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kitchen, where we installed custom cabinets designed to look like the original 1950s version.” They installed new stainless steel countertops and converted a storage closet into expanded kitchen space. They also enclosed the original carport to create a two- car garage and made a new front entry to the house in the process. While retaining the overall look of a ranch house, there are actually three levels of living space. The front door opens into the living room, which is the mid-level, and decorated completely with vintage mid-century modern furniture. The stairway up leads to Dave’s home office and a long hallway to the bedrooms. Meanwhile the lower level consists of an informal seating area, the kitchen/dining area and utility space. Windows on the south side of the house keep the daylight streaming in, which is important to the family. “You can see outdoors from every room in the house,” SueAnn said with a smile. “The house is all about the internal and external connection of space.”
A vintage radio compliments the Heim’s home office space.
Mid-century living room.
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