A blush pink house in Palm Springs, California, with a blocky silhouette and decorative metalwork has come to market for $3.6 million.
The flat, midcentury house was designed by notable architects Albert Frey and Robson Chambers in 1964 and restored by its previous owner—designer Bill Stewart—who added the pastel pink hue, according to Palm Springs Life.
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Known as the Haymond House after the family for which it was built, the three-bedroom home is in the Las Palmas neighborhood in the shadow of the San Jacinto mountains. It spans 2,792 square feet and features a spacious lanai overlooking the yard and pool, according to the listing with Alex Dethier of Bennion Deville Homes, who posted the listing last week.
Its unique aluminum brise-soleil grilles, which balance privacy with light and air, were designed by artist John deKoven Hill, a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright and the editor of House Beautiful magazine, according to City of Palm Springs documents.
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The front of the house features three wide arrays of the decorative screens, where one might expect windows, beside two 8-foot tall doors. Similar patterns form the pillars that frame the lanai and adorn the front gate, while more delicate interior grillwork serves as a divider between rooms. “The bris-soleill is quite wonderful in the two front bedrooms,” Dethier said. “It gives you some nice interesting light and shadows.”
Stewart, the Atlanta-based founder of Stewart Mohr Designs, bought the home in 2016 for $1.7 million. It had passed through many hands at that point and so he set about renovating it and petitioning for a historic designation, which it earned in 2017.
“They really kept the essence of what it was, and what it is still,” Dethier said. “It’s quite lovely.”
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The floor plan, which includes a central living room, a breakfast nook, a terrazzo entryway and well-defined public and private spaces, was largely left intact except for partly opening up the kitchen, according to Dethier. “There’s still that counter space between the kitchen and dining room but you’re not seeing people flip burgers back there,” he said.
Stewart sold the home to the current seller in 2020 for $2.8 million, according to property records. She could not immediately be reached for comment.
