1953 Storybook Ranch

Attended this estate sale November 2009.

Modesto, CA

First off, I want to say that I have some conflicting information about this house. While I was there at the estate sale, the ladys that were running it told me that this house has had only one owner. They said that they built it in 1946, BUT I did a search on Zillow.com of this house and they said it was built in 1953. A lot of the design choices in the house seem more like 1953, so I myself want to say it was in fact built in 1953. There might be some parts of the house that were started in 1946, but I really cant say for sure. All I can say that this house was like a DREAM! So over the top mid century decorating! I loved it! See for yourself!

1964 Asian Styled Ranch

Modesto, CA

We attended this amazing estate sale in January 2010. This estate sale was a very exciting one because it was located in a very opulent part of town that I normally would not visit. The neighborhood was started sometime in the late 1950s and boomed in the 1980s-today, so there are very few older homes in the neighborhood. With the exception of this one!

This home belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Kamps, the original owners with an affinity for Asian design. The house was decorated ONCE in 1964 and not one thing was changed (except the kitchen, it was disappointing). We were simply mesmerized by the intact nature of this home. And of course with a house filled to the rim of amazing vintage things, lots followed us home from the sale, maybe even a bit too much stuff!