Midcentury design meets midcentury furniture and a cork flooring in the living room and dining room of this renovated 1957 Buff & Hensman house in Pasadena's Poppy Peak neighborhood.
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Midcentury Modern homes in Los Angeles

Midcentury design meets midcentury furniture and a cork flooring in the living room and dining room of this renovated 1957 Buff & Hensman house in Pasadena's Poppy Peak neighborhood.

Midcentury design meets midcentury furniture and a cork flooring in the living room and dining room of this renovated 1957 Buff & Hensman house in Pasadena’s Poppy Peak neighborhood. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A view of Charles and Ray Eames' historic residence in Pacific Palisades.

A view of Charles and Ray Eames’ historic residence in Pacific Palisades. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

The 1967 Pacific Palisades home of renowned architect Ray Kappe is cited by design aficionados as perhaps the best-designed house in Los Angeles.

The 1967 Pacific Palisades home of renowned architect Ray Kappe is cited by design aficionados as perhaps the best-designed house in Los Angeles.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

View of upper deck den, front, living room and kitchen, far back, at the home of architect Ray Kappe.

View of upper deck den, front, living room and kitchen, far back, at the home of architect Ray Kappe. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Musician Brad Laner and his wife Nydia stand near the living room of their classic Eichler house in Granada Hills.

Musician Brad Laner and his wife Nydia stand near the living room of their classic Eichler house in Granada Hills. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Edward Fickett homes are famous for their sleek one-story ranch design incorporating dramatic roof designs, lots of glass to bring the outdoors inside, and always a pool.

Edward Fickett homes are famous for their sleek one-story ranch design incorporating dramatic roof designs, lots of glass to bring the outdoors inside, and always a pool.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A view out to the front deck and swimming pool of Don Hensman's bachelor pad atop Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles.

A view out to the front deck and swimming pool of Don Hensman’s bachelor pad atop Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles.  (Bryan Chan / Los Angeles Times)

Twilight falls on the front of a midcentury home in Crestwood Hills.

Twilight falls on the front of a midcentury home in Crestwood Hills. (Richard Hartog / Los Angeles Times)

"Rapor (Sun House)," designed by midcentury architect Conrad Buff III. The home was originally built for the architect in the hills of Pasadena.

“Rapor (Sun House),” designed by midcentury architect Conrad Buff III. The home was originally built for the architect in the hills of Pasadena. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Architect William Krisel designed this Midcentury Modern tract house, often called a Butterfly House for its distinctive wing-like roof line.

Architect William Krisel designed this Midcentury Modern tract house, often called a Butterfly House for its distinctive wing-like roof line.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

A 1970s home designed by architect A. Quincy Jones in Los Angeles.

A 1970s home designed by architect A. Quincy Jones in Los Angeles.  (Christina House / For The Times)

Pasinetti House, a 1959 modernist home by Haralamb Georgescu.

Pasinetti House, a 1959 modernist home by Haralamb Georgescu. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Interior view of the Pasinetti House, a 1959 modernist home by Haralamb Georgescu, an architect who is not well known in L.A. but is revered in his native Romania.

Interior view of the Pasinetti House, a 1959 modernist home by Haralamb Georgescu, an architect who is not well known in L.A. but is revered in his native Romania.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

The 1948 Beverly Hills house designed by Greta Magnusson Grossman.

The 1948 Beverly Hills house designed by Greta Magnusson Grossman. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

The stone-covered fireplace repeats in the kitchen as the angled ceiling extends to the covered patio in the 1954 Daily House designed by architect Clair Earl in Glendale.

The stone-covered fireplace repeats in the kitchen as the angled ceiling extends to the covered patio in the 1954 Daily House designed by architect Clair Earl in Glendale.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

The Brody House in Holmby Hills by A. Quincy Jones.

The Brody House in Holmby Hills by A. Quincy Jones.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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