05/26/2026
Can I tell you about my favorite time of year?
As your summer girly, you’d think summer is the obvious answer, but it’s actually 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄.
Technically still spring, but you can taste summer coming. Everything is so green it almost doesn’t look real. Days where we *think* it’s summer, then yesterday’s random rain reminds us that nope, it’s just faux summer. The rhoddies are still doing their thing, just barely. The dogwoods haven’t disappeared into the background yet. The lawns are lush before the July sun turns them to crispy crunch. This little window of spring is everything, as summer is still on the horizon, and it feels like we have so much time left before summer speeds past us.
Speaking of windows, I was stopped in my tracks when I saw this NW hills stunner. Swipe and swoon! I’m in love.
This 1956 home is a custom Northwest Regional Style MCM designed by architect John R. Gatewood for his own family. Original built-ins. Period light fixtures. Cork and tile floor. I love that it’s the perfect blend of original and some modern updates. Unspoken coolness. One level, radiant in-floor heat, vaulted wood ceilings meeting a full wall of Mt. Adams stone that opens into a wall of glass with stunning views. Yes, please!
This home has been perfectly preserved and loved. And right now, wrapped in the most beautiful two weeks of the Pacific Northwest year, it looks like a painting.
𝘋𝘔 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳.
3 beds
2.5 baths
2,736 sq ft.
c. 1956
$1,675,000
Portland, Oregon | Listing courtesy of Mariesa Swenson, Modern Homes Collective
