Mid-Century Modern in McLean

I spent some time this week exploring neighborhoods in McLean. Most people associate McLean with mega McMansions. While that is by and large the case, there are many mid-century modern and contemporary homes in the area. I love the mix of mid-century modern homes in Braewood on Shipman Lane and Nesbitt Place, which are located here.

Braewood in McLean has a variety of mid-century modern style homes. The house pictured at top is on Nesbitt Place. This home is on Shipman Lane.

However, this small cluster is seeing its mid-century homes get torn town and replaced with you know what. See the changes that occurred at 6807 Nesbitt Place and 1104 Shipman Ln.

The Grass Ridge neighborhood is filled with funky mid-century split levels, including this four-level split pictured above that is listed for $695K.

April 2, 2013/Listing Roundup /by Mid-Century Mike

MCMs with Wood-Beamed Ceilings

I hope everyone had a good Easter and Passover. While inventory is still very tight, I have seen a bit of an uptick in mid-century modern and other contemporary homes coming onto the market during the past week or so. We’ll see what happens as spring kicks into high gear. The theme for today’s post is wood-beamed ceilings, a common design element seen in mid-century modern homes. Check out the extensive wood and wood-beamed ceilings in this mid-century in Lake Barcroft listed for $699K. The soaring wood-beamed ceilings in this house in Cabin John listed for $1.79 million have been painted. If you want your wood-beamed ceilings with more acreage, take a look at this vintage 1958 home on 23 in Boyds. It is listed for $719K.