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Mid-Century Modern Charm Meets Potential in Ellicott City, MD
Clip: Season 4 Episode 11 | 6m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Jen and Ricardo tour a ranch home with great potential in Ellicott City, Maryland.
Welcome to a retro rancher in Valley Meade, where mid-century charm meets modern potential in Ellicott City, MD! This 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom home offers over 3,000 sq. ft., original hardwood floors, and nostalgic 1960s design elements—from vintage lighting to a built-in can opener! Other features include a cozy fireplace with built-ins, a spacious deck and large backyard.
If You Lived Here is a local public television program presented by WETA
If You Lived Here
Mid-Century Modern Charm Meets Potential in Ellicott City, MD
Clip: Season 4 Episode 11 | 6m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Welcome to a retro rancher in Valley Meade, where mid-century charm meets modern potential in Ellicott City, MD! This 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom home offers over 3,000 sq. ft., original hardwood floors, and nostalgic 1960s design elements—from vintage lighting to a built-in can opener! Other features include a cozy fireplace with built-ins, a spacious deck and large backyard.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipJEN: A rancher.
We haven't seen one of those yet.
And the teal door really is the cherry on top of the front of the house.
RICARDO: Yeah, I'm loving this.
It's kind of giving me like Brady Bunch vibes with the aesthetic.
JEN: Let's hope there's not 10 people inside waiting for us.
GREG: So we're in a community called Valley Meade.
There's about 800 homes in this neighborhood built from the late 50s all the way through the 80s.
And you'll see lots of ranch-style homes which are making a comeback.
People are generally looking for this one level-living now.
RICARDO: Mm-hmm.
GREG: And we're right off of Route 40, which was recently dedicated as Korean Way.
It's a five-mile stretch of 160 Korean-owned businesses.
JEN: Wow.
GREG: We're also close to Centennial Park, Cypressmede Park, and the iconic Enchanted Forest Shopping Plaza.
RICARDO: So anything special we should be looking for once we get inside?
GREG: Definitely make sure to check out those original hardwood floors.
There's also some pretty cool 60s features that still remain.
JEN: Ah groovy.
RICARDO: All right.
Well, I'm super excited to get this magical mystery tour started.
GREG: Great.
Enjoy.
RICARDO: All right.
JEN: Right.
RICARDO: It's groovy.
You're right.
We have arrived in the 60s.
Definitely retro.
So we've got this massive living area over here and it looks like we've got the bedroom area over here.
JEN: Let's just start with this bedroom.
RICARDO: Okay.
JEN: This is big.
RICARDO: Yeah.
This is a great-sized bedroom.
And look at all the storage you've got over here.
JEN: You have these original panel doors.
RICARDO: Yeah, the nostalgia level is off the charts in here.
JEN: Nice start.
RICARDO: Okay.
JEN: Oh-hoo-hoo, this is straight out of the 60s.
RICARDO: I'm here for it.
JEN: This medicine cabinet with the built-in lighting is a showstopper.
RICARDO: It looks like they updated the tile work in the shower, but they kept this original tile work.
JEN: And it's in such good condition.
RICARDO: Yeah.
JEN: See what other surprises are in store.
RICARDO: Okay.
JEN: Oh.
RICARDO: Oh, this is nice and cozy.
The window treatments take me right back to the 60s or 70s.
JEN: My grandmother certainly has these in her house.
RICARDO: And it's also got its own bathroom.
JEN: Can't beat that.
So this definitely looks like it's had some updates.
The floor looks in really good shape.
RICARDO: Yeah.
Nice stand-up shower.
JEN: Yeah.
RICARDO: So many opportunities here to put your personal mark on it.
JEN: The whole setup right here, this is what I grew up with and so my favorite thing to do would be like, "Oh, hey girl.
Hey girl.
Hey girl."
RICARDO: Hey girls, we just need one of you to finish the tour.
JEN: One is enough.
RICARDO: Yeah.
JEN: Let's go.
RICARDO: One is enough.
JEN: So we've made it to the living room.
RICARDO: Have arrived firmly in the 60s.
I'm not sure how I feel about this blue carpet.
JEN: It's in good shape.
RICARDO: But I love this fireplace and how it's flanked by these built-ins on either side.
JEN: And this window.
RICARDO: Mm-hmm.
JEN: Is so beautiful looking out onto the porch.
And then this diamond lattice work is a really interesting choice.
Let's see what story the next room has to tell.
RICARDO: All right.
JEN: Oh, so bright in here.
Given the ornate chandelier and the chair rail, this is probably meant to be a dining room.
RICARDO: Mm-hmm.
JEN: But if you don't need a formal dining room, this is a smart choice.
RICARDO: Mm-hmm.
And you can finally see the floors in this room.
JEN: The carpet isn't gobbling up all the light anymore.
RICARDO: Yeah.
JEN: Now we have these beautiful original oak floors.
RICARDO: Yeah.
They are gorgeous.
JEN: And looking out to the backyard on this amazing deck.
Well, it looks like the next phase of our tale is the kitchen.
RICARDO: Ah.
Let's mosey into the kitchen then.
JEN: All right.
Ooh.
Okay.
This has a lot of potential.
RICARDO: There is a lot of potential in here because there's so much space.
I would also love maybe an island here in the middle.
JEN: Oh, yeah.
The cabinets are certainly a color that I grew up with.
I'm probably gonna come back with something a little lighter.
RICARDO: Yeah, then you see this thing right here.
It's an old-school vent.
Pull the chain.
JEN: Oh.
RICARDO: Isn't that cool?
JEN: Okay.
This definitely stays.
RICARDO: Yeah.
And look at this can opener.
JEN: This harkens back to a time when computers were the size of a room and you could hang your can opener from a cabinet.
RICARDO: Well, I think we have seen everything we can see in this house and it's time to find Greg to play the game.
JEN: All right, let's hope that one of us can squeak out a win.
RICARDO: Fingers crossed.
JEN: Fingers, toes.
This yard.
RICARDO: This is so beautiful.
GREG: Welcome back.
What'd you think of house number two?
RICARDO: Oh, well first off I have to say this deck is pretty awesome.
What a great outdoor space.
You can't beat this.
JEN: Yeah.
And having it right off the living space is perfect.
And then the kitchen had a lot of nostalgic features.
RICARDO: Some details in both bathrooms took us back also.
And that mirror, definitely straight out of another time.
JEN: Yeah.
It's the type of thing that people are looking for right now.
RICARDO: Mm-hmm.
JEN: To put in like a modern bathroom.
RICARDO: And one of the things I loved about it too was everything was on one level.
JEN: An opportunity here to age in place.
RICARDO: Yeah.
GREG: Exactly.
So this house has two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Just over 3,000 square feet, including the basement.
And it was built in 1957.
Can you guess the list price?
RICARDO: I'm gonna go ahead and say 636,499.
JEN: Okay.
GREG: Okay.
JEN: I'm gonna be simple and say 610.
GREG: The list price on this property... is $585,000.
RICARDO: Oh.
GREG: So you're both too high.
RICARDO: Twice.
Twice.
JEN: Again, what a value in Ellicott City, clearly.
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