So far the most breathtaking place that I've lived in has been the Berkeley Hills of California. I am lucky that I found a cottage four blocks from Tilden Regional Park to call home and take in its beauty for six of the ten years that I lived in the Bay Area. One of my favorite things to do was to delight in the diversity of architectural styles while walking around my million-dollar homes' neighborhood, and meeting my neighbors, who all seemed to have an impeccable eye for detail to keep true to the individual styles of the homes from the exterior landscaping to their interior living spaces.
This Berkeley Hills Midcentury Compound is a great example...
Surrounded by a lusciously green landscape, this home is nestled in the hills of Berkeley, California near Tilden National Park. A three-bedroom main residence and a one-bedroom guesthouse are joined by a thoughtful landscape.
Wood and glass are dominantly featured in the space, with an original brick fireplace, floor-to-ceiling windows enclosing the room on two sides, and French doors opening to the patio.
The wall of glass continues around the corner of the living room.
Around the bend from the living room, a dining area comes complete with an original built-in pizza oven, as well as built-in seating and storage. A small pass-through connects with the kitchen.
Here's a closer look at the original wood-fired pizza oven and adjacent built-ins.
A wooden bench spans one wall in the dining room, while an expansive picture window frames views of the surrounding parkland.
A blue-painted ceiling adds a touch of color to the master suite, which also offers a private outdoor space.
Steps wind down to the guesthouse.
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| Original built-ins. |
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| More of the compound verdant landscape. |
While I love the Midcentury style, some structures tend to be too masculine and cold for my taste. This is my kind of Midcentury – warm, peaceful, natural materials, gorgeous thoughtful organic landscape, lovely.
