A white room with large sliding glass doors at one end and a wall with four clerestory windows above a white sofa with surprising curved bolster pillows for arms. Curves continue in the white side tables and tall black circular side tables, and a large cylindrical pale wood coffee table. The textural area rug interrupts a white background with yellow rectangular motifs, and yellow stools with white leather tops and bold graphic pillows on the sofa bring more citrus colors into the mix.
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Desert Modern Design

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Desert Modern is a subtle design style emphasizing the organic colors, shapes, and materials of the Palm Springs area

A two-story midcentury house by Richard Neutra features Desert Modern elements including boulders, rough stone walls, vertical slats, and bleached natural colors. The landscape is spare, with poured concrete, gravel, and cacti.
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The Origins of Palm Springs Architecture & Design

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Palm Springs has had an outsized influence on midcentury modern (MCM) architecture and design.

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The Birth of Midcentury Modernism

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Midcentury modernism of the 1950s and 1960s is based on innovations of architects and designers of the 1920s and 1930s. Explore what led to the style’s creation and eventual massive popularity.

A monochromatic room with only beige and white elements: white walls, beige textured rug on a pale parquet wood floor, a sheepskin throw rug, a beige knitted pouf footstool with a beige boucle chair and sofa (both in MCM shapes), and woven wicker round mirrors over the sofa. A low marble-topped tripod table acts as coffee table. All furnishings are low and textured but colorless.
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Midcentury Modern Interior Design

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Because of its versatility, simplicity, lack of pretension, and relaxed quality, midcentury modern (MCM) is one of the most popular interior design styles. MCM was popular from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. It reached the height of its popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. The serene and organic shapes and neutral colors used […]