Legacy Homeware
Menu
Mid-century dining area with pierced concrete block walls and built-in wood furniture
Douglas J. Klostermann / Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0 (license). View the source record

Built-ins & Bookcases · Mid-Century Modern

Dining Area, Pappas House, St. Louis (Frank Lloyd Wright)

The dining area of the Theodore A. Pappas House in St. Louis County, a Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian Automatic house with perforated concrete blocks and built-in wood furniture.

Design characteristics

The Pappas House uses Wright's Usonian Automatic system of concrete blocks, some pierced with glass to let in patterned light. Inside, wood built-ins and paneling soften the masonry. The dining area has a built-in table and seating with warm mahogany-toned wood. Built-in dining furniture is an efficient and characterful choice for smaller rooms.

Classification

Style
Mid-Century Modern
Category
Built-ins & Bookcases
Material
Mahogany
Motifs
Built in table, Perforated block
Photograph
2022
Photographer
Douglas J. Klostermann
Evidence
Photograph of a documented interior or object
Source
Wikimedia Commons

Architectural context

Flush slab doors, walnut and teak, and storage built into the walls. United States and Scandinavia · c. 1945–1970.

Explore Mid-Century Modern Mid-Century Modern built-ins & bookcases Built-ins & Bookcases in the library

Related designs

Double-height mid-century living room with open shelving, wood paneling and tall windows

Interior of the Eames House (Case Study House No. 8), Pacific Palisades

Built-ins & Bookcases · Mid-Century Modern

Mid-century built-in wooden desk with drawers and shelves and an Eames molded plywood chair

Mid-Century Built-in Desk with Eames Molded Plywood Chair

Built-ins & Bookcases · Mid-Century Modern

Mid-century wall storage system with poles, open shelves and walnut cabinets

George Nelson Comprehensive Storage System

Built-ins & Bookcases · Mid-Century Modern

Mid-century dining area with a stacked stone wall, built-in wood cabinets and a dining table

Dining Area Built-ins and Stone Wall, Duncan House, Polymath Park

Built-ins & Bookcases · Mid-Century Modern

Mid-Century Modern across the house

The Mid-Century Modern guide
Usonian living room with a warm wood ceiling, clerestory windows and built-in furniture

Interior of the Bernard Schwartz House, Two Rivers, Wisconsin (Frank Lloyd Wright)

Wall Paneling & Wainscoting

Mid-century bathroom with a wall-hung sink, mirrored cabinet and wood cabinetry

Bathroom in the Duncan House, Polymath Park (Frank Lloyd Wright)

Bathroom Vanities

Folding wood accordion partition in vertical panels in a mid-century room

Folding Wood Partition, Duncan House, Polymath Park (Frank Lloyd Wright)

Interior Doors

Teak mid-century sideboard with slab doors open to show shelves and drawers

G Plan Teak and Afrormosia Sideboard

Cabinet Doors & Fronts