midcentury modern

Midcentury modern, solid as hell, and a lot heavier than you’d expect, Houseplant’s Standing Ash Tray is as much a piece of art as it is functional.

The room, now a custom pink wonderland, features a marble and walnut desk, a chinoiserie-style desk chair Green found for $125 at the Rose Bowl Flea Market, custom wall coverings, a mix of old and new accessories and vintage furnishings, including a sweet pink linen Midcentury Modern sofa.

The couple are big fans of Midcentury Modern architecture and enjoy touring L.A. landmarks, such as the famed Stahl House in West Hollywood.

He called it “an excellent example of the Midcentury Modern style,” noting its Googie-style sign, “simple geometric volumes, low sloped roof, relatively chaste exterior walls and decorative concrete blocks.”

“We have tried to bring in more earth tones, on a marginal basis. We’re seeing a return of brick and stone accents. But all that said, every time we vary too far from that formula of white and black …” He’d seen other developers take big aesthetic risks—an Eichler-style midcentury modern in a neighborhood full of bigger houses, for example—and watched as those properties sat on the market for months.