13052 Chaplet, Tustin, CA 92780

A Cliff May, where 1954 still throws the best party. Some houses were built to be lived in. This one was built to be enjoyed in, and seventy-two years later it hasn’t lost a step. Tucked into one of Orange County’s smallest, most coveted Cliff May enclaves, this is the rare larger floor plan — the one collectors circle and wait years for. Ceilings lift. Light pours sideways through clerestory windows you didn’t know you needed. The yard isn’t out there — it’s right here, framed by walls of glass that turn every room into a vantage point. Most mid-century homes make you choose: the architecture, or the finishes. This one refuses the trade. The bones are intact and unapologetic, the design is swanky in the good old-fashioned sense, and the guts are current — remodeled kitchen and baths, newer wood flooring, central heat and air, owned solar paid in full. The kitchen is a stunner: high-gloss galley, dimensional sculptural tile, slab counters, deep apron-front sink,...