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Yucca Valley | $789,000

A midcentury modern compound built in 1957, on 1.9 acres

This compound includes a one-bedroom, one-bathroom main house, a permitted accessory dwelling unit with its own bathroom, and two detached studios. The owner and designer, Leah Ring of the design firm Another Human, took inspiration from the colors of the sunset, with each structure painted in a different hue. The electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems are all new.

A grocery store is 10 minutes away by car. Pioneertown, an Old West-themed town with a saloon and a general store, and Joshua Tree National Park are both 20 minutes away, and Los Angeles is roughly two and a half hours away.

Size: 1,463 square feet

Price per square foot: $539

Indoors: A driveway leads from the street up to the entrance of the main house, which is painted purple. Inside is a color-drenched living room with blue walls and cork floors that continue into the kitchen, where the quartz countertops are blue and the cabinets are painted green, with both colors also appearing in the bright tile backsplash. Off this space is a purple sunroom with a vintage Malm fireplace in one corner.

A hallway leads from the center of the house to the bedroom, which also has cork floors and can fit a king bed. A bathroom next door has a walk-in shower lined in blue and green tiles, and a smaller room off the hall could be a dressing room or a study.

The A.D.U. has a coral exterior, and inside is a kitchenette and a sleeping alcove, as well as a bathroom with coral and red tile.

Outdoor space: One of the detached structures has cloud-print wallpaper custom-made by Another Human, and the other is set up as an art studio, with windows overlooking the grounds. All the buildings have access to a stock tank pool set into an ipe wood deck and an outdoor fireplace. The driveway has parking for 10 cars.

Taxes: $9,864 (estimated)

Contact: Courtney Poulos and Christy Jeziorski, ACME Real Estate, 323-919-0375