Minimalist dining area with wooden table, four white chairs, potted plants, and a yellow pendant lamp, adjacent to a kitchen with blue cabinetry and wooden shelves, in a bright, airy home.

BONTON MID-CENTURY

This full interior renovation of a 1950s home near Montana State University,  focused on adapting and preserving the home’s existing structure and character while making the space more functional, flexible, and sustainable for a modern family. The renovation prioritized restraint and clarity, preserving original elements like skylights and midcentury design details of curved forms. This is evident in playful plywood accents reinterpreted in cabinetry, curved soffits, curved flooring transitions, and removing the partitions to restore daylight and open circulation. The vibrant color palette was introduced in key areas to reflect the home’s playful spirit and sense of spatial identity. 

CLIENT:
Bonton Midcentury

ROLE:
Architect & General Contractor

TEAM:
Allison Bryan, Georgia Barnett, Laurel Kadas, Arielle Tommerup, Keats Maxwell, Krista Hunton

YEAR:
2025

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Kaitlin Green

VIDEOGRAPHY:
Mission Ranch

Modern kitchen with light wood flooring, white curved kitchen island, blue cabinets, wooden bar chairs, and a dining table, with a skylight and a green pendant light.
Kitchen with blue cabinets, white tile backsplash, and wooden flooring, small shelf with plants and pottery

Sustainability efforts focused on reducing embodied carbon, improving performance, and extending the life of the structure.

Sunlit living room with two leather sofas facing each other, a round white coffee table, a large mirror on the floor leaning against the wall, artwork and framed pictures on the white brick fireplace, and tall plants near windows with sheer white blinds.
Modern bathroom with wooden vanity, white countertop, and a glass-enclosed shower with blue patterned tiles and built-in shelf.
A person installing or inspecting wooden stairs or a staircase, with a focus on the hand holding a piece of wood. The staircase is made of light-colored wood with visible grain patterns.

This was achieved by retaining the existing structure, reusing materials where possible, and local sourcing of other materials and finishes, replacing the heating system with a high-efficiency heat pump, and restoring skylights to increase natural light and stabilize indoor temperatures.

Bathroom with a bathtub, glass shower enclosure, mirror, white sink, and wooden cabinetry, with green and white checkered floor tiles and light green tiled walls.
Bathroom vanity with a white countertop, wooden cabinet doors with gold knobs, and a small open shelf. The floor has green and white checkered tiles.

INDEX

Living room with two tan sofas, a white side table with a plant, a round coffee table with books, a large mirror, potted plants, framed art, a brick fireplace, and large windows letting in natural light.
Bright modern dining area with a wooden table, six white chairs, a round yellow pendant light, a potted plant, and a large window with a white shade. Kitchen area has blue cabinets and open shelves with bowls and plants.
Minimalist kitchen with pale blue cabinetry, white countertops, and open shelving with small potted plants. Light wood floors and white walls with soft natural light.
Modern kitchen with light wood flooring, white and blue cabinetry, wooden bar stools, and a hanging green pendant light.
A modern kitchen with light blue cabinetry, white tiled backsplash, wood accents, and a white countertop. There are small decorative bowls and a plant on a wooden shelf above the counter.
Modern kitchen with light blue cabinetry, wooden flooring, a wooden dining table with two white chairs, and a green pendant light hanging above the table.
Modern dining area with a wooden table, white and blue chairs, light wood flooring, a blue cabinet, a wall with a window, a wooden door, a green pendant light, and built-in blue storage cabinets.
Modern kitchen with pastel blue curved cabinets, wooden drawer handles, light wood flooring, white walls, and artwork of a person riding a horse on the wall.
Corner of a kitchen with a white tiled wall, a white countertop, and a wooden shelf with bowls and a potted plant.
A minimalist kitchen nook with two wooden bar stools at a white counter, partially enclosed by a glass and white panel, with a shelf holding bowls and a plant above.
Close-up of a modern, light blue dresser with three drawers, metallic handles, next to a wooden cabinet with a rounded handle, against a white tiled wall.
Close-up of a light blue cabinetry with oval-shaped cutout handles in a modern kitchen.
Close-up of wooden bar stools at a white counter in a modern kitchen with light wood flooring and beige walls.
Bathroom with a bathtub and shower, glass shower door, wooden vanity with mirror, green tiled walls, and a patterned green and white floor.
A modern bathroom with a light wood curved vanity, a large mirror, green and white checkered floor tiles, a glass shower enclosure, and a skylight.
A modern shower with gold fixtures, green tiled walls, a built-in shelf with white towels and soap, and a glass partition.
Close-up view of a door hinge on a green tiled wall with a wooden door frame.
Bathroom vanity with a curved wooden cabinet, white countertop, and gold knobs, next to a glass shower enclosure with green-tile accent, and a green and white checkered floor.
Modern bathroom with a wooden vanity, white countertop, and a walk-in shower with blue and white geometric tiles.
Shower with a chrome rainfall showerhead, handheld spray, and tiled wall with a geometric pattern.
Close-up of a corner in a room with light blue and white tiled walls and floor.
A clean shower area with light blue tiled walls and floor, a square drain in the center, and a mirror reflecting part of the tiled wall.
Bathroom with wooden vanity, white towels, a mirror, bottles of soap and lotion, and a shower with a glass door in the background.
A modern, glass-enclosed shower with a rain showerhead, white tiled walls, a silver handle, and a drainage grate on the green tiled floor.
Clean modern bathroom with wooden vanity, folded towels, glass shower door, striped wall tiles, mirror, and ceiling lights.
Interior of a wooden staircase with natural light, decorated with a framed colorful artwork, a potted plant, and a decorative animal figure on a shelf.
A person adjusting a wooden staircase railing made of light-colored wood.
Wooden closet with two doors and round knobs, on a blue and white carpeted floor
Decorated wooden desk in front of a large window with snow-covered trees outside, featuring colorful signs, Coca-Cola cans, glass bottles, flowers, and small figurines.
Wooden closet doors and a white door with a silver handle in a room with wooden flooring.
Modern house with dark green exterior, large windows, and snow-covered ground in winter.
Close-up of a dark green modern house exterior with horizontal windows near the roof, black guttering, and snow on the ground.
Close-up of a dark green building with horizontal windows showing reflection of trees and sky.