Tamarisk Ranchos Butterfly Roof Palmer & Krisel Home For Sale – Rancho Mirage, CA

Built in 1958, the Tamarisk Ranchos are an enclave of 16 Palmer & Krisel-designed homes in Rancho Mirage, CA, just west of Palm Springs. The homes sit amid date palms and are set back on private, lush grassy lots surrounding a common swimming pool. All 16 homes are listed on the Rancho Mirage Register of Historic Places, including todays featured property. With three bedrooms and three bathrooms in 1,956 square feet, a single car garage all on an unfenced 10,400 square-foot lot, the asking price on this unique midcentury home is $629,000.

Entryway

Situated on a corner lot, the home sits hidden from the street by rows of well-manicured privacy shrubs, like most other Tamarisk Ranchos properties allowing for the front yard to become a private oasis. The house actually sits inverted on the lot, with the front door facing the rear Tamarisk Ranchos common area and a large private patio in the traditional front yard of the home.

Living and dining

Living and entry

Living 

Living 

Dining, living and kitchen 

Dining and kitchen 

The living and dining areas sit at the rear of the home and overlook a linear private patio adjacent to the Tamarisk common area through large walls of floor-to-ceiling glass windows.  High gloss flooring with a patter reminiscent of midcentury VCT tile sets the tone of the rooms, while signature open-beamed ceilings add height and volume. Both the living and dining rooms are large and well-proportioned, and a large corner fireplace anchors the living area and serves as a centerpiece to the rooms.

Kitchen and dining

Kitchen 

Kitchen 

The kitchen sits just off the dining room, and has been updated with clean, low-profile cabinetry. Soft blue gloss cabinets make up the lowers, while contemporary and clean frosted glass and natural wood open shelves and sliding cabinets make up the uppers. Stainless steel appliances and composite counters round out the room.

Den off of living room 

Den

Master bedroom 

Master bath

A small open den sits off of the living room, and provides access through a large sliding glass door to the front yard patio. The master bedroom sits at the front corner of the home, and opens to the front yard patio space. Windows on opposing walls allow the room to be light-filled and airy. The master bath has received an exceptional renovation with a nod to the modernist roots of the home. Clean, light, fitting mosaic tiles line the walls of the room, while low-profile cabinetry and a fitting pendant sconce highlight the space.

Secondary bedroom 

Guest bath #1

Smaller secondary bedroom 

Guest bath #2

The larger secondary bedroom also features windows on opposing walls overlooking the front yard patio space, while the smaller secondary bedroom is diminutive in size, and batter suited for a home office or nursery. The secondary guest baths have been carefully renovated with attention to detail, one featuring appropriate three-inch soft green tiles while the other features rectangular periwinkle blue tilework.

Patio adjacent to Tamarisk common area and living room 

Patio adjacent to Tamarisk common area and living room

Private patio at rear of home 

Private patio at rear of home 

Private patio spaces surround the front and rear of the home, enclosed with thick, healthy shrubbery. The common area at the rear of the home is a large, palm-lined green space which features a heated community pool at the center of the neighborhood.

This home is a great example of a well-maintained and well-thought-out Palmer & Krisel-designed property. The property is move-in ready, and offers a unique opportunity for those looking to live in a quiet, park-like estate.

Check out the full listing on Redfin.com here: 70470 Tamarisk Lane 

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Butterfly Roofed Tamarisk Ranchos Palmer & Krisel For Sale – Rancho Mirage, CA

Front of home

Built in 1958, the Tamarisk Ranchos are an enclave of 16 Palmer & Krisel-designed homes in Rancho Mirage, CA, just west of Palm Springs. The homes sit amid date palms and are set back on private, lush grassy lots surrounding a common swimming pool. All 16 homes are listed on the Rancho Mirage Register of Historic Places, including this three bedroom, two bathroom home with a two-car garage. Measuring in at 1,707 square feet, the asking price on this home is $695,000 with monthly HOA dues of $495.

Entry gate to front patio

Front patio

Sitting off the roadway behind tall green shrubs, the property appears unassuming from street view, with only the hint of the butterfly roof visible through the landscape. With a second hedgerow outlining the driveway leading to the detached two-car garage, this home offers plenty of privacy despite being located in a community without walls or fences. The entry gate leads visitors to the north-facing patio off of the kitchen and dining room, while the front door to the property is on the side of the home.

