A mid-century kitchen is a room with four walls with Atom Stevens

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Mid Mod Remodel
A mid-century kitchen is a room with four walls with Atom Stevens
May 21, 2026 Season 24 Episode 5
Della Hansmann | Mid-Century Design Expert and owner of Mid Mod Midwest

Does your garbage disposal give you a thrill? Maybe you take it for granted. But you know who did not? The folks writing ad copy to sell our grandparents their new build mid-century homes. That's just one weird, wonderful detail that came up in my kitchen conversation with Atom Stevens. 

Atom is a Mid Mod Remodel regular and real estate agent who specializes in mid-century and modern homes in the Denver area. 

Atom works with lots of time capsule loving clients. I've talked a lot about the time capsule kitchen, the original mid-century kitchen on the podcast, but I think Atom has a particularly interesting perspective on this as a lover of historical specificity and someone who works with a lot of clients who share that love. 

So, the big question is does that love always extend to an original kitchen?

In Today's Episode You'll Hear:

  • Why even folks who love original mid-century homes often want an updated kitchen. 
  • What defined the Cliff May Kitchen - hint, it’s walls. 
  • When open plan kitchens became the rule, rather than the exception. 


Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/2405

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