is straight out of mid-century modern California ... with candle-like lights and floor-to-ceiling windows. Glass double doors open to a vaulted three-season porch with a flagstone floor.

At a time when vintage homes are becoming a rare gem among cookie-cutter, sleek and modern designs, one North Carolina house from the 1950s is catching a lot of attention on the real estate scene.

But owner Taryn Losch-Beridon doesn’t call it mid-century modern ... refurbished the eye-catching vaulted ceiling and brick fireplace in the living room and stripped the rest of the main ...