Fresh off of a flip is this 1955 Palmer &
Krisel-designed home in Parkwood La Mirada, La Mirada, California. Purchased
back in July for $417,000, this home features four bedrooms, three bathrooms in
2,334 square feet with a detached two car garage on a 7,800 square-foot lot and
a new asking price of $585,000.
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| Entry courtyard |
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| Entry courtyard with nifty breeze block and trellis |
The front of the home features fresh paint and exudes
classic midcentury modern Palmer & Krisel design, with vertical banding on
the garage face and a sweeping driveway leading to the front patio. A block
wall enclosure has been built across the front of the home with breezeblock
accents and a trellised cover, adding shade and protection from morning sun
intruding into bedroom windows.
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| Entry |
The front door sits at the center of the home and leads into
the dark entry hall which has been covered in wainscoting, dark hardwood floors
and illuminated with a 1940s-style
school house light. The inside of this home definitely carries forward an east
coast Cape Cod beach house-type atmosphere which is somewhat contradictory to the
midcentury modern exterior and design roots of the home, but nonetheless the
chosen style of the flipper.
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| Kitchen |
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| Kitchen |
The kitchen is just off of the entry at the front of the
home and is open to the rear-facing living and dining rooms. The cabinetry has
been updated, and stainless steel appliances with marble counters have been
added, along with a handy large central island. Light sea foam green frosted
subway tile has been added to the backsplashes helping to complete that beach
house look.
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| Living |
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| Dining |
The living and dining rooms sit at the rear of the home,
with a large master suite addition sitting off of the dining room. The original living room modernist fireplace
has been converted to a more traditionally appearing model, replete with fluted
moulding and traditional mantle.
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Master bedroom suite addition
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| Master bedroom suite addition |
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| Master suite bath - someone needs to remove those stickers from the commode! |
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| Guest bedroom |
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| Guest bedroom |
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| Guest bath |
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| Original master bedroom at front of home |
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| Original master bathroom at front of home |
A large master bedroom addition sits off of the dining room,
with its own fireplace, bathroom, kitchenette and access to the backyard. The
original bedrooms are diminutive in size, as this home originally incorporated
four bedrooms in approximately 1,200 square feet. The bathrooms have all been
renovated in a clean, all-white theme, with fixtures and handles that match the
east-coast beach house meets midcentury modern theme.
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| Backyard |
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| Backyard |
The backyard is mainly occupied by the rear addition, but
incorporates a small patio and turf space. A small trellised cover sits over
the mullioned-sliding doors to the addition, while the yard is completely
devoid of shad trees. There’s only one tree on the entire property; a lone palm
at the front of the home.
For those looking for a large, move-in ready home in La
Mirada this one fits the bill. The east coast interior doesn’t quite reflect
the mod lines of the midcentury modern exterior, but for a large home with a
reasonable price per square foot, it will most likely sell swiftly.
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