It all depends! What specific features of MCM are you looking for? How much do you plan to spend on the remodel? How do you expect to finance the house? How do you expect to finance the remodel?

Absolutely!!!! Yes, it will lend itself well. Use tall glass sliding doors, and modern euro cabinets. Wood or stone or porcelain tile flooring will look great. Use modern materials and floor to ceiling if possible doors and windows. It is hard to find real mid century modern homes, so this would be a good way to go, and you will spend less on the home itself, as modern homes will go for more. I design, build and sell modern homes, they are priced higher than ranch homes.

You could do that but it will always be much more expensive to remodel than it would be to find one ready to go. Especially in CA. Check Zillow. There is a really cute MCM at 4800 61st street.

What about MCM style do you like? Do not buy any house expecting to change the basic roof line. It is too expensive. If you think you could be happy with a mid century ranch then go for it. It can always look how you want on the inside.

As armchairshopper said, it does depend (somewhat) on the house. Some are more adaptable than others but, in general, I would think a ranch would be adaptable to mid-century modern. Here is one example (perhaps not the best one) I found online.

I once owned an MCM house with vaulted ceilings and large windows throughout. I called it my Happy House because it was so sunny, bright, and cheerful. On the other hand, my mother owned a mid century ranch with flat 8’ ceilings, a hip roof, wide overhangs and high windows: it blocked out the light and was gloomy inside. It would not be practical to take my mother’s house and try to add all the features that made my house so pleasant to live in. There is only so much that a house is worth after improvements and upgrades, and it is wise to not over-improve.

I have a MCM ranch it has 8’ ceilings, large overhangs to control heat in the summer and allow sun in to warm the space in the winter it is in neither season dark or gloomy. But a hip roof is not part of my house we have a fairly flat roof.As you see from the pics taken in the winter not gloomy. I always wanted one of these when I was in design school so i love mine, it is 72’ long and 25’ wide with a walkout you can see through the houde in the LR DRand kitchen

You’ve got big beautiful windows. My mother’s poor little house had windows that were about 2’ high by 4’ wide mounted just below the ceiling. The wide overhangs kept the light out.

Here is a remodeled rancher we did that has a mid-century modern style to it:

https://www.houzz.com/projects/1265458/remodeled-rancher-in-west-chester

Good luck with your project!

Definitely! here is a good example of a home that did just that from a celebrity designer Midcentury Ranch

Thank you!

Thanks for all of the insights. I like the features of Streng and Eichler homes with the floor to ceiling windows, external angles, and atriums. Since I'm looking in specific areas for my next purchase, there's a chance I won't find one. While the ranch style is more common and technically a MCM, it doesn't have the same lines. Looking at the renovations many of you sent, I see that it can be done, attractively. thank you!