Atomic Ranch

Atomic Ranch is my favourite magazine, and I just got the most recent issue!  Since it is a quarterly magazine, I end up reading the entire thing just waiting for the next one to arrive.

 I am not a big reader of other decorating/design magazines.  Hus used to buy Dwell and a few others, but I find them somewhat pretentious.  What I love about Atomic Ranch is that the mid-century homes that are featured were usually just modest family homes at the time they were constructed.  I also love that they feature homes lovingly restored by real people.  Some have financial constraints and the homes are featured as works-in-progress; some are collectors and flea market rummagers whose tastes are mid-century, and some just want a family home with some style.  

I loved the above issue, since the family strove to keep the kitchen as original as possible, including the wall-oven.  They found this one online for $20; but with shipping it cost as much as a new stove.  I bet dollar-for-dollar this one will outlast anything they could have bought new!