Ceramic Tile On Concrete

This clean, crisp, contemporary ranch, designed by Red Warner in 1959, is better than new with recent updates and is priced at a $250,000. Located on Nurmi Drive, one of the few streets in Midland that remains unpaved, the house sits on 2.64 acres and backs to Sturgeon Creek. The home built out of concrete block has an almost organic feel to it with many of the interior walls still the original exposed block, which gives the house a loft feel in combination with the vaulted ceilings, edge grain fir and large spans of windows.

As  you wind down the long drive the first thing you notice is the glass garage door. The house originally was built with a carport and one of the many improvements to the home was to convert the carport to a garage. It was done perfectly and matches the original style of the home and makes a classy, contemporary first impression. The front entrance parallels the garage and passes one of the few patches of grass that would need to be mowed in the natural landscaping. The wide solid wood front door welcomes you in classic Red Warner 1959 style and takes you directly into the main living areas of the home.

A ceramic tile entry leads into new bamboo floors over the concrete slab, a perfect fit for this home. Straight ahead is the living room measuring 18-by15-feet with an open gas log fireplace at the back of the room. Large windows line the left side of the room and edge grain fir on the back side of the hall closets finish off the right side of the room. The room is perfectly designed for a nice conversation style furniture grouping around the fireplace and looks out onto the outdoor patio with pond. The fireplace is painted a striking red adding to the contemporary style of the home.

Directly to the left of the front entrance is the galley style kitchen that has been updated with Corrian countertops and stainless Dakor appliances and a deep stainless sink with a commercial style pre-rinse faucet. The kitchen is efficient and is warm and contemporary with edge grain cabinets that have been updated with stainless handles. All of the built-in cabinetry and closets throughout the home have been perfectly updated with a strip of light wood and the long stainless handles.