Ty Pennington: Why I Love This House
Modern design is where it's at for me, and this place is one awesome example

"I dig the way the master suite addition thinks out of the box: A bumped-out wall and clerestory windows break up the simple geometric shape."—Ty
Elliott Himelfarb and Janet Minker had walked past the featureless Bethesda, Maryland, house hundreds of times but, says Elliott, "There's something about a 'for sale' sign that gets your attention." They took a second look—and a third—and discovered that hidden behind an uninspiring facade of shiplap siding and orangey bricks was a tidy cube of early 1960s modernism set in a deep lot planted with cherry trees, poplars and dogwoods. Modernist aficionados and devoted gardeners, Janet and Elliott saw the potential that others had missed.
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