Unbelievable Mid Century Modern Renovated Home in Salt Lake City

The Benchmark has been set for what can be done with some of the great MCM existing homes we have available here in Utah! I must have gone back and looked at these pictures 20 times in the past 2 days, this home actually gave me chills and the nagging desire to clean and declutter my home! This home was built in 1957 and the homeowner was kind enough to share some before pics. He is an absolute artist! I can't imagine anything more beautiful! And certainly unique. I find it much more exciting than I do any of the new huge custom homes. I can't imagine leaving this home but it is actually for sale! 3 bedrooms/3 baths/2600 sq. ft/.21 acre lot and a swimming pool with pool cabana. Offered at $749,000. Enjoy the pics!

$8000. First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

Time is running out to take advantage of this years $8000. Tax Credit!! You must close on your home by Nov. 30 of this year. If you have not owned a home in the past 3 years or are in the market for your first home this is an incredible market to take advantage of!! If you have any questions regarding this please contact me via email phone or blog and I'll be happy to answer your questions.

Vintage Fully Restored Payson Cottage

This home is so cute!! Fully Renovated in the past few years with new roof, electrical, plumbing windows and more. Still has the charm of a turn of the century home without the head aches!! Nice big yard too!! In a historical area filled with Victorians, Bungalows and more. Close to the old main street and city center.

3 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, 1068 sq.ft $175,000

191 N 600 E Payson, UT

New Listing -Edgemont-Provo

If you've ever drove through this neighborhood you'll definitely see the appeal! Super quiet neighborhood nestled by Provo Canyon with large manicured yards and mature landscaping. Birds twitter all day in the spacious green yards. Take a look and you'll see the 1950's Mid-Century Modern Influences. I was lucky enough to have a look at the original model home brochure for this development. The homes were advertised as "The Modern Storage Home". all the interior walls feature built-in storage compartments. The layout is very efficient as well. I live in one and I need to use heat or air only on the extreme days. The homes have large windows in the living room to take advantage of the natural light and views. All the rooms have natural light streaming though. Gorgeous original hardwood floors and natural stone fireplace. Super Cute! Plenty of Original Features Remain! Feel Free to contact me with any questions!

361 E 4380 N Provo, UT 84604

3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 1350 sq.ft, .26 acre lot $199,900 http://www.melaniekomenkul.com/

Cool Uses for Green Products. Cali Bamboo

If you are looking for some green products that are absolutely gorgeous and good for the earth check out Cali Bamboo. Their prices are really good and they are very easy to work with. I love going through their photo galleries. I have about 10 years of future projects that have been inspired by the pics I've seen there. We've recently installed a bamboo fence at our home. The price was comparable to other products out there but it looks much cooler and is good for the environment to boot!! They now have decking countertops and more!! Check it out just for the fun of it!! I worked with Eric Ledbetter and he was fantastic! You can find the link for them on my site http://www.melaniekomenkul.com/

Cork Floors-Gorgeous Old New Green Floors!

Thinking of Green Flooring? Consider Cork. Since the cork is only stripped from the bark which grows back rather than requiring a tree to cut down it is a sustainable product. Fantastic for insualtion and sound barriers it's also a gorgeous and easy to care for floor! I've seen it priced as low as $2 sq. ft to boot. Several have a lock and click installation process making it a easy do it yourself job to tackle. Check out Globus Cork for great pictures and more info link available through my website http://www.melaniekomenkul.com/

Modern Sheds

I Love these! I want to use one to create a huge master suite! I can't believe how stylish they are. It would look great standing alone as a guest house/cabana . I don't care what I use it for I just want it!!

www.modern-shed.com link on my site.

North Orem Mid Century Rambler

Check out this new listing I have in NE Orem. Great Area and wonderful potential for a real modern look. My Favorite Feature is the Family Room with Vaulted Post and Beam Ceilings and floor to ceiling windows. All the rooms are really spacious as well. The master has sliding doors leading out the private patio. If your looking for something unspoiled you can put your own stamp that has a great floorplan and tons of room to grow you'll want to see this.

$260,000. 3568 sq. ft. .25 acre lot. 4 Bedrooms 3baths You can view the full listing on the home page http://www.melaniekomenkul.com/

Vintage, Period, and Mid-Century Homes in Utah

I'm searching online and I see there are people here in Utah County who appreciate older homes!! I see so many cool homes with a ton of potential who just really need some love and I get so inpsired but I can't restore them all myself!! Generally here in Utah County when people are looking they want new. The only time older homes are considered is when price comes in. Then of course the plan is to make it look as new as possible! If you love vintage or mid century modern homes bargains abound in Utah County and your likely to be the only buyer who appreciates it for what it is. Of course like I mentioned above it will likely need some love but many homes in my area are still owned by the original owners and wonderfully maintained! I've seen homes 50+ years in better shape than homes less than 3 years old!!

Well I just love old homes period. So if you see something great please post pics! If you'd like to find something I'd love to help you with that!

You can contact me here or get info about home buying on my site www.melaniekomenkul.com