It was designed by architects Harold Bissner & Harold Zook in the late 1940s, although the vibe is decidedly 50s. This, to me is LA living. A beautiful mid-century modern home, secluded high above the street on a large wooded lot with a private driveway, sheltered by a grand 170 year old oak tree. The house has an amazing indoor-outdoor flow with walls of floor-to-ceiling glass and views of the lagoon-like swimming pool, woods and gardens. The interior spaces have high ceilings, and lots of natural light pouring in. Many of the original features of the house are intact like dramatic serpentine stone staircase, desert-stone fireplace and oak floors. The price is nice too, at $1.295 million – the one drawback? One of the best outdoor fireplace ideas on a budget is to build a small freestanding fireplace and add some minimalist furniture around it. A fire table is an original accent piece that will instantly create a modern look for your outdoor space. You can use it as a central element to design a modern outdoor dining area.

Just one bedroom –and the house needs further restoration which includes adding few wall fountains for outdoors area. I could see how to get another bedroom in, as it is, but there are architectural plans and space for an addition on a flat lot above house. (That’s where I’d build a painting studio) I would buy this in a heart-beat, if I had the means.

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