Staging a Mid-Century Modern Home: Scale, Sightlines and Restraint
How to stage a mid-century modern home around its floor plan: furniture scale, clear sightlines through glass, atrium and yard staging, and California's disclosure rule for altered photos.
Mid-Century Modern Design Principles: Overhangs, Orientation and Glass
Deep overhangs, careful siting, closed fronts, open backs and planned landscapes: how Eichler-era houses were designed for the California sun, and how to update them.
Mid-Century Clerestory Windows and Window Walls: How They Work
High clerestories in front and full-height glass in back: how mid-century houses bring in daylight, protect privacy, handle heat and keep their window pattern.
Eichler Skylights: Leaks, Replacement Options and Daylight Rules
Why skylights leak on flat and low-slope mid-century roofs, what California's codes require for replacement and new skylights, and how to place them without cutting into the architecture.
Mid-Century Modern Window Replacement: Retrofit, Film and Title 24
How to upgrade original mid-century windows: repair and retrofit options, where window film fits, the 2025 Energy Code rules for replacements, and how to keep slim frames.
Mid-Century Sliding Glass Doors: Repair, Replace and Keep the Look
How to evaluate an older mid-century slider, when glass counts as a repair, what California's 2025 Energy Code requires of replacements, and how to keep thin frames and full-height glass.