I can't think of one nice thing to say, except ... it looks clean.

It's half regency and not in a good way.

Nothing an additional $454000 couldn't fix.

The furnishings sure aren't doing the house any favors. I think (hard to tell through the chaos) that is has the bones to be a nice house, if you were to embrace the mid-century stuff. I think you'd have to take everything out, including the carpet and light fixtures, for me to really begin to see the possibilities.

I'm not normally put off by furs, but the tails are disconcerting.

Holy god, are those real animal parts on the bed?

Someone really hated the MCM style of his (her?) house...

But loved texture, lots of different textures . . . I wonder what that cave like hole is in the rec. room stone wall--the remnants of a fireplace? Love the bones though.

I really like the chandy's but not a one looks "right" in any of those rooms...

Here is one by me. I almost bought this house years ago (2003). they wanted more then my offer and then ended up selling for less later. I wish I had saved the pics. It had a flat roof on the house and the garage. all original bathrooms that were in perfect shape. I wonder if they did anything to them. the roof, entry and kitchen make me cringe :( http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/145-Woods-Rd-Greenwood-Lake-NY-10925/31868666_zpid/

Re photo #3: I'm surprised to see what looks like Palos Verdes stone work on the wall of a home in Illinois. I had presumed that the stone was featured/dominated in Southern California buildings because of proximity, and that any fame was purely local.

My father designed and built a MCM/Chinese Modern home for our family which featured a floor-to-ceiling Palos Verdes stone fireplace in the living room, somewhat similar to the wall pictured in the IL home. My uncle did the stone work, and the pieces were placed closer together, and protruded more than those pictured. (The deep recesses between the stones were a favorite place to hide Easter eggs.) My father loved the stone, and my uncle's artistry in making the fireplace (and other exterior features) look rugged and "natural."

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Forgot to add:

lloyd wright's wayfarer's chapel

Etched in Palos Verdes Stone

July 1957

http://www.artsandarchitecturecollection.com/los.angeles/wayfarers.chapel/

The house makes me dizzy as is. MCM should be sleek and simple. This sure is neither! Probably could be made nice with some money and taste.

We were just in that area (Skokie) over the weekend for a wedding. There is a lot of odd mid-century construction around there. Not really MCM -- just MC . . . awkward.

I'm guessing that they don't know that they are living in an MCM house. That kitchen is atrocious.

Looks like a 60s home was redecorated in the 80s.

The heck w/ the decor - I dig that house = )

Carol, you're ahead of me then: I can't see the house for the decor. And, are those trucker mudflaps redesigned as glass panels around the breakfast table?