Steal This Look: An Authentic Midcentury Modern Bedroom

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When Carla and Niall Maher bought a 1950 suburban ranch house in Westchester, New York, the couple made a commitment to midcentury style. Built into a hillside among other midcentury houses by Roy S. Johnson and Stanley Torkleson, the house was sheetrocked and whitewashed by previous owners (and an Ikea kitchen to boot). The Mahers unearthed the original house plans and restored it to the way it had been. The master bedroom is complete with midcentury furniture, lighting, and Pendleton bedding. Here, we dissect the look.

Steal This Look An Authentic Midcentury Modern Bedroom Photography by Brian W. Ferry for Remodelista; styling by Alexa Hotz from The Wood House: A Midcentury Work in Progress in Westchester. — Above: Photography by Brian W. Ferry for Remodelista; styling by Alexa Hotz from The Wood House: A Midcentury Work in Progress in Westchester.

Materials

Steal This Look An Authentic Midcentury Modern Bedroom Carla and Niall stripped the cedar wall paneling of white paint and finished it with Minwax Red Oak Interior Stain; \$7.96 for a quart via Amazon. — Above: Carla and Niall stripped the cedar wall paneling of white paint and finished it with Minwax Red Oak Interior Stain; $7.96 for a quart via Amazon.

Furniture

Steal This Look An Authentic Midcentury Modern Bedroom The bed frame is the Case Study Bentwood Bed in Classic Stain from Modernica; \$\1,870 for the queen. — Above: The bed frame is the Case Study Bentwood Bed in Classic Stain from Modernica; $1,870 for the queen.

Steal This Look An Authentic Midcentury Modern Bedroom The Modernica chest of drawers that Carla sourced is no longer available. The companion piece to the bed is the Case Study Bentwood 4 Drawer Dresser in Classic Stain; \$\2,5\25 at Modernica. — Above: The Modernica chest of drawers that Carla sourced is no longer available. The companion piece to the bed is the Case Study Bentwood 4 Drawer Dresser in Classic Stain; $2,525 at Modernica.

Steal This Look An Authentic Midcentury Modern Bedroom The Alvar Aalto Stool 60 with a linoleum black top is \$\2\19 at the Finnish Design Shop. — Above: The Alvar Aalto Stool 60 with a linoleum black top is $219 at the Finnish Design Shop.

Lighting

Steal This Look An Authentic Midcentury Modern Bedroom The original Arne Jacobsen AJ Wall Lamp for Louis Poulsen in yellow green (shown) is hard to come by, but the light comes in \10 different colors from the Danish Design Store for \$664.70 each. — Above: The original Arne Jacobsen AJ Wall Lamp for Louis Poulsen in yellow-green (shown) is hard to come by, but the light comes in 10 different colors from the Danish Design Store for $664.70 each.

Bedding & Accessories

Steal This Look An Authentic Midcentury Modern Bedroom The Company Store&#8\2\17;s 400 Thread Count Supima Percale Bedding in Cinder is \$\188 for the queen sheet set. — Above: The Company Store’s 400-Thread Count Supima Percale Bedding in Cinder is $188 for the queen sheet set.

Steal This Look An Authentic Midcentury Modern Bedroom The Pendleton Earth Blanket in black multi is similar to the Pendleton blanket on the bed; \$3\19 at Pendleton. — Above: The Pendleton Earth Blanket in black multi is similar to the Pendleton blanket on the bed; $319 at Pendleton.

$Steal This Look An Authentic Midcentury Modern Bedroom The moccasin shoes by the bed are from Japanese clothing brand Visvim. For something similar, Visvim&#8\2\17;s current men&#8\2\17;s FBT Shoe in off white is \$84\1 at Need Supply.$

Above: The moccasin shoes by the bed are from Japanese clothing brand Visvim. For something similar, Visvim’s current men’s FBT Shoe in off-white is $841 at Need Supply.

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