Soak Up Classic Midcentury Vibes in This Orinda Home Asking $1.2M
Built in 1956, this modest midcentury conveys the charm of its era with vaulted wood ceilings, lots of glass, and a hefty stone statement fireplace.
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Located on a quiet lot in Orinda, CA, just a 20-minute drive from Berkeley, this 1,704-square-foot home features a fluid, open-concept living area capped with tall wood ceilings and clerestory windows. Three bedrooms and two baths round out the floor plan, which is kept to a comfortable single level.
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Serge Mouille designed his angular, insect-like lights as "a reaction to the Italian models that were beginning to invade the market in 1950," which he criticized for being "too complicated." The Two-Arm Wall Sconce (1954) is a wall-mounted interpretation of his original Three-Arm Lamp and...
19 Loma Vista Drive is currently listed for $1,175,000 by Ana & Pascal Forest of Red Oak Realty.
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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.
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