This Palm Springs time capsule has the most wonderful decor. I especially love the three bedrooms shown on the listing. This  master bedroom has PERFECT feng shui.

The guest room bedroom: Totally typical tropical decor. My husband’s nana in Florida had a Pier I-style bedroom set just like this. I LOVE the quilted bedspreads, both the style and the fabric. Quilting — with piping around the edges, look close — is de rigueur all the way into the late 80s, I’d say. (This style of bedspread is not easy to find today, though… I need to hunt.) And look: The drapes are in the same fabric. Oh and I love the wallpaper, too. This is a fabulous bedroom. I know that I do not feature bedrooms enough on the blog – and will keep working at it.

A big thanks to Frank for spotting the time capsule and the real estate agent’s website.

And, thanks to real estate agent Miles Kuhn for giving me permission to feature these photos. See the entire listing here — it’s worth it, I promise.

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WHY DID SOFAS GET SO BIG? I do not know. But you have to admit these supersized sofas are statement-makers. And that’s before we even get to — upholstery. This 1972 wonder belongs to Lynne’s Lens, a flickr friend. She bought it 10 years ago from a house with purple shag carpet and Peter Max wallpaper. It had two more pieces that made it *too big* for her house and she gave them to a friend. Mr. Retro Renovation loves this sofa. Read on — you’ll like the next one, too, I promise…

Reader Cindy D sends this great find – Elvis’ Honeymoon Cottage, with a built-in circular sofa that is 64′ long. Yes: sixty-four feet. Maybe “conversation pits and built-in sofas came out Frank Lloyd Wright-esque design, where he built the furniture right into the house? This photo was featured on the Eastside Real Estate Buzz blog. Elvis’ and Priscilla’s honeymoon hideway is in Palm Springs. It was designed by William Krisel for developer Robert Alexander and his wife Helene, and it’s comprised of four perfect circles. (See a link about the house’s design here, thanks to reader Frank.) You can rent the house for events and such – check it out here. Hey: Another Retro Renovation Clubhouse site. After the MacArthur Foundation gives us one of those gazillion dollar grants.

Of course we’ve seen some other supersized sofas before, as part of conversation pits. Remember Leslie’s kitschy dreamboat time capsule? Hi Leslie, how are you doing! Buy any Moss lamps lately? Hmmm. I guess this isn’t an entire sofa, but you’re on the homepage again anyway because this is so in the spirit.

And remember this time capsule from Des Moines. Another super popular post, with a supersized conversation pit and much, much more in this utterly swoonable house — one of our very best time capsules ever.

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Frank from the San Gabriel Valley CA sends us this time capsule from Palm Springs — along with more PS links – read on! Thanks, Frank! 

Pam,

Look at this beautiful post and beam fixer in Palm Springs. I love the kitchen, and notice the wall clocks. I wish I could afford to buy it and fix it up. My fear is that someone will buy it and rip out all the original fixtures. Share it with your readers.

I am not a realtor. I just love Palm Springs and mid-century architecture.

I really enjoy your website. I live in the San Gabriel Valley. I rent a fantastic Alexander butterfly in the Twin Palms neighborhood in Palm Springs for weekend getaways. I would very much like to purchase a weekend home in PS. There are so many great houses there, and the desert air is fantastic. I check the MLS every morning before I start work and dream.

I really enjoy your website. No, I live in the San Gabriel Valley. I rent a fantastic Alexander butterfly in the Twin Palms neighborhood in Palm Springs for weekend getaways. I would very much like to purchase a weekend home in PS. There are so many great houses there, and the desert air is fantastic. I check the MLS every morning before I start work and dream. Here is a link to the house we rent: vrbo.com/8740

The gentleman who owns the house is involved in the Palm Springs Modern Committee. William Kriesel, the architect who designed his home in the fifties, recently designed the landscaping for the house. You should think about visiting PS. I’m not sure of the actual dates, but in February PS has its annual Modernism Week where you are able to tour many of the beautiful mid-century homes.

I don’t know PS Stephen, but I enjoyed his article about El Rancho Vista Estates a while back. I posted a link to the Racquet Club Road Estates website in the comment section of his artice. Here is it is again: racquetclubestates.com/home

The gallery section has some cool pictures, and the site has picutures of the original brouchers. This link also has a tour of fantastic Alexander butterfly in Racquet Club Road estates: palmspringsalexander.com

Take care, and keep up the good work.

Sincerely,

Frank

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