1973 Midwick Drive, Altadena CA 91001 | $1,998,000
On quiet Midwick Drive, a sculptural front garden featuring Mediterranean and California native plantings introduces this 1940 California Ranch home. From the approach, this property has the rarefied character of a place that encourages a deep exhale. A curving front path lined with river rock and gravel encourages visitors to slow a bit to take in the stunning mountain view, birdsong, and cool shade from towering Canary Island Pines. Classic materials and details of 1940 craftsmanship abound: troweled stucco walls, the covered brick front porch with wood posts and decorative sawn braces, the wood shutters with scrolled holdbacks. Inside, quality construction is evident in the narrow-plank hardwood floors and plaster walls, with hand-finished gentle curves at the edges of window and door recesses. Offering 4 bedrooms and 3 baths, this single-level home enjoys an easy floor plan designed to maximize natural light. Visitors enter into the formal living room, which features a stacked brick decorative fireplace and custom built ins. The relaxed dining room space opens into a timeless eat-in kitchen and adjacent family room with shiplap walls. Steel casement windows and french doors open to a sunny backyard with captivating mountain views, a covered patio, and a sparkling pool; a hallmark of this home is the ever-present flow between inside and outside. Private spaces here are elegant: bedrooms and hallways and refined and comfortable, with convenient access to updated baths. The enviable primary suite is just separated enough to give the air of a boutique hotel bungalow, with v
