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Good House of the Yearbook: 1979
🕑 Added 2021-03-18 20:03:26 +0000 UTCI love a 70s cedar-shingled shed. I do. Genuinely. This Ann Arbor shed house has been left in rather pristine condition, too - all the cabinetry and trim has been preserved, the outside hasn't been modified much, and it's generally groovy, albeit in a clean, demure way.
It's clear the people who live here want to keep the original spirit of the house intact, including with their decorative touches. The views of the forest are lush and bring an element of cool into a rather warm, wood-heavy interior.
The living room feels more like the atrium to a particularly lovely set of offices, but not in a cold way, only in the scale of it. The massive hearth centers everything together, and the mezzanine helps break up the space and give it a distinctive modernism. It's the kind of house you want to listen to Philip Glass to on a rainy afternoon.
The parquetry in some of the other rooms is quite lovely. Even when it's cloudy outside, this dining room is still sunny in spirit.
This is about as good of a 70s kitchen as you can get - instead of the oppressive dark tones of the colonial revival that was happening at the time, you get a hold-over fro midcentury - warm tones, rich wood-grain, and useful cabinet space.
Some things, however, should stay in the 70s, such as this carpeted spa in the master bedroom. Oof. However, even this is endearing in its own way. We are talking about a time capsule house, after all.
The second sitting room is also beautiful, featuring lush plant boxes! It's truly a perfect late 70s house, situated right at the tail end of a modernism that will, in the coming decades, be all but swallowed up by traditionalism and the rise of postmodern architecture.
If you're interested in viewing the full listing: https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/M4584877374
Comments
This is an incredible house, I love it.
I like the house itself. Really nice. I would lose most of the furniture, forget the linens, lose the all carpeting, and probably change the color scheme. But I really like what I can see of the layout ( although the bedrooms feel a little claustrophobic, feels odd in contrast with the main part of the house) , love the way wood is used and some of the quirky features. I don't mind the open space and I love how the exterior is brought into the living space.
