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c. 1945–1970

Mid-Century Modern

Clean lines, warm walnut and teak, slab and slatted fronts, wall-hung storage systems and live-edge craft.

Mid-century modern design, from about 1945 to 1970, brought warm wood, clean lines and built-in furniture together in open, light-filled houses. Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian houses, the Eames House and countless suburban homes used horizontal board paneling, built-in desks and seating, and slab-front storage walls.

Mid-century built-ins are some of the most practical to make today: slab fronts, continuous grain, finger pulls and floating cabinets in walnut, teak or white oak.

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

How to recognize Mid-Century Modern

  • Slab doors and drawers with continuous wood grain
  • Horizontal board-and-batten or board-and-reveal paneling
  • Built-in desks, seating and long low credenzas
  • Finger pulls and integral carved pulls
  • Walnut, teak, mahogany and birch plywood

In ColoradoDenver has notable mid-century neighborhoods, including Cliff May-designed houses in Krisana Park and Harvey Park.

Mid-Century Modern cabinet doors & fronts

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

G Plan Teak and Afrormosia Sideboard

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Teak mid-century sideboard with drawers and cupboard doors on tapered legs

McIntosh Teak Sideboard (circa 1960s)

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Mid-Century Modern built-ins & bookcases

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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

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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

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

George Nelson Comprehensive Storage System

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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

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Mid-century dining area with pierced concrete block walls and built-in wood furniture

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

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Mid-century living area with a long built-in sofa, wood paneling and patterned block walls

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

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Mid-century desert house interior with built-in seating and wood details

Interior of the Harold C. Price Sr. House, Paradise Valley, Arizona (Frank Lloyd Wright)

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Mid-Century Modern mudroom & entry storage

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Long slatted wood bench with spaced slats on black legs

George Nelson Platform Bench (designed 1946)

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Mid-Century Modern wall paneling & wainscoting

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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)

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Usonian interior with horizontal wood board walls, built-in shelving and a brick core

Interior of the Pope-Leighey House, Virginia (Frank Lloyd Wright, 1940)

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Black-and-white photograph of a Usonian living room with board walls and built-in bookshelves

Living Room of the Pope-Leighey House (HABS photograph)

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HABS documentation image of a Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian house in Michigan

Affleck House, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (Frank Lloyd Wright, HABS record)

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Mid-Century Modern interior doors

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

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

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Mid-Century Modern bathroom vanities

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

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

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Signature motifs

Slat wallFinger pullLive edge

Typical woods and materials

WalnutTeakWhite oak

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