Amanda Hehmeyer doesn’t describe herself as a midcentury modern aficionado. At least, she didn’t used to. Amanda, her husband Rob, their two daughters and beloved Weimaraner, Greta, lived in a traditional two-story brick typical of the architecture found in their St. Louis Hills community. Although the family had outgrown the 3-bedroom, 2-bath home, they were sailing along until the pandemic hit, shuttering Amanda’s business as a corporate event planner. 

Joy Tribout is a design pro in many, many ways. The founder of Joy Tribout Interior Design in Belleville, Illinois, she’s a 30-year veteran of the industry, having designed primary residences and vacation homes coast to coast. She started a custom pillow line. A few years ago she moved into real estate, designing new homes from the ground up. And she’s begun a heavy focus in Naples, Florida, where she’s renovated multiple condos and worked with several local clients.

1. By the Sea Builder CMM Custom Homes. Architect Melillo Architecture. Siding by James Hardie: The design team built a beautiful, year-round home on a 10,500-square-foot lot in Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey. Anyone who knows what it is like to live in Avon-by-the-Sea knows a front porch is a must-have! Between the front porch, back porch and open-air deck, the owners have everything to kick back and embrace the sea breeze with loved ones. The Avon-by-the Sea home features Hardie® Shingle Straight Edge Panels in Eden Green.

Classic

Arches are as classic as you can get, but arched entryways and interior arches were out of style for several years. Many homes squared off their arches to modernize the home. I am glad to see them back, even if only on the exterior entryway, as the arch lends grace and curves to a hard-edge façade. Linda K. Kusmer, Interior Design Consultant.

Allied Maker, New York City, New York | Once a dentist’s office in Manhattan, this beautifully lit space became the perfect showroom for Allied Maker’s first retail space. Allied Maker wanted a brick-and-mortar store in the area to showcase their lighting products, all of which are designed and manufactured in Long Island. The husband and wife founding duo of Allied Maker enlisted the help of Mesarch Studio.

When interior designer Tamsin Mascetti told friends and family she was considering purchasing a tired, mid-century home that hadn’t been updated in decades, they were less than enthusiastic. In fact, “everyone told me I was crazy,” says Mascetti. “They couldn’t see what I saw.”

Others saw a Glendale house with no curb appeal, interiors so dated they still contained Cold War-area pink bathrooms, tiny inefficient windows, and a back yard with such a steep drop-off there was essentially no usable space.