by Susan Rissover | Jun 10, 2023 | ModLife
the OG masters In 1997, we bought an architect’s own house. Admittedly, it had some water demons that we spent the next 15 or so years solving. We now have the ability to meld midcentury modern style with 21st century materials like improved drainage systems, sump...
by Susan Rissover | Jan 19, 2023 | ModLife
cincinnatimodern south The true legacy of modern homes are the people who were raised in them. Without even realizing it, early immersion in modern makes them look at the world a little differently and hopefully carry on the design aesthetic for the next generation. ...
by Susan Rissover | May 4, 2022 | ModLife
it takes a village We can all agree that life has changed so much over the past 2+ years. Changed in ways we could never have imagined. Priorities have shifted, loved ones have been lost, and the new normal is that nothing will ever be “normal” again. Sigh. ...
by Susan Rissover | Jun 20, 2021 | ModLife
work hard, play harder I learned my work ethic by example. Or maybe it is in my genes. My dad is and always has been the hardest working person I know. Now at age 88, deep into a well earned retirement, he is, as I like to say, a bug in a jar. He really doesn’t...
by Susan Rissover | Sep 7, 2020 | ModLife
chapter 35: illumination I’m going to come clean. I’m the kind of person who likes to get things like toasters or vacuum cleaners as gifts. As long the design is good, I’m perfectly happy to get something practical. And things for the house have always been my...
by Susan Rissover | Aug 2, 2020 | ModLife
when it’s time to change Whenever someone asks us for advice on a home design project, we always advise consulting an architect. You don’t know what you don’t know. Architects see things on a different level than we mere mortals do. The re-design our our...
