Live your Midcentury Modern dream in this groovy home

This post was originally posted on CharlotteFive.com on July 20, 2018.

Mad about Midcentury Modern homes? You aren’t alone. These homes, typically built in the 1950s through 1970s, offer a simple and functional design, open spaces that let the outside in and a ton of style. Think the “I Love Lucy” kitchen, “The Brady Brunch” family room, the “Mad Men” series and “The Big Lebowski.”

What is Midcentury Modern?

So what makes a home MCM? According to Mike and Rhonda Gibbons, Savvy + Co. Real Estate agents and Midcentury Modern home owners and enthusiasts, there are a few key features to look for.

• Asymetrical or shallow pitch rooflines and angular archetecural details
• Bi-level and/or open living spaces
• Big windows that bring the outdoors and nature inside
• Fun and whimsical elements like offset brickwork and flower power breeze blocks
• Groovy bright colors
• Simplicity of design

While a Midcentury Modern home doesn’t need to have all these attributes, anyone can add a splash of MCM to any home with the right paint colors, furnishings and landscaping. Just ask Mike and Rhonda! They say Midcentury Modern is a lifestyle bringing together unique architecture, original art and furniture.

Could this Midcentury Modern home be for you?

Want to live the dream in a circa 1960 Midcentury Modern beauty? This ranch located at 1300 Lynbrook Drive has been expertly updated from floor to ceiling. See it for yourself during a public Open House this Saturday, July 21 from 1-3 p.m.


The original footprint and design elements of this home were kept in tact and blended with modern features including a stunning master suite. You’ll love the attention to detail! Check out the custom built rosewood cabinetry, one of a kind mod design patio railing, cedar plank steps and quirky offset brick fireplace.



Don’t miss the 2018 Mad About Modern Midcentury Modern Home Tour

If you can’t get enough MCM, get your tickets for the 2018 Mad About Modern Midcentury Modern Home Tour September 29 presented by The Charlotte Museum of History. Soak up the awesome vibe and walk away with fab decorating ideas!


Connect with Mike and Rhonda

If you want one of these homes of your very own, contact Savvy + Co. agents Mike and Rhonda Gibbons. They have access to smart search criteria and they can sniff out some good finds and help you negotiate and manage multiple offers.

“Serving on the Mad About Modern Home Tour committee for several years, we have our ear to the ground on everything midcentury modern and that is a real asset for our clients,” says Mike. “We’ve helped several buyers find homes sometimes before they even come on the market! We are happy to share tips on buying a Midcentury Modern home in Charlotte.”

If you want to see more amazing MCM photos, follow Mike on Instagram.

Swanky Digs For Sale at The Kimberlee - 1300 Reece Rd #403!

The Kimberlee, the happening mid-rise residential, where the 1960’s swanky modern dweller came to live next door to Charlotte’s exciting new state of the art Park Road Shopping Center. This was concept living at its finest. Well, history has a way of repeating itself, and just in time to coincide with a revitalization of the ever vibrant Park Road Shopping Center.

The Kimberlee has found a whole new level of swanky with unit 403! Hardwood-look flows through the home, offering seamless warmth. Recently painted in soothing modern neutrals. Updated kitchen with modern styled dual-toned cabinets topped with granite counters and accented with SS appliances, which includes the refrigerator. Dry bar area with open shelving offers a stainless steel wine cooler. The spacious living/dining room is open to the and offers an expansive wall of new glass doors leading to a covered balcony that overlooks the quiet residential street below. The bedroom is a lovely retreat with wonderful windows for natural light and two closets. The updated bath features a pebble accent wall which houses an open shelf vanity with a ceramic vessel sink. There is also beautiful slate footing and another large closet with frosted glass doors that add warmth and pizazz to this space.

The board of directors at the Kimberlee are constantly striving to maintain the original mid century modern integrity of the building, while keeping revitalized and current. This can be found in the recently renovated lobby, mezzanine, and guest quarters. There are future plans to breathe new life into the corridors of each floor.

Some of the perks of living at the Kimberlee:

• Beautiful and comfortable Guest Suite can be reserved and rented for home owners over night guests (just a couple doors down from #403 - how convenient)
• Skyview room on the 6th floor is a large common area for lounging, dancing and offers a catering kitchen.
• Lovely swimming pool in a park like setting
• Private gated walkway to Park Road Shopping Center.
• Just a block to the entrance to the park system.

Notes of interest:

• This is a co-op building, so any future home owner must be approved by the board of directors and will be required to meet with them. As a co-op, you do not own your individual space but a % of the entire building. Lending is very rare on this type of ownership and cash purchase is the norm for this building.
• What a wonderful value for this level of sophistication, this amazing location and owning a swanky piece of history...all for the incredible low price of $125,000!!!
• Private Financing is available, if interested, please call Shonn Ross directly.
  
  
  
  Read more at: http://shonnrosscharlottehomes.com/1300-reece-rd-403-the-kimberlee/

Hey! Where's the Modern?

Where are the Modern houses in Charlotte?
That is what a lot of people moving to Charlotte ask.  Some cities, like Seattle and Denver, have entire neighborhoods of mid-century modern homes.  But Charlotte's modern homes were built with a more scatter-shot approach.  Most of the mid-century modern homes were built by individuals who purchased a lot in a popular neighborhood, hired an architect and then built the home of their dreams.   So, they are scattered all over the Queen City.  There are some neighborhoods that have more than others.  And there are some floor plans that you can find in a few neighborhoods, but for the most part search for a modern home is more like an Easter Egg Hunt than a normal home search.  (See some of our Favorite Modern Hoods.)

Searching for a modern home for sale in Charlotte,on the internet,  can be difficult at best.  Some real estate agents don't know if a home is modern or "Transitional", and many times they just leave that category blank.  Other agents just hit "Contemporary" for any home that has a vaulted ceiling.   So Savvy + Co. has a solution!   A modern home search.   Not all these homes are the slickest modern or the best examples of California Contemporary  but they all have some modern or contemporary aspects.  And it's fun to see what is out there for sale ... and how much the they cost.  The mapping feature also lets you easily see where homes for sale are located.  

Here are links to some of the neighborhoods with the most Mid-Century or Contemporary homes:

Lansdowne:  A 60's brick ranch and split-level hood about 20 minutes from Center City Charlotte.
                     Features great Atomic Ranches and some custom MCM's.

The Cloisters:  This is one of Charlotte's best examples of upscale suburban development and has the
                         the largest concentration of mid-century modern homes.
  
If you are looking for a modern home - new or vintage,  Savvy + Co. has several agents that specialize in modern and we are here to help you.  As a group we have sold more modern homes than any agency in town!  Best of all we are only a click away.