$825,000 Homes in California

Idyllwild | $825,000

A 1962 A-frame house with two bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms, on a 0.4-acre lot

This home, known as Idyllhouse, is a popular vacation rental within a 10-minute drive of hiking trails in the nearby mountains. It has been carefully restored and updated by the sellers, who added a new kitchen and primary bathroom, but retained classic midcentury elements like the red cedar paneling.

The property is about a five-minute drive from popular Italian and Mexican restaurants, a brewpub and a diner in the center of town. Driving to Palm Springs takes a little over an hour. Los Angeles is two and a half hours away.

Size: 893 square feet

Price per square foot: $924

Indoors: Exterior stairs lead from the front of the property up to the expansive main deck, where double glass doors open into a living room with high ceilings, a stone fireplace and tall windows looking out onto the mountain landscape. This space is open to an updated kitchen with quartz counters, a Viking range, a vintage-style Smeg refrigerator and an Arne Jacobsen billiard lamp made in the 1960s.

The primary bedroom, behind the kitchen, has sliding-glass doors that open to a private patio. The full bathroom next door has a walk-in shower, a soaking tub framed by Ann Sacks tile and heated floors.

Another bedroom is on the second floor, reached from stairs in the living room. It has wood-paneled walls, a vaulted ceiling, a large closet, enough space for a king-size bed and an attached powder room.

Outdoor space: The oversized deck at the front of the house is surrounded by mature trees and has ample space for entertaining. The patio off the primary bedroom is shaded by tall trees, two of which support a hammock. There is room to park two cars in the driveway.