Tuesday, June 30, 2009

House Hunting

So, now that baby Wyatt has been born and everything has been going well... we have somewhat turned out sights back towards some house hunting. Emphasis on ‘somewhat.’ We've been searching half-heartedly for a year or so, but nothing seemed to fit our needs or budget. The birth of Wyatt also played a big part in that lukewarm search for a new abode.

Naturally, we were sent a couple of interesting possibilities by our realtor a few days ago that have piqued our interests:

House Number One



House Number Two



House Two - View 2




These homes may look like funky, fixer-uppers, times ten, to many folks. Saying that they need a lot of work is a vast understatement. And yes, the words “bank owned and short sale,” do apply here, if you catch my drift.

However, they’re both located within a small tract of one-hundred homes in Fullerton that were designed by Joseph Eichler. He designed many of the popular mid-century modern homes in Northern and Southern California. Here are a few examples of his fully restored homes to see the end product:









And finally, here's a commercial you may, or may not have seen, featuring some nice Eichler homes in Orange, Ca.



We're praying fervently, and waiting on Him.

4 comments:

The Chatty Housewife said...

As soon as I saw that second house, I loved it even more than I loved the first. I can imagine a huge metal starburst clock on your wall and low furniture. If you end up owning one of these homes it will be so much fun to restore and decorate!

Glenda Conner said...

Nothing more rewarding than a good old fixer upper home!! Love 'em!!

Brooke said...

ugh. I hear ya with the "lukewarm" searching : ) I'll be praying that all goes well and that you feel definite direction from the Lord either way!

nicole said...

we've been on the hunt too...but eichler's...wahoo!