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This Mid-Century House Is Surprisingly “Dark, Moody, and Modern” Inside

Adrienne Breaux
Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director at AT Media
I grew up watching TV shows like "This Old House" and "New Yankee Workshop" with my parents, and learned early on that not only is it possible to remake your home’s surroundings to fit your lifestyle and personality, but that it’s also fun. When I got to college, I started in journalism but graduated with a BA in Interior Design from Louisiana State University. My entire professional career has been a mix of my passions: writing, photography, and interior design. I’ve worked at two different types of furniture stores (one ultra-modern and one full of antiques); I’ve worked on residential and commercial interior design projects; I’ve written about art, architecture, and design for print and online publications (a career highlight was interviewing famed collage artist and David Bowie collaborator Rex Ray for "Uppercase Magazine"); I’ve even been an architectural photographer. And for over 10 years, I've led Apartment Therapy's real home content, producing thousands of gorgeous house tours from around the world. I've also lived in a variety of homes, including a van, a former downtown store in small-town Texas, and a studio apartment rumored to have once been owned by Willie Nelson. It's made me passionate about featuring people making the best of their homes, no matter what shape that home is in, and inspiring others to create beautiful, functional homes. I truly believe that you can be your best self when you love your home. I love traveling, checking off Atlas Obscura wish lists, taking photos, making art, seeing art, throwing an incredible themed Halloween party every year, and staying up-to-date on the latest science fiction and horror movies. Currently, I live in my maximalist dream home in New Orleans, Louisiana, with my partner, a perfect dog, and a cute cat.
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published Aug 20, 2024

This Mid-Century House Is Surprisingly “Dark, Moody, and Modern” Inside

Adrienne Breaux
Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director at AT Media
I grew up watching TV shows like "This Old House" and "New Yankee Workshop" with my parents, and learned early on that not only is it possible to remake your home’s surroundings to fit your lifestyle and personality, but that it’s also fun. When I got to college, I started in journalism but graduated with a BA in Interior Design from Louisiana State University. My entire professional career has been a mix of my passions: writing, photography, and interior design. I’ve worked at two different types of furniture stores (one ultra-modern and one full of antiques); I’ve worked on residential and commercial interior design projects; I’ve written about art, architecture, and design for print and online publications (a career highlight was interviewing famed collage artist and David Bowie collaborator Rex Ray for "Uppercase Magazine"); I’ve even been an architectural photographer. And for over 10 years, I've led Apartment Therapy's real home content, producing thousands of gorgeous house tours from around the world. I've also lived in a variety of homes, including a van, a former downtown store in small-town Texas, and a studio apartment rumored to have once been owned by Willie Nelson. It's made me passionate about featuring people making the best of their homes, no matter what shape that home is in, and inspiring others to create beautiful, functional homes. I truly believe that you can be your best self when you love your home. I love traveling, checking off Atlas Obscura wish lists, taking photos, making art, seeing art, throwing an incredible themed Halloween party every year, and staying up-to-date on the latest science fiction and horror movies. Currently, I live in my maximalist dream home in New Orleans, Louisiana, with my partner, a perfect dog, and a cute cat.
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Home Type

House

Location

Concord, California

Style

Colorful

Mid-Century Modern

Modern

Bedrooms

3

Square feet

1365

Sq ft

1365

“Our house is a 1963 build, flat-roof, mid-century modern Eichler, designed by A. Quincy Jones,” begins Rhythm of the 1367-square-foot, three-bedroom house in the Bay Area that she’s owned for three years with her husband (it’s also home to their dog, Jupiter, and their cat, Anubis).

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This Eichler didn't come with an atrium (as many of them do), but their house does have nearly 2,000 square feet of backyard space, Rhythm's favorite spot. "This is one of the spaces that we DIYed last summer and took inspiration from the Ruth Bancroft gardens to design the space in the back. It is an absolute haven; the afternoon light is absolutely ethereal," she writes.

“There are only five other homes that have the same footprint as our home within the community, which makes our model a little bit more rare to ever come on the market. For the last three years, we have been painstakingly renovating every single room in the house from drywall to entirely rebuilding rooms and spaces to thoroughly reflect our personalities.”

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The art is an original Liechtenstein silk print for the MoMA done in 1979. It was purchased from Vintage European Posters in Lahaina, Hawaii, when they were on vacation in Hawaii.

“Our space is a vibrant blend of dark, moody tones, colorful accents, and classic mid-century modern charm. Growing up in India, I was surrounded by a kaleidoscope of colors, a vivid experience that’s mirrored in every room of our house,” Rhythm writes, explaining that above all, she and her husband wanted a home that would be reflective of their personalities.

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"My favorite room in the whole entire house has to be the dining room and the kitchen," Rhythm writes. "The beauty of our smaller-footprint Eichler is that the moment you walk into the house, the kitchen / dining is what you walk into."

“So you’ll see big beautiful artworks, lots of gorgeous mid-mod furniture,” Rhythm continues. She explains that the kitchen is “where most of the people that come to our home spend their time. Gathering around the kitchen island and/or around the dining room table. Always with lots of laughs. Lots of food to share and lots of memories made together and stories exchanged. That’s why I love the space.”

Thanks, Rhythm!

This tour’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity.

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