Small is good. And this small, midcentury modest time capsule house in Omaha, Nebraska, (now sold) listed for sale by agent Rachel Tiller… well, it’s pretty much 1949 perfection. Two bedrooms, two bathroooms, coved ceilings, a coolonial knotty pine basement — all in 1,119 s.f. — what a sweetheart.
- Price: $95,000
- Year built: 1949
- Square footage: 1,119
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
Well maintained all brick home 2 bed 2 bath ranch in desirable Benson. Beautiful wood floors on the main and fireplace in the living room. Kitchen has lots of cabinets for storage. Master bedroom has double closets! Large flat yard with porch and mature trees. Great location close to schools and downtown Benson!
This pink and blue vintage tile bathroom is perfection. I love all of the little details like the random mosaic flooring, the decorative liner tiles and the contrasting bullnose tile. The addition of the white fixtures and ceramic bath accessories keeps the bathroom sweet without going overboard. Love.
Then there is the warm toned knotty pine basement rec room– a cozy spot for family to gather and unwind together — complete with a fireplace.
Reader Brenda, who tipped us off to this charming home, wondered if this was a built-in wall radio. What do you think?
I spy a vintage stove in the cute wood and white vintage kitchen, too. Just lovely.
I predict a home with this much personality at such an affordable price won’t last long. Mega thanks to realtor Rachel Tiller and photographer Minchu Yi for allowing us to feature this gem.
Link love:
- Realtor Rachel Tiller
- Photos courtesy of Minchu Yi Omaha Real Estate Photographer
Read more about the ’40s:
- 1940s decorating styles
- 32 photos of interiors from 1944
- Lauryn and Dennis’ 1939 kitchen makeover — wonderful!
Tips to view slide show: Click on first image… it will enlarge and you can also read my captions… move forward or back via arrows below the photo… you can start or stop at any image:
Scott says
So tidy and it will feel much bigger than the stated square feet with such a super-nice, finished basement.
And YAY, image 4, I think I finally found a house number solution! I’ve been gridlocked on a decision as any change would mean the existing holes in the stone would show. PERFECT. 🙂
Lorraine says
Love this house. So cute. We had a paneled basement with the same flooring and a bar. I live in a Levitt house now (circa 1951). The original Levitts had a TV built into the living room paneled walls by the stair cases. Oh I wish I still had that TV there.
Johnny 5 Fachy says
I’m in love with this house inside and out not to mention the very reasonable price. I could live in that knotty pine basement, that in itself is quite a score! Thanks for posting the fabulous find…adorable!
Megan says
Oh, this is just darling. Cute as a button little house. These houses originally had so much charm inside. It’s a shame that most of the houses built in this era have now been gutted and flipped. They take all the originality and personality and make it look cookie cutter, vanilla, and blah boring will griege walls, griege carpet, granite countertops, particle board cabinets, and fiberglass showers. These houses were not to architecturally fancy, so they needed color, design, and unique features to make them stand out. It’s just sad to strip them of that and take them out of their era in failed attempt to bring them into the current era.
John says
Arggghhh! Here in Seattle a house like that would be $350.000 to $400,000!
Lauryn says
Prices in Seattle must have come down, John! When we left in 2006 (in part because the prospect of owning a home was becoming less and less of an option), that house would have sold for close to $500K, if not more, depending on the neighborhood.
Suzy says
LOVE this house … especially the living room with those beautiful ceilings & built ins, and the bathroom. I have always loved the 1940s from their cars & clothes to their music – my mother graduated in 1947 so maybe that’s why 🙂 I just got a sink & medicine cabinet for free from a home built in 1942 here in Phx … I would LOVE to own a historic home!! My problem is I love SO MANY different era’s
Jonny says
I love the little monkey-tail curl in the basement flooring inlay. The bathroom is perfect too, right out of a Dick Tracy comic book. I’m not even into the 40’s era stuff generally and I still really like this house. Stick a hump top fridge in the kitchen and this place doesn’t need a thing.
Mary Elizabeth says
Yes, that is definitely a built-in radio made by the Howard Company. They made short-wave receivers and regular broadcast receivers. I have actually seen some models when I was a child in the home of a WWII vet who collected radios and record players. (It’s funny how I always think of that generation, “Oh, I have to ask Mr. So-and-so about this,” and then I realize they are all gone.) My research says they went out of business in 1949, right about when this house was built.
My favorite features are the built-in bookcases around the fireplace, the arched doorway between the living and dining rooms, the tiled bath and the kitchen with the double oven stove. I think it would have a broiler under one of the ovens and a storage drawer under the other–for cookie sheets, etc. Love that kitchen.
Sara says
I want to move to Omaha! Please Lord, let the new owners of this house appreciate it’s fantabulous style and not change a thing! Please don’t let some HGTV-inspired owner smash up the bathroom or tear out the basement paneling. Please guide the new owner in tasteful renovations if necessary, and help them to preserve a piece of history!
Pat says
Amen! I can’t stand to watch those brothers ruin all the nice old features in those homes!
Sara says
I know it! I still watch that channel more than any other, but sometimes I have to turn it off. Like when they take the sledge hammer to gorgeous bathroom tile. We need to get those brothers on board with MCM style. If they started singing the praises of original colorful bathroom tile, a lot more people might appreciate it instead of destroying it in favor of boring drywall!
Jackie says
That is delicious!! I’ve been in need of a good retro house fix! That is a good one!!