This 1959 Kessler Park Ranch makes a pretty convincing case that not all midcentury pink was created equal. This week’s Highlight Home, sponsored by Lisa Peters, Senior Loan Officer with First Horizon, swings between the pale, polite pink that First Lady Mamie Eisenhower helped turn into a home decor phenomenon and the plush, unapologetic pink that gives off unmistakable Priscilla Presley vibes.
Please tell me you see it, too.
At 925 Knott Place, pink changes character depending on the room. Pale pinks and lilacs in the primary suite contrast with something much bolder in the formal living room.
The formal living room is where the Priscilla comparison really lands, with plush, wall-to-wall coral-pink carpet and metallic wallpaper that pushes the room toward Regency glam. The primary suite is more Mamie, with pale pink carpeting and curtains, lilac closet walls, and broad panes of glass that bathe the room in soft, filtered light. Those choices make a lot more sense once you know a little about the woman who chose them…