Spacious 1961 Mid-century with Kidney Bean Pool!

Need space? Love original mid-century features? This incredibly spacious and super original mid-century ranch boasts an open plan vintage kitchen (13×9′) connected to a 16×14′ dining/family room “flex space” with bay window, bathroom, basement stairs, and sliders to huge semi-enclosed patio/greenhouse.  There’s also a formal living room with fireplace and reading or dining (original) nook with built-in seating, shelving and original wood paneling. Another 31×14′ family/party room finished with swanky beamed/tongue & groove ceiling, 60’s wood paneling, and padded cocktail bar is in the basement.

The huge 25×14′ primary suite lives luxuriously large with sunken dressing or sitting/office/nursery area, full bath with orange double sinks and a kitschy-cool avocado tub and toilet. There are two additional bedrooms with hardwoods and family bath with groovy lilac colored tub and sparkle-vinyl flooring.

Sitting on a rare .40 acre lot with kidney-bean swimming pool (with diving board!!), an expansive deck, established fruit and shade trees, and lawn — this is a mid-century party-palace! Some good times have been had here!  Zoned R7, there’s room for an ADU, barn, garage/shop or potential second home/flag lot, and oodles of RV parking on this 17,601sqft lot.

Listed at: $515,000

4736 SE 111TH AVE
Portland, OR 97266
MLS#: 22011496

Fun with Vintage Flooring

Ever climbed into an attic room and found an original true linoleum “art rug” preserved for perpetuity? Maybe, you walked down into a dark basement, hit the lights and a crazy quilt pattern of asphalt or vinyl composition tiles or polished stones greeted you? Or perhaps, your agent (hopefully me) merely popped the front door to a vast wonderland of SHAG carpet?

A 2013 study conducted by the National Association of Realtors found that 54% of buyers were willing to pay more for homes decked out in hardwood. And in 2019, new wood flooring ranked as the #4 most popular project to attract potential buyers, right below kitchen-related projects and HVAC replacements. Wood flooring is any product manufactured as timber flooring that is designed for use as flooring, either structural or aesthetic. Wood is a common choice as a flooring material and can come in various styles, colors, cuts, and species. Timber flooring is a product of nature. It’s also commonly known as wood flooring and hardwood flooring in the market. Timber flooring is a product that manufactured from timber to provide warm and an easy feeling on the feet. Timber flooring that constructed with more than 1 layer of wood.

If you’ve ever shopped for a home, I’m pretty sure this has happened to you!  As a REALTOR® specializing in mid-century and “period-perfect” time capsules, I’ve been documenting floors for some time.  These are floors from houses 1890-1980 in the Portland Metro Area.  Watch for my post on Wall Papers, next!

Here are some of my collection:

And a few random floors, just for fun: