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Emerald stairs, teal kitchen, tangerine doors: Color is a key component of this midcentury modern home in Denver, CO.
The 4,624-square-foot, brightly hued house was built in 1966 and has had only three owners.
It’s listed for $4,250,000, and a buyer will probably need to be someone who prefers a vibrant look over the neutral palettes that are popular in so many homes.
“The colors that are used throughout the house were all original,” explains listing agent Stock Jonekos, with Kentwood Real Estate Cherry Creek.
The home was built in 1966.
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The aqua-blue cabinets are original.
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Color is key, starting with the tangerine-hued front door.
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Architect Donald R. Roark designed the home with trademark midcentury modern elements and pops of color that punch up the design.
“Everyone who came to the broker open this week said, wow, it’s one of a kind, and it makes you feel happy when you’re inside,” Jonekos says. “It really does. It’s got that great kind of indoor/outdoor feel. The entire east side of the house is basically all glass opening up to this beautiful covered patio. It’s just a nice, easy, breezy kind of living.”
‘Very original and amazingly cool’
The sellers bought the house in 2007. Jonekos says that while they were doing some minor renovating, they found some older wallpaper, which inspired some of the bold color choices.
“It’s just very original and amazingly cool for a 1966 house,” he says. “They had to match the terrazzo tiles, so they literally engaged the company that made the original terrazzo tiles in 1966 to make new tiles, so they could finish the kitchen and breakfast areas.”
Candy colors fill the bathroom with period gold fixtures.
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There are four bedrooms.
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Original elements
Other fixtures and furnishings are also period pieces, including some of the bathroom fixtures, which are Phylrich Swan and Dolphin faucets.
Another of the home’s attention-grabbing features is its step-down living room.
“I’m a sucker for a sunken sitting room with a fireplace,” Jonekos says with a laugh. “I love it. Everyone who saw the house the other day thought that would be their favorite part of the house, to sit there in front of the fire [with a] skylight above letting in the light. You can also look to the outside to the front yard [and] the gardens and everything.”
The home has four bedrooms and four full bathrooms and an original, aqua-blue kitchen design.
“Those are the original metal cabinets,” Jonekos notes. “They have replaced some of the appliances, but the Nutone intercom system is still there. The skylight in that kitchen makes it incredibly bright and inviting to hang out in or cook in.”
The sunken living room has a skylight and fireplace.
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A water feature is in the hallway.
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The dining room looks out to the patio.
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The indoor spaces are open.
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Outside, there is the original “Majestic Char-Grill” outdoor kitchen and a zen-style water feature. Another in-floor water feature is a fun interior surprise. Along with the fountain, the columns are also original.
“The house actually hangs on those posts,” Jonekos explains. “They are a structural feature, and the roof and all the walls literally are supported by all those posts that run through the house.”
He says there are other midcentury homes in the neighborhood—and that the buyer might already live in one and be a fan of the architecture. At least that’s the hope.
[The perfect buyer] “will definitely be someone who appreciates the open feel and doesn’t want little closed off rooms,” Jonekos says.
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