Built in 1956 the Northridge West subdivision features some
great Palmer & Krisel-designed residences built by the Cal-Frank Homes
company. Todays featured home is a flip, originally selling for $405,000 back
in March, this 1,953 square-foot home includes four bedrooms, two and a quarter
bathrooms with a two-car garage on a 7,500 square-foot lot with a new asking
price of $599,000.
The home features a front-yard addition which bumps up the
square footage somewhat from the original. The front addition changes the
original design intent of the façade of the home, and adds a small-scaled
protrusion that has a curios white bullseye on the streetside view. This bullseye
is a new addition, replacing what was up until recently a window – we’re not
sure if stucco bullseyes are a new ‘thing’ or if someone got creative, but it’s
an easy remove if the new owners don’t like a massive target on the front of
their home.
The garage was once detached from the home, and now offers
an interior connection off of the living room. This connection eliminates the
window that would have originally been provided in the kitchen where the sink is
located; however, this issue has been resolved through the addition of a
skylight.
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| Entry, Kitchen & Garage access |
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| Kitchen |
The flippers chose not to play up the midcentury design
style of the home, and instead opted for more of a heavy, traditional look. The
front door is Victorian in design, and is a curious choice for a mid-century
contemporary. The interior floors are actually an appropriate light ash color,
and works quite well with the style of the home.
The living room sits at the back of the home, and would have
originally overlooked the backyard. Another addition has been placed at the
rear of the home, through where the original sliding glass door and
floor-to-ceiling windows would have been. This addition darkens the home quite
a bit, and cuts off quite a bit of natural light from entering the living
areas. The fireplace has been covered in stacked stone veneer – a choice often
made by flippers as an attempt to create an updated look, but the stacked stone
covers what would have been a signature Krisel fireplace, which is a signature
design piece now missing from the home.
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| Living Room and addition as seen from the entry area |
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| Living Room - We haven't figured out why the listing agent chose to take all the photos from knee-level, but it certainly reads strange |
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| Addition at rear of hom |
The kitchen features big-box store raised-panel cabinets
topped in crown molding, which offers a heavier, tradition look rather than
acting in response to the contemporary style of the home. The clerestories
still seem to be intact on the side of the home, which provides ample natural
light for the bedrooms. The bathrooms have all been updated, finished in
big-box store style materials, with traditionally-styled vanities and mirrors
and neutral beige tiles for tub and shower surrounds. Curiously, two finishes –
nickel and oil-rubbed bronze, are utilized on fixtures in the bathroom.
The additions on this home darken it quite a bit, and some
of the heavy finishes help to give the home a heavy feeling. Dark paint, dark
fireplace stone, chunky, ornate moldings around the windows and baseboards, and
chunky vinyl windows cut down on light let into the home. It’s clean, move in
ready, in a great neighborhood, and can always be restored over time.
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| Bedroom |
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| Bathroom - Note nickel & oil-rubbed bronze finishes |
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| The one and only backyard photo - through a window |
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