adorable, but not quite as functional as we’d like after 55 years of use.  We’ve been grilling a lot and using a mini fridge + cooler for the last week and a half.

Prairie House 1

Prairie House

We’re currently using the space this photo was taken from as the office, and we’ll probably use the space in front of the island as the dining room.  The piano was in the house when we came to see it, and the owner was happy to leave it for us when we asked for it!  It needs some work, but we’re excited to have one.

We also have linoleum for daaaays, so we’re deciding what to replace that with.

The master bedroom:

Prairie House Bedroom

The second bedroom is similar, just smaller.

And we have some landscaping ahead of us too.

Prairie House Back yard

Before we get to work on any fun stuff, we have a few repairs that need to be made, and lots and lots of stuff to unpack.  But I can’t even express how excited we still are every day about owning this place.

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  1. Leena

    September 1, 2016 at 2:42 am

    Wow!!! I really like this! The style of the house is something I would like to have on my home too. Amazing fireplace! Amazing windows!
    I’m a bit green of envy here 🙂

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    • Christina

      September 1, 2016 at 1:48 pm

      Aww, thank you. 🙂

      We still can’t believe it.

  2. Abbe PB

    September 1, 2016 at 9:14 am

    Oh my goodness, this is absolutely gorgeous! So very, very different. I’m so excited to see what you do with it. This is totally a real estate listing I’d drool over for days…..lol.

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    • Christina

      September 1, 2016 at 1:49 pm

      Haha! Thanks Abbe.

  3. brae

    September 1, 2016 at 10:18 am

    Oh, wow! What a beauty with so much potential for your perfect touch! 😀 Congrats!

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    • Christina

      September 1, 2016 at 1:53 pm

      Thank you Brae. I was going to email you and ask for miniature moving advice, but we left in such a hurry I didn’t have time to. It seems all the little things made it one piece.

  4. Artist guy

    September 4, 2016 at 7:27 am

    That looong linoleum hall is screaming for a pre finished wood floor to tie all the woods together
    I’m only guessing the architect would have specified that
    And it will project length to the space which probably was the original intent
    There is a cornucopia of architectural features to admire in that house it’s sort of like a peacock fan if one feather is missing it just doesn’t look right .it all works together.

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    • Christina

      September 5, 2016 at 3:50 pm

      I like the peacock analogy. 🙂 We do want to replace the linoleum in the main area with wood, and tile in the kitchen and bathrooms. Still need to figure out where to begin and end them though since everything is so open.

  5. Dana

    October 14, 2016 at 10:58 pm

    Beautiful! so yay <3

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  6. homestilo

    January 10, 2017 at 11:42 am

    Umm, I don’t know where I’ve been…but this house looks AMAZING!
    I can’t wait to see what you do with it. Either here or via Instagram.

    Reply
  7. Anonymous

    June 3, 2017 at 3:17 am

    I’m so happy for you, I hope this new house will bring you just happy moments! Thanks a lot for sharing these happy moments of your life!

    Reply
  8. thefolia

    June 3, 2017 at 7:46 am

    How exciting…happy nesting!

    Reply
  9. Alina

    August 2, 2017 at 8:21 am

    Love the pictures of this house. All pictures are beautiful and this house looks gorgeous.

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  10. Anonymous

    February 16, 2018 at 11:55 pm

    I like everything, except for the sensation of the corridor, as if it is one long corridor in which all things are located on one side

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  11. Anonymous

    April 20, 2018 at 6:06 am

    I also love the pictures of the house! They are indeed gorgeous! I’m so happy for you!

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Instagram post 1954635154032227347_41625446 Update: the MCM is officially sold! We did eventually finish most of our restoration/renovation projects. I'll share the updates in the coming months as we get settled in to our new place. 😁
Instagram post 1936301391955267835_41625446 House update! The realtor is still confused about why "it's such a popular house." When she arrived yesterday for a showing, there were 8 cars in the driveway. 😃

We had three offers the first day, one of whom hadn't even seen the house in person yet.
Instagram post 1932692622239115367_41625446 Surprise! The house is going on the market today. (Long story that I'll fill you in on when I have more than 2 seconds.)
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But we're once again with a realtor that calls our house "unique" instead of calling it a Mid Century Modern. 🤦‍♀️
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We can't count how many locals came into this house and mentioned that those windows should be removed and walled up and the beams cut off. And then it would be a "normal" house. 🤯
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Still can't really identify with people in this area. 🤷‍♀️ SO happy to be going back home to the East coast TOMORROW!
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We're getting back into the house restoration and we'll be working on the powder room in the master bed. 
Guys. It's bad. Swipe to see.
And we're going to try to make it pretty with a super tiny budget of $100 in 4 weeks and we're joining the #100roomchallenge to keep us (me) motivated.
Instagram post 1771210588098165470_41625446 The bedroom design is starting to come together thanks to Craigslist and Goodwill. 
#OneRoomChallenge
Instagram post 1770640194664543996_41625446 Our poor aloe plant is so gnarly and gangly. But at least I haven't killed it in the last 4 years! Anyone know why it's growing so ugly? 
#oneroomchallenge #uglyplants #prettylamps
Instagram post 1769902316464548672_41625446 Roscoe got his (pretty bad) spring haircut today. Good thing he still has a gorgeous face. #baddogmom
Instagram post 1766833228649559910_41625446 When you try to comment on Instagram and your phone is sure you meant excrement instead of excellent.... #Lovely #ThanksPhone This picture isn't too lovely either, but I'm sharing it anyway.  It's the still-in-progress dog bed we made this week during the #OneRoomChallenge Details about it are on the blog!

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