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Find Your MCM Style • Palm Springs designer Michael Norpell reveals the stepping stones he walks with his clients to determine their personal mid-century décor.

Channeling the Mid-Mod Spirit • A new-build house unites building with background in Mid Century Modern style.

Stylish Storage • Keep your dining room uncluttered with storage that blends form and function.

Fallingwater • The Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece is the ultimate in melding the outdoors with the interiors.

Function Meets Expression • An artist puts her modern spin on the legacy of quilting and community through storytelling and textile design.

A Holt-Howard Holiday • The mid-century makers got their start with Christmas ceramic housewares.

Sip in Style! • Toast to the past and impress your guests with our picks for the best MCM-inspired glassware.

Shiny & Bright • Deck the halls—and everywhere else—in retro style with these Mid Century Modern Christmas-tree décor ideas.

A Whole New Angle • With a main course of mid-century style and a dash of color, this remodeled kitchen became the icing on the cake of a dream vacation retreat.

Artist’s Abode • How timeless materials and a neutral palette transformed this house into a work of art.

Home Pride Passed Down • This 1960 residence is a blend of its original mid-century charm and its new owners’ intent to make sure new modifications stay true to the design era.

Desert Wonderland • A Palm Springs bungalow in the famed Racquet Club Cottages West keeps its period-authentic cool.

Merry, Minimal & Modern • Deck the halls and ditch the clutter.

Walter Gropius: Bauhaus Founder, MCM Pioneer • He destroyed the barriers between traditional art and design by creating the Bauhaus movement and grew mid-century modernism in the U.S., launching a legacy of industrial experimentation, collaboration and innovation.

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The Christmas Song • Celebrating Nat King Cole’s timeless holiday album.