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A myriad of windows & light filled spaces set this home apart. An easy open flowing floorplan connects the stepdown Great Room to the cherry cabinet kitchen with center island & planning desk. A main floor study is highlighted by stunning stacked windows & 12 ft ceiling. The Master Suite is a spacious retreat with soaking tub, separate shower & extensive closet space. There is not a small bedroom in sight and a rare 3 full baths upstairs. Swimming pool, ball fields, trails, tenniscourts and more make this a wonderful neighborhood to call home. 16133 Dandborn Green

Indianapolis has its own Mid Century Modern inspired builders.  One of them was Avriel Shull, who lived from  1933-1976.  Avriel divided some of her family's land in Carmel, IN and created a Mid Century Modern neighborhood.  The neighborhood still exists today and features the open spaces and beautiful windows characteristic of that era.   Pictured above is one of the homes Avriel built in Thornhurst.  Avriel was unusual for her time.  Very few females were builders.  She was first an artist, then became an architect with no formal architectural training.  She designed her first home at the age of 23.  Avriel went on to design Ladywood Estates, a striking apartment community on the east side of Indianapolis.  She also designed a library in northern Indiana and one in California, and homes in some of the most highly regarded neighborhoods of that day in Indianapolis. Sadly Avriel passed away at the age of 43, dying of complicati...

What is all the buzz about Mid Century Modern ?  Certainly, that style is mentioned every where by designers.  I checked an excellent reference for Architectural Styles , and nowhere is Mid Century Modern described.  There is Victorian, Italianate, Prairie, Craftsman, Art Deco and Neo Classical plus many others. A current google search of "Mid Century Modern Homes" however generated 30,700,000 references. Wikipedia describes Mid Century Modern as the time period from roughly 1933-1965.  The term was coined by Cara Greenberg in 1983 for her book  Mid-Century Modern: Furniture of the 1950s .  Wiki describes Mid Century Modern as an architectural, interior and product design form that generally describes mid-20th century developments in modern design, architecture, and urban development.  Some of the leaders in this style were Joseph Eichler, Frank Lloyd Wright, George Fred Keck, Henry Glass, and Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe. I have had a theory ...

It's cold outside!  Believe it or not, it is still a wonderful time to buy a home. *Interest rates are still at near historic lows and the *inventory of homes is plentiful.  More homes will come on the market in the next two months as sellers who have been waiting to get past the holiday season are ready to offer their home for sale.  This trend will continue as we move towards Spring and the warmer Summer months. *There are less buyers in the market now than there will be in the Spring, the traditionally most active time of the year.  So there is less competition for the home you may want.  You will have the opportunity to negotiate more aggressively with a Seller that is motivated now. *Winter is an excellent time to check on the energy efficiency of homes.  Feel the areas around doors and windows to see if air flow is noticeable.  Does the home seem well constructed?    Look at the roof if there is snow to see if the snow is melti...