pressler house (aka rissover house) - photo © Jim Brown, Atomic Ranch
We bought this house in October of 1997. Our only requirements were a 4 bedroom MCM house in Cincinnati Public Schools. What we found was a large, plain MCM sitting quietly in the woods and waiting to realize its potential. Many years and many projects later, we have succeeded in kicking it up a few notches and making the most livable family home we could imagine. We've also gotten a little bit of publicity along the way....Cincinnati Magazine featured our house in the Feb. 2006 issue and below is a feature that ran in Housetrends Magazine in Feb. 2009. We are also proud to announce that we are 'chapter 2' in the upcoming book, Atomic Ranch Midcentury Interiors, by Michelle Gringeri-Brown and Jim Brown set to be released on March 1, 2012. You can pre-order a copy by clicking here.
our 'new' front steps designed and built by architect Chris Magee
article in the Cincinnati Post/Times Star shortly after the house was built in 1956
snow day - 2.9.10 - driveway view
snow day - 2.9.10 - side view
snow day - 2.9.10 - back view
snow day - 2.9.10 - patio detail
snow day - 2.9.10 - patio
snow day - 2.9.10 - block screen wall detail
snow day - 2.9.10 - our kitty, harper, watching the fun
snow day - 2.9.10 - daughter kirsten NOT dressed for the weather!
snow day - 2.9.10 - daughters kirsten + tenley
our original mcm find - a vintage george nelson ball clock purchased at a rummage sale for $1. this clock has since been moved to our lower level family rm and replaced with a larger george nelson spindle clock (not vintage - shown in photos above).
Click here to see the 2011 BEST Magazine spread