
Lots of choices were involved in Karen’s selection of paint colors for the house. “The walls were covered with striped wallpaper with a grandma flower pattern,” says Jon Whippich, “but we painted them blue and brown, which got rid of the busyness but kept the embossed striping.”

The bed and dresser are a Heywood-Wakefield set that Karen’s parents bought for themselves as a wedding present in 1952. Addressing this was a design overhaul process they embraced with resourcefulness and flexibility-and one that still continues.

Even though couple Karen and Jon Whippich began admiring Midcentury Modern style before they purchased their 1956 ranch ( part 1), once the renovation was underway, they had lots of choices and furnishings that no longer suited their space ( part 2).
