Huge Twin Palms Estates Palmer & Krisel Vacation Home For Sale – Palm Springs, CA

Relatively recent to the market is this Twin Palms Estates Palmer & Krisel vacation home opportunity. Expanded from a modest 1,600 square feet to its current 3,100 square feet, this home features five bedrooms and three bathrooms on a 10,800 square foot lot with an in-ground pool and carries an asking price of $769,000.

Front of home

Built by the Alexander Construction Company in 1958, this home has seen numerous additions and modifications over the years. The front of the home has a fortress-like appearance, with two front additions flanking the front door and the two-car carport long converted to habitable living space. The front yard is nearly all driveway and concrete, with only two small planters containing palms and rock flanking a long concrete trench leading to the front door.

Inside the home, the main living areas are oriented towards the north side of the lot while the three original and expanded bedrooms lie along the south side of the home. The carport has been converted to a large pool house with its own bathroom.

Living room 

Living room 

Living room wet bar

Casita

The north facing living room still generally maintains its original proportions and aesthetics, with large walls of sliding glass doors overlooking the north-facing pool and backyard. The original modernist fireplace has been flattened into a more generic form, and a swanky wet bar with smoked mirrors sits opposite the fireplace. George Nelson bubble lamps help add a touch of modernism to the room, and a bright orange wall adds a fun pop of color.

Kitchen 

The kitchen sits at the front of the home, and features newer retro cabinetry and light blue counters. Simple white appliances keep in line with the clean lines of the kitchen, and a built in-coffee maker adds a modern touch.

Master bedroom 

Added secondary bedroom

Added secondary bedroom 

Secondary jack-and-jill bath between added bedrooms

Secondary bedroom 

Secondary bedroom 

Guest bath

With all the additions on this home, there’s plenty of bedrooms to be had – five total, making this an ideal vacation pad. The bedrooms all feature vaulted ceilings, with all bedrooms clustered along the north and south sides of the home. All the bathrooms have been updated, with floating vanities, clean mosaic tilework and new fixtures.

Backyard

The backyard is centered around the original 15’ x 30’ Alexander swimming pool, with lots of covered and uncovered patio space surrounding it. Tall green privacy hedges surround the pool, and distant views of Mt. San Jacinto to the west are provided over the roof of the home.

This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to acquire a Palmer & Krisel vacation home, especially those looking to flex a little creativity in bringing a property to the next level of modernism.

Check out the full listing on Redfin.com here: 1890 South Navajo Way

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Palmer & Krisel Fixer Opportunity in Sunmor Estates – Palm Springs, CA

Built in 1958 by the Alexander Construction Company is this mid-mod Palmer & Krisel fixer opportunity in Sunmor Estates in Palm Springs, CA. Situated on a 12,100 square-foot cul-de-sac lot, this home includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,278 square feet, a private backyard with an in-ground pool and carries an asking price of $489,500.

Front of home

Front of home and garage

Entry

Located on a Jill Circle, a street named after the Robert and Helene Alexander’s daughter, is this wonderful diamond in the rough. Quietly facing south, the home features an older desert front yard, asphalt driveway and a carport converted to a two-car garage. Original decorative stone accents sit next to the front entry, and deep roof overhangs welcome guests to this desert retreat.

Entry and living 

Living room 

Living room 

Living, entry and kitchen 

Inside, the home has seen a heavy southwestern motif applied to it, with lots of light Saltillo tile covering the floors and rear-facing fireplace, along with a mirrored wall next to the leaded glass entry door. The original open-beamed vaulted ceilings are still in place, and a skylight has been added to the living room.

Original dining area adjacent to kitchen 

Addition at rear of home

Dining room addition

Dining addition at rear of home

The original dining area sits adjacent to the living room and opens to the adjacent kitchen; however a rear sunroom addition has been tacked onto the home which is currently used as the dining area. Judging by the listed square footage of the home, the rear addition isn’t taken into account, which most likely means there aren’t any permits for the room. The addition eliminates the original living room floor to ceiling windows, along with the original dining room sliding glass door and kitchen window, cutting down on the amount of natural light entering the space.

