Here are some fresh images of the real life inspiration behind our groovy pad.
Here is the real life 1981 white piano featured here in 1985 on Dynasty.
Here's another striking resemblance, they even have the yellow glass doors and diagonal slats.
It looks ok in this contemporary treatment, however if the entire house was white with yellow front door it would be pretty mod-tastic!
The yellow brick road in, 'The Wiz' reminds me of our yellow flagstone floors in the 1978 Dream House .
I know it's a bit grainy, but this is from an episode of Maude circa 1974, and it appears to be a dollhouse-like wall shelf. Since it came out 4 years before the DreamHouse featured on this blog, I wonder if the designer saw this episode and was inspired to create the house we love so much!
Yep, I would live here.
There's that asymmetrical lay out with lots of natural light; Americana suburbia at its best!
Here is the real life 1981 white piano featured here in 1985 on Dynasty.
Here's another striking resemblance, they even have the yellow glass doors and diagonal slats.
A New England townhome with that minimalist roofline. |
A Frame as a motel, exhibit A. |
I recognized it as soon as I drove by, had do stop and get a proper picture of it. |
What I imagine if looking out from the center piece top floor. |
pretty close similarity if you squint your eyes |
The inspiration behind those wacky floors? |
So yes, they did have a cobblestone looking floor back then. I have seen green and brown linoleum in 60s kitchens here is a sample:
They are kind of a variation of the smaller scale tirazzo floors you sometimes see, although a cheaper version. I have seen these on original houses for sale online on Redfin. I am hoping when I buy a house I can score a mid century ranch house that's untouched so I can enjoy floors like these (along with wood cabinets, paneling etc. In other words NO painted wood or half remodels. This stuff, if taken care of is perfectly good 50-75 years later, tile and all. =-)