Luxury homes are time capsules. You can often tell exactly when a house was built just by walking through the front door. The materials change. The layouts shift. Ceiling heights rise and fall. Entire traits appear – and then disappear – as lifestyles evolve. What wealthy buyers wanted in the 1950s is nothing like what […]
Mid-century modern never really went away; it just keeps evolving. From post-and-beam homes in Palm Springs to glass-wrapped masterpieces by Richard Neutra that still rule millions, the look remains one of the most recognizable design movements of the 20th century. Pop culture helped too. When Food men brought low-slung sofas and walnut-paneled offices back into […]
Hidden in the leafy hills of Montecito, a private 1950s complex once owned by Hollywood legend Jane Russell has resurfaced – this time with an $8.25 million price tag and a thoroughly refreshed appearance. Russell owned the 1.36-acre property from 1985 to 2000, sharing the home with her third husband, builder and real estate agent […]
Los Angeles occasionally produces a real estate story that feels like a plot twist, and the rediscovery of the Jules Salkin Residence is one of them. Designed in 1948 by John Lautner, one of California’s most distinctive architectural voices, the house was considered “lost” for decades—known only through an archival model that was photographed and […]