Midwestern Midcentury

Spring has Sprung! New Feeders Grace MCM Yard

Before.

It's not exactly spring...yet.  But warmer temperatures and a series of thunder-bangers are making me believe it could spring any day now.

Since I'm always behind on this blog, I thought I would share something from last June.  You know, to get you in the mood for the upcoming change of seasons, and Daylight Savings Time.

Spring forward tonight!

The previous owners our our mid-century home left us with these large (image above), but not very attractive bird feeders.  We love the avian action they generate, but the acrylic behemoths had to go.

After.

We replaced them with these "off the rack" U.S.A.-made (yes, you read that right!) feeders from our local Farm & Fleet store.

The Asian motif isn't exactly what we had in mind, but a marked improvement nonetheless.  Am I rationalizing.  Our house is partly red.  And they were only $20 bucks each!

Acid test: the birds love 'em.  Cheap.  Cheap.  They were cheap.

Now, I really should paint that stand.

Midwest Spring in Our MidCentury Home

Jeepers.  It's the first day of spring, a final (we hope!) winter storm is about to march through the Midwest, and we recently celebrated our first year in our Midcentury home.

Our media business has kept us very busy and I've been lax about keeping the blog updated!

The previous owners of our 1957 flat-roofed Midcentury Modern warned us not to dig around too much because a host of hostas would appear in the spring.  That was certainly true, and then we planted a few flowers around the yard in existing pots and locations (click on the photos for larger views).

We look forward to putting our own stamp on the vegetation surrounding the house, but we may not get to it this year either.  Sigh.  Still, it was nice (and will be nice this year) to see our brown and gray surroundings transform into green trimmed by a rainbow of brilliant hues.

I pledge to add entries more often!  Afterall, I'm almost a year behind and I have a lot of things to share with readers regarding our new Midcentury lifestyle.  In addition to views and discussions of home improvement projects (including more great finds at antique shops!), I have also been amassing a collection of images of other unique and interesting flat-roofed Midcentury homes in this and other Midwestern communities.

Stay tuned to MidWestern MidCentury!