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This newly restored San Diego midcentury is a post-and-beam dream

By | Published on April 25, 2025

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McCulley Design Lab reimagined this 1962 post-and-beam home in Del Mar, a beach city in San Diego County, California, back into the modern day while retaining its midcentury focus on organic materials, indoor/outdoor flow, and exceptional views. The result is an entirely rebuilt home that offers an innovative reinterpretation of midcentury design.

Set within an acre-plus wooded reserve populated with mature Torrey Pines, the home connects with nature and the outdoors from every room and utilizes a passive energy system. The architects focused on creating a warm environment scaled to the homeowner’s lifestyle that honors the original structure’s mid-century modern heritage while updating it to make it appear that the home has never been “remodeled.”

mid-century modern house entry with a red door

Teak walls and ceiling, walnut cabinetry, and ipe wood decking, in addition to an abundance of glass, give the dwelling an inviting, warm, organic vibe.

mid-century modern living room

Key to the renovation was to continue with the original mid-century philosophy of blending interior and exterior living spaces while keeping ornamentation to a minimum. To achieve this, certain zones were rebuilt, including the original kitchen, dining room, foyer, private office, library, decks, pool, and other areas, while other elements were maintained.

mid-century modern living room with a fireplace

The renovation expanded the home’s footprint with a new owner’s bedroom suite, pool room, guest house, fitness room, laundry room, office, and media room.

mid-century modern family room

What We Love: Surrounded by nature, this midcentury home in San Diego offers its inhabitants a warm and cozy atmosphere for everyday living and entertaining. We love this home’s fabulous indoor-outdoor lifestyle thanks to expansive walls of glazing and the seamless connection to the surrounding landscape, which brings in natural light and invites the outdoors in year-round.

Tell Us: What details in this midcentury renovation project do you love most? Let us know in the Comments below!

Note: Be sure to check out a couple of other fascinating home tours that we have showcased here on One Kindesign in the California beach city of San Diego: Traditional meets transitional in a beautifully renovated California ranch house and A Mediterranean-style home gets an inspiring update in Rancho Santa Fe.

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mid-century modern dining room

mid-century modern dining room

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mid-century modern kitchen

mid-century modern kitchen

mid-century modern kitchen

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mid-century modern bedroom

mid-century modern bedroom

mid-century modern bedroom with sliding glass doors and a red chair

mid-century modern bathroom with a vanity and freestanding tub

mid-century modern bathroom with a freestanding tub

mid-century modern home office

mid-century modern home office with a dog bed

mid-century modern bathroom

mid-century modern bathroom

mid-century modern kids bedroom

mid-century modern kids bathroom

mid-century modern house with a pool

mid-century modern house with a pool

mid-century modern house with a pool

mid-century modern house exterior at dusk

mid-century modern house exterior at dusk

mid-century modern house exterior at dusk

mid-century modern house exterior with an entry gate

PHOTOGRAPHER Neue Focus, Inc

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DLP
1 year ago

This is the best Midcentury home I’ve seen on this site. Love everything they’ve done. The backyard is fabulous

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