A ‘Flintstones’-style California home can be yours for $11M

A for-sale Palm Springs, California estate looks like the Flintstones family came into some serious cash.

The 9,819-square-foot estate is fully committed to the stone age aesthetic, inside and out. The striking property drew immediate comparisons to the popular animated cartoon “The Flinstones,” when it hit the market for $10.99 million earlier this year. 

The seven-bed, eight-bath home generated headlines — and a litany of comments — when it was featured on the popular social media account Zillow Gone Wild in June. 

“Looks like Bedrock! Yabba Dabba Do!” wrote one commenter.

“Fred Flinstone wants his house back!” another added. 

Despite its strange style, this property is pure Palm Springs. 

The estate, located in the historic neighborhood of Old Las Palmas, was designed in 1992 by interior designer Steve Chase. The prolific designer dreamed up bold desert homes for the stars of his day, including Farrah Fawcett, Gene Hackman and Suzanne Somers.

Chase’s ’80s desert style was defined by organic materials, a desert-inspired color-palette and stuccoed walls that blend indoor and outdoors spaces together. His larger-than-life designs made him a local celebrity in Palm Springs, a city known for its midcentury-modern architecture and Hollywood ties. Chase passed away from AIDS in 1994, two years after designing the Las Palmas property, at the age of 54.

His stony Las Palmas project last changed hands for $6.7 million in 2020, according to property records. The current listing is held by Carly Butterfield of Thunderbird Realty. 

Despite the passing of several decades, Chase’s style appears appropriately fossilized throughout the property.

Stone flooring flows through the main residence, which encompasses five bedrooms and four bathrooms. The luxurious interiors include a media room, an atrium, a modern kitchen and a breakfast room with panoramic views. A two-bed, two-bath guest house sits nearby.

The $10.99 million price tag includes furnishings, according to the listing. The curved couches and granite-topped tables throughout the home mirror the organic lines and textures of its organic architecture.

The 2-acre property is landscaped with, of course, giant rocks, which surround the resort-like pool, as well as a palm tree grove and a pavilion. A giant green tennis court stands out against the otherwise neutral browns and grays of the home’s color palette.

The property tax bill for the rocky oasis reached more than $86,000 last year, according to Zillow, so budget-conscious buyers might want to consider cutting down on other expenses.

Perhaps they could forgo their gas-guzzling car for a foot-powered Flintmobile.