1773 Ivy

There are homes that borrow from midcentury modern design And then there are homes that are midcentury modern from the bones up This singlelevel Fire Mountain residence is the latter Built during California modernisms golden era and lovingly reimagined with over 100000 in thoughtful renovations To your right a custom floortoceiling glass room divider a defining hallmark of California Mid Century design separates the entry from a sundrenched private office The panels are frosted with handdetailed Asian botanical motifs the work of a celebrated artist It is simultaneously a structural element a design statement and a piece of art Straight ahead the original painted brick accent wall grounds the entry in the honest materiality that midcentury architects championed Original exposed beam vaulted ceiling the single most soughtafter feature in authentic Mid Century architecture rise above the entire living room space They are structural celebrated and irreplaceable Brazilian cherry hardwood floors run beneath them in an unbroken sweep from living room to dining room The floortoceiling stacked stone fireplace with raised hearth is the soul of the living room It functions as architecture as much as amenity a sculptural focal point that on cool North County evenings is the best place to be You have open concept from the living room past the dining area and into the fully remodeled kitchen The kitchen itself honors the same design philosophy white cabinetry quartz countertops a statement range hood and the original painted brick accent wall visible from every angle Open shelving generous counter space and an island with seating make this a kitchen that performs as beautifully as it looksCustom westfacing sliding doors open the entire back of the home to a private deck and beyond it a low maintenance yard And from the deck a peekaboo view of the Pacific Ocean The backyard is alive literally fig lemon mandarin orange and passion fruit trees all planted by hand all hitting their stride Fire Mountain is Oceansides most beloved and soughtafter residential enclave a elevated treelined pocket of North County San Diego where homes sit on generous lots with ocean breezes and a genuine sense of community Ten minutes to the beach Close to the best of Carlsbad and downtown Oceanside This is not the Oceanside people assume It is the Oceanside people discover and never want to leave