Introduction
My name is Anna and I love modern architecture, furniture and art. A few years ago, my husband I moved into our dream mid-century ranch home in Grand Rapids Michigan. Since then I’ve had some mobility issues causing me to be home bound. I've been working on Panel + Beam while I recover and adapt. It’s my ode to our home and my love of minimal design and living. It’s art, interior design, DIY projects, photography and more. MORE ABOUT ME I grew up in West Michigan in the early 1980s. It was an area full of remnants of the great mid-century modern movement that Michigan was the epicenter of. By then, styles had changed. But every old break room, conference hall and many basements in the area contained original Eames shell chairs and other MCM gems. And although many people had amended them, Grand Rapids was (and still is) full of inspiring mid-century ranches. I loved it all. The simple shapes and the saturated colors fascinated me. I was ...