Kitchen features cabinetry that reflects the original character of the home

Dining room sits off the kitchen

The kitchen sits at the northwest corner of the home, adjacent to side front door, and also provides access to the north-facing patio. The taupe kitchen features newer, modernist-style cabinetry with flush-mounted doors, minimalist handles and granite counters. The appliances are stainless steel and include a built-in wine fridge. The dining room sits off of the kitchen, overlooks the front patio area and is open to the living room.

Living room is anchored by massive stacked fieldstone fireplace

Living room features dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking rear patio and common area

Sitting area adjacent to rear patio

Living Room opens to the Dining room and adjacent Den

With its open beamed vaulted ceilings, The living room features expanses of glass that overlook the side yard and large central common area. Anchored by a stacked fieldstone fireplace, the surrounding floor-to-ceiling glass doors and clerestories open up to the private rear patio. Large picture windows pace the side yard and allow the living area to flood with natural light.

Third bedroom has been converted to den

Guest room

Master bedroom

Master bathroom

Guest bath

During a complete renovation in 2009, one of the bedrooms was converted to a den and now opens up to the living room.  The second bedroom sits at the southeast corner of the home, features vaulted ceilings and south-facing clerestories and overlooks the side yard. The master bedroom sits at the front northeast corner of the home and overlooks the front courtyard. Both bathrooms have been updated with modern finishes and styles, and are contemporary and spa-like in appearance.

Rear patio 

Rear patio is screened from common area

Common area pool

While the home sits on a quarter acre lot, there are no walls or fences allowing for the property to feel larger. The rear patio is screened from the common areas through creative shrub placement, which also offers privacy to the living areas of the home.

This is a beautiful piece of architecture that sits in a quiet unassuming cluster of fantastic midcentury modern homes. This no doubt will make an exceptional residence for those looking for a historic piece of modern architecture.

Check out the full listing on Redfin.com here: 70465 Los Pueblos Way

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Historic-Designated Palmer & Krisel in Tamarisk Ranchos For Sale – Rancho Mirage, CA

This neighborhood has been right under our noses for years but for some reason we only found out about its existence a couple of weeks ago.  The Tamarisk Ranchos are an enclave of 16 single-family homes surrounding a common swimming pool area in Rancho Mirage, CA. The homes were built in 1958 and are listed on the Rancho Mirage Register of Historic Places. This particular 1958 home includes three bedrooms, two-and-three-quarters baths in 2,554 square feet and a two-car carport all on a 8,200 square-foot lot with an asking price of $529,000 and monthly HOA dues of $495.

This low-pitch roofed home exudes more of a Rancho Mirage look than a midcentury Palm Springs look, incorporating more sand and beige tones along with more traditional desert furnishings and detailings. The living room is fully mirrored, including the fireplace surround, but under those mirrors is a classic William Krisel open corner fireplace surrounded by a generous proportional hearth. The ceiling throughout the home are open beamed, and there’s skylights in the living room, dining room and den.

Living Room

Look closely - there's a signature Krisel-modernist fireplace under all those mirrors

Mirrored Dining Room

The dining area carries the mirrored theme forward, and sits opposite the living room. The kitchen has been redone, and reads more traditional than midcentury modern. The cabinets feature raised panel doors and feature rich wood tones, while the counters are granite, which to many look outdated now as granite became overused by flippers and do-it-yourselfers over the past 15 years.

Kitchen

Sunroom/Nook

The bedrooms show light and bright, as Krisel’s style almost always included well naturally-lit bedrooms through floor-to-ceiling windows, secondary shoulder-height windows and feature those signature open beamed ceilings. Two of the bedrooms are currently used as bedrooms, while one has been converted to a den, and features another bedroom/den constructed out of the original former carport accessed through the current den.

There’s one gem of originality in the master bath – the original pink American Standard sink, marble counter and vanity are all still in place.  The tub also appears to be original while all other details have been updated out of the bathroom. The other bathrooms have been fully updated at some point, and now read somewhat inconsistent with the style of the home.

Bedroom used as Den 

Bedroom

Bathroom with original vanity - this vanity design was signature Krisel, used in thousand of his homes

Former carport/den addition

One of the fascinating details about this community is that there are no backyard walls, no divisions between properties, giving the rear yard area an expansive, park-like feel. Even without walls, there is privacy created through the use of hedges, both at the front yard property lines and at the rear patio.

This 1958 classic is move-in ready, and can be enjoyed as-is or enhanced with a full-on restoration to bring it back to its original modernist roots. Either way it’s a pretty great residence in a serene, quiet Coachella Valley neighborhood, and definitely worth a look.

Back patio with privacy shrubs

Front view of home

Check out the Redfin listing here: 70450 Tamarisk Lane

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