Kitchen 

Kitchen 

Kitchen 

The kitchen has been updated over the years; however the cabinet boxes appear to potentially be original, while the door faces date from the later part of the 20^th century. The appliances have all been updated over the years, and a skylight helps to add daylighting to the kitchen workspace.

Secondary bedroom

Secondary bedroom

Guest bath

Master bedroom 

Master bedroom 

Master bath

The three bedrooms are all in their original configurations, with the secondary bedrooms at the front of the home and the master at the rear. All three bedrooms feature open beamed vaulted ceilings, while the master includes a sliding glass door to the backyard. Both bathrooms appear to have early 1980s updates, and the guest bath contains its original 1958 pink tub and tile surround.

Pool and backyard

Pool and backyard

Backyard

Pool and back of home

The northeast-facing backyard is an excellent landscape opportunity, with its large 15’ x 30’ Alexander swimming pool at the center of the yard space. Saltillo tile covers the pool decking and adjacent patio, and an assortment of shrubs, trees, palms and other desert plantings make up the yard.

While the current southwestern theme of the home is a far cry from its midcentury modern roots, there’s great potential on this property to create a dream modernist showplace.

Check out the full listing on Redfin.com here: 222 North Jill Circle

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Old World Traditionally Renovated Palmer & Krisel in Santa Ana For Sale – Santa Ana, CA

Built in 1955 in Santa Ana, CA is this traditionally renovated Palmer & Krisel-designed home. Featuring three bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,442 square feet on a 6,000 square-foot lot with an-ground pool, this central Santa Ana home carries an asking price of $549,900.

Front of home 

Like most other homes on the street, this one features a front yard fence separating it from the surrounding street, with thick stucco pilasters and a wide driveway gate. Behind the fence and gate the front yard is mostly paved over, with a combination of concrete driveway and molded pavers. Red brick veneer has been added to various portions of the front of the home, and a Victorian-style front door with a large, leaded oval glass windows sets the tone for this home.

Living room 

Living, entry, dining and kitchen 

Living room 

Dining room 

Dining room 

Inside, the Santa Ana Palmer & Krisel homes were cousins to the Pomona’s Valwood Estates models. The entry open up into the old world-inspired living room, with hefty interior columns supporting decorative arches where demising walls once stood. The dining area sits off the entryway, and features a large ceiling medallion supporting a new-olde style chandelier, while the once modernist fireplace in the living room has been converted to something reminiscent of centuries earlier.

Kitchen 

Kitchen 

The kitchen sits off the dining and living room at the side of the home, and has seen its demising walls removed. The kitchen is pretty much the antithesis of midcentury modern, with raised-panel cabinetry, granite-on-granite backsplashes and counters, ornate molding and leaded glass cabinet fronts. Stainless steel appliances, can lights and a garden window top off the look of the room.

Secondary bedroom 

Secondary bedroom 

Guest bath

Master bedroom 

Master bedroom 

Master bathroom 

Bonus room addition 

The three bedrooms are definitely in keeping in line with the rest of the look of the home. All three bedrooms feature a distinct version of a coffered ceiling, ornate lighting fixture and plantation shutters. The bathrooms follow suit with the rest of the home, with ornate tilework and earth tones.

Pool and backyard

Built in barbecue area

Bakcyard and pool 

Back of home 

The backyard is anchored by the large in-ground pool bordered in red bricks. A variety of paving ranging from flagstone, concrete and dark stone lines the yard. Other than a few oversized pots, there’s no living landscape in the backyard, only hardscape. A small pergola sits along the north side of the yard, covering a built-in barbeque.

While this midcentury modern home is decidedly no longer midcentury modern, it represents an interesting interpretation of a modernist tract home – at least the vision remained consistent throughout the entire property.

Check out the full listing on Redfin.com here: 2337 South Lowell Street

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