Here’s a time capsule house of a different color: Not only is it designer-decorated, with every little detail carefully considered, color-coordinated, and matchy-matchy… but this house was barely lived in — for nearly 50 years! Yes, the owners had five other houses and only stayed here a few weekends each year. So pretty much every single element is: Original and pristine. Oh and: The house is for sale fully furnished! Let’s analyze the details — here’s how the late 60s / early 70s were done — in 17 photos >>
#1 (above): Oh my word, the lime green and yellow striping that leads you through the living room. What a snazzy way to connect the spaces in a large, long room.
Here’s the listing info:
- This single family home located at 446482 E Fishermans Road, Gore, OK 74435 is currently listed for sale by C21/Wright Real Estate, with an asking price of $359,000. This 2,832 sq. ft. property was built in 1960 and has 3 bedrooms and 3 full baths.
Yes, listing agent and Realtor Wes Nofire says that the decor we are looking at was conceived by a professional decorator hired by the second owners of the house, who bought it in 1970. The design of the original house also is a marvel, he said: The first owner was a World War II naval veteran, and designed the house so that all the plumbing, electric, etc. were accessible from one space — like inside a battleship. The home is three stories, with views to a nearby lake.
#2 (above): The color palette in the living room is tightly controlled — lime green, sunshine yellow, and white. Note the yellow-back-painted shelves. The carpet has a hint of avocado to mellow out and ground the space.
Peek: Into the dining room. Looks like very metallic silver foil wallpapear in there. I don’t have a photo, but Wes says he may be able to send me one.
Wes, who took these photos and generously gave me permission to feature them, says the only thing that has been changed in the house is that some of the white leather upholstery was reupholstered over time. All the appliances are original and they all work, he says.
#3 — The sectional is wonderful. Notice the sheer pinch pleats are layered over what appear to be woven wood shades ala Beautie Vue.
#4 — Tiny stools tucked under the mirrored sofa table. The fireplace (toward the back of this photo) also appears to be mirrored.
#5 — Yes, carpet in the kitchen. No comments, please. It was the 1970s.
#6 — The cabinet door and drawer fronts have the look of some St. Charles’ I’ve seen, but I don’t think these are steel.
#7 — I’m thinking this is a family room. The color blue is now judiciously introduced — in the blue-painted ceiling, the back-painted cabinetry, the mats of the framed sketches above the sofa, and on the card-table chairs’ upholstery, methinks. Great card table chairs!
#8 — I like how the doors are all painted. They are treated like geometric elements within each room, not whited out.
#9 & #10 — I’m thinking that all the living spaces are oriented toward the lake, with seating planned to enjoy the views.
#11 — Fantastic master bedroom. Matching pinch pleat draperies and wallpaper… coordinated bedskirt and even piping. The little square pillows all in row == LUV.
#12 — This bathroom goes with the master bedroom, same wallpaper. Again, I don’t wanna hear waah waahs, please, about the carpet in the bathrooms. It was the 70s.
#13 — The yellow bedroom. The lime green dresser reminds me of Drexel Plus One sans the words. Flower-powered wing chairs are my new everything.
#14 — I *think* this is the bathroom that goes with the yellow bedroom. However, looking at photo #13, the wallpaper in the attached bathroom seems to match the wing chairs; I see blue. Me confused. P.S. Close yer toilet lids, people: Bad feng shui to leave them open, because your money energy is attracted to be flushed down that drain, and we don’t want that, do we?
#15 — Every house needs a plaid bedroom. Notice: The window seems to be dressed with (1) sheer pinch pleats over (2) a plaid pull-down shade, which hangs over (3) cafe curtains that hang to ground, to line up with the pinch pleats. Now that’s attention to detail.
#16 & #17 — You’d never know from outside, all the 1970s happy going on inside!
Link love:
Anne Christiansen says
Oh no! That listing agent needs to spice up this listing. A LOT. Like, A LOT. 3-story art deco? I THINK NOT!!!
Amber says
My parents had a sort of half-carpeted bathroom. They had the part with the vanities and sinks carpeted, and then a door separated the vanity and sink area from the tub and toilet, which were on a laminated floor. I actually liked that arrangement.
CarolK says
One of my daughters has that arrangement in their master. There house was built in the 80s or 90s, I think. They DO NOT like the partly carpeted bathroom and are seeking to change the rest of the floor to tile. Hopefully, they can find some tile that matches or at least coordinates with what’s the tub and shower area.
Siobhan Greene says
TOTALLY LOVE THIS 70S MASTERPIECE!! Amazing AND groovy!!
Lisanne Freese says
The approach to the home/driveway is subtly marvelous and completely different in tone from the wild interior.
I love colors but yellow isn’t one of them (except in perennials).
Hope the new buyers “get” the house.
It’s ready for a starring role in a movie!
lynda davis says
This is a fun house. I remember the era well. Better Homes and Gardens magazine pages came to life in this house. I had green carpeting and yellow and lime wallpaper in my 1974 house. It was a room for our new baby. Such a very well done and preserved home. I wonder what new owners will do with the house? Love the flagstone around the house too. Everything is so pristine!
Miss Ophelia Rose says
I love every inch of this house! It takes me back to my childhood with all that carpet in the kitchen and bathrooms, and some wild wallpaper throughout the house.
Tammara says
Love it. Thanks for sharing the pictures
Kevin says
I can’t be the only one loving (some) of the grass green carpeting… saw it in an episode of the new queer eye, kinda killer. Just like bringing a little outside to the inside…just me?
Kim says
Wow! I recognize so many things from my childhood home in this house…the wall ovens with the side hinges, the bright, floral patterned wallpaper and the carpet…yup, in the kitchen! It was my job to vacuum every night after dinner. Lots of fun memories triggered with this post, but I don’t miss that!!
la573 says
I was wondering if that oven had side-hinged doors; I find them so much easier to use since you can walk right up to the open oven without leaning over the drop-down door. I have one in my kitchen (Fagor) and am glad to see them starting to make a comeback; at least six brands I know of are selling them now. There are some French door ovens now too.
CarolK says
That walk right up feature is really helpful for us shorties. I can barely reach the oven racks when I open the oven door on most modern wall ovens. That’s one of the reasons I wanted E-Z Glide telescoping racks on the wall ovens I bought for our reno and another reason why I’m going to buy a rack jack once the kitchen is actually renovated.
Thea A Davidson says
I love the yellow and green combinationin this beautiful house. In 1972, I bought a Skyline mobile home to teach school in a tiny New Mexico town without housing. Green carpets, gold linolium floors, avocado green appliances and kitchen sink. Bathroom had a green toilet, sink and tub with the golden yellow linolium floor. Furniture (it came with) coordinated the the wallpaper in the kitchen and bath was green.yellow and white. I evenually sold the mobile home and went to work in Albuquerque, but always paint my walls yellow. Hmmm the wall cabinets in bath and kitchen were brown. Also those mobile homes had light brown wood walls. It was a fabulous home and my favorite color combination. Seeing this estate sale home reminded me of how I love the colors and used to live with them.