Montecito

Montecito Romantic Country House

In an enchanting Montecito neighborhood, a private lane opens to reveal, a dreamy, water-color like painting of a rose-covered country home, encircled by beds of flowers and mature trees. A home that’s beautifully landscaped immediately captures your imagination. The front porch with an idyllic swing provides a shady spot for you to gather and enjoy yet another captivating view of the gardens before you enter the lovely, single story manor.

Romantic, functional and casual in styling, and totally remodeled in 2000, the interior of this 3 bedroom, 2½ bath home is strewn with thoughtful detail. The voluminous living room emanating elegance and refinement is a wonderful place to spend time with a vaulted tongue and groove ceiling, a bay window overlooking oaks and a hand chipped sand stone fireplace surrounded by built in bookcases.

The dining room is complete with several conversation starters; including an antique tin ceiling from a bar in Minnesota, an antique Post Office door from Illinois, quarter - sawn oak wainscoting, antique lighting and large windows framing stunning garden views.

Designed to graciously compliment the home's architecture, the kitchen incorporates every gourmet convenience with a Sub-Zero refrigerator, a Viking range, operable skylight, and breakfast bar. The creative elements are evident in a sweet breakfast nook with built in bench seats, stained glass windows and a Dutch door leading to a charming outdoor entertaining area with a stone fireplace, outdoor kitchen and the perfect setting for dinners in the garden.

Adjacent to the kitchen is a family gathering area designed for relaxation with a hand chipped sandstone fireplace and doors opening to the intimate garden rooms.

The private spaces of this home begin with the master suite. This retreat invites you to relaxation and pampering with a large walk in closet and decadent bathroom with 39 inch high vanity counter tops, leaded glass windows, Jacuzzi tub, steam shower and heated towel rack.

The bedroom is awash in heavenly scents from the blooming gardens through the multitude of windows adding to the calmness of the room and assisting your reposeful sleep. On our chilly Santa Barbara evenings, open the French doors to the covered patio and warm yourself by a luminous fire in the stone fire pit.

The two bedrooms, one with Santa Barbara doors opening to the backyard, share a Jack and Jill bathroom with an operable skylight and antique built-in medicine cabinet.  A bonus room with skylight and views to the gardens, includes a separate entrance, making it ideal for use as a private office or media room.

Set in the middle of the garden is a peaceful detached cottage with a myriad of potential uses.

One of the great pleasures of life is exploring a secret garden.  The "naturalness" of the informal garden design is witnessed through the graceful placement of the oak trees, orchard of fruit trees, and roses. The gardens create the balance for the stunningly private surroundings. Calling you to explore the feeling of being secluded and in your own world.