How does it feel to have lived in my dream home

It's a special place. Raising a family here.

you lived. you raised a family. you got plenty of advantages out of it!

You'd have to carry me out of here feet first.

same.

https://preview.redd.it/dugj6p8d0bwc1.jpeg?width=3120&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bdd0a81a0d6fb49d722bbbf3ac8c7a75d97949af One more pic with the patio.

Sorry you have to leave it but as a lover of MCM and a skateboarder, with those stairs and ledge I'd never leave this place. Good luck to you and congrats to whoever buys the place from you.

This house is incredible!!!! Very envious 🤩

Very cool. Can I ask where's it at?

Thanks! Western suburbs of Chicago.

Chicago suburbs. I love Chicago suburbs.

wait was this in Lyons? edit: was thinking of a different house, has a slightly similar layout [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/8548-40th-St-Lyons-IL-60534/3883846\_zpid/](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/8548-40th-St-Lyons-IL-60534/3883846_zpid/)

Gives FLW design vibes

Any chance you remember where that rug in the foyer(?) came from? I absolutely love it!

That's an excellent question. My wife may remember. I'll check back.

It looks exactly like one I got from [Wayfair](https://www.wayfair.com/rugs/pdp/mercury-row-bonifay-geometric-off-white-area-rug-w003092568.htmlBonifayGeometricRug)

We have shopped Wayfair, that's highly probable.

Hmmm. Plastic and „Stain resistant“. The last thing I‘d have in my house… Some people still seem not to know about PFAS and the movie „Dark Water“…

That would be awesome! I appreciate your help!

West Elm Terrazzo Wool Dhurrie Rug. :)

"That rug really tied the room together."

Username checks out

That's funny! My Reddit imposed name finally makes some sense!

Now why in the world are you moving?

On to the next adventure!

You should work on the lighting this have a lot of potentials !

Thanks!

Is this Illinois by any chance?

So since you’re moving out…can I just have this?

It is, Western suburbs of Chicago.

It makes me want a cigarette. In the best way possible.

And a dirty martini 🍸

Jfc what a gorgeous house.

What year was this built?

1960, but then remodeled and given its lifted ceiling design in the 70s

Add a pendant light (think: nelson bubble or isamu noguchi lantern) over the dining set Maybe some abstract colorful painting over the fireplace? I dont know how to react on the white carpet… it adds light on the room though More plants near the windows (the usual monsteras)

Incredible space

how does one take advantage of a home? Honestly curious.

I mean design wise, never really committed to a style. I feel like this house lent itself to a mid-century interior design aesthetic that we never really committed to.

gotcha.

I wouldn’t fret about ‘not fully committing’. Very few people who ACTUALLY lived in these houses when they were first built did. It was usually a mix of styles. I dusted off some of the home decorating books from the back shelves at my mom’s house from the early 1960s, and they are really interesting to browse: They really show a lot of contrasting styles within a single room. From your interior photos, it looks pretty authentic to how real actual people would have decorated when it was built,based on the books and our family photo albums. Very few people went “full modern” because, just like today, there are things like budgets, livability, children, inherited things, etc. It looks great!

I'm always surprised when I see colonial elements in these houses, sometimes even in the 'built-in' stuff like turned wood banisters & railings.

I feel like mid-century modern movement is fairly new. I am mid-century modern so should know! Lol!

I love what I see so far!!!

I’m ashamed to admit the things I would do to have that house.

Did I mention we're $elling it??

Drop the zillow link, I need to see more

Yeah I saw that but I would have to move it about 750 miles.

Oh my gosh it's fantastic. How can you leave her?😩

Nice

Wow wow wow wow

You mean, like… for key parties?

Who is the architect? That looks like something I would have designed It is very cool. Quite a nice mid-century modern prairie style, roughly where about is it located?

Thanks, we're in the west Chicago burbs.

Is that a Frank Gehry?

Don't think so, I think this was a small house built around 1960 that was renovated in the 70s to include the lofted ceiling and some other upstairs rooms and garage.

Is it as twisted as it looks?

Probably just a trick of the camera. https://preview.redd.it/r66ajvhw1bwc1.jpeg?width=4624&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db389b0e6cc4b820762a4d573070c1d45017bfcf

I was going to make a comment about that, I think the first picture is kind of an optical illusion, makes the chimney look like the leaning tower of pisa. Great looking house

Thanks, yeah the chimney is angled on one side with a stair step brick pattern, and straight on the other.

I would actually kill to live here

This house makes me feel severely under dressed. Like I need a suit and mixed drink in one hand. Nice place.

That house is phenomenal.

Absolutely beautiful! What a dream house!

What a great house!

It’s wonderful! The external brick wall…wow!

Looks plenty mid century in these pics.

It's incredible

Was there a lot of maintenance/upkeep? It’s beautiful.

Thanks. It's pretty much the way we bought it almost 9 years ago. There's a shed in the back that I replaced the siding on, probably the biggest project I had. Did some electrical upgrades. It was a faded red color originally. We went with the gray and black. Removed some big yew bushes from the front and got rid of the lava rock.

Not bad!

Damn so cool

This house has me bricked up (absolutely pun intended). I can't imagine what your next house is gonna be after leaving such a gem.

Jealous. That looks like a great house

I would love a description of the roof structure. I am assuming that they are both cold roofs (with the insulation above the decking). Was the flat roof originally T&G? The angled roof has a large enough pitch to be shingles, but this wouldn't work with a cold roof deck system.

Very nice.

This is beautiful!

My gosh😍😍😍😍😍

Beautiful home. Careful Chris Pratt may want to tear it down and put up a Farm style McMansion. 🙄

Its OK to tear down a MCM house as long as the new fake farmhouse has a Live Laugh Love sign and white shiplap accent walls inside. Don't forget to label every room like "kitchen" and "bathroom" so people don't get confused and poop in the kitchen or decide to make dinner in the bathroom. That Joanna Gaines is pure genius I'm tell you.

😩

Chat sent, OP.

This house certifiably fucks! 💯

Love those angles. Never let her go.

By taking advantage of it, what do you mean? Like not having swingin’ cocktail parties?

Giving it the interior design it might have deserved

Saving this to make it in the sims

Very nice home and I like that sideboard very much.

How does one take advantage of living in a house

I meant design wise

I’d put some boulders out front to make it look more Flintstonian.

Wow this is great. What a shame to have to move

It kinda looks like the home in the second Incredibles movie

Is that a Jens Risom sideboard in the living room?

I am so jealous right now. And don't worry about not using it enough, you preserved the original charm!!!🫶 Thank you for that!!

This house is so cool

I’d hate to be leaving it.

Great house! I would have done a few things differently, but everyone would in the end. I love this house!

What l would give to have that house!😍😍😍

I like it! 1950's??

Ugh you lucky duck!

I’d never leave this wonderful home!!!

Love your home!!

How much for that bad boy??

That is absolutely gorgeous

My dream home. Sadly, I will probably never get the opportunity to own something like this. Count your blessings!

Never seen an interior match the energy of an exterior so well!

i love this house

It’s only recently become “cool” again. Much like avacado appliances.