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Top, left: This rainbow was not photoshopped... promise! Sonoma. Top, right: Overlooking lake in Wine Country. Bottom: Trailscape’s fire trail in Sonoma was tested and passed; the fire did not make it to the home. All photography courtesy of Trailscape.
More than 8 homes saved from effective firebreaks built by Trailscape
Beyond creating a natural stop gap, Trailscape’s paths help firefighters as they battle blazes. “We have discovered that the easier it is for firefighters to access a property, the more likely it is to be saved,” Martin adds. “Imagine hiking 50-lbs. of gear up a steep slope on a 100-degree day vs. taking a well-designed trail that is already doubling as a fire break. Easy choice, right?” Top, left: This rainbow was not photoshopped... promise! Sonoma. Top, right: Overlooking lake in Wine Country. Bottom: Trailscape’s fire trail in Sonoma was tested and passed; the fire did not make it to the home. All photography courtesy of Trailscape.
• Protecting families, homes and properties from fire.
"Deep conversations, connections to the land, time spent with loved ones, and the joys of exploration are priceless memories," Martin says of the intimate moments that occur on the pathways he fashions. Building a legacy to leave behind for future generations to enjoy is something truly meaningful for Trailscape and their clients.
"Deep conversations, connections to the land, time spent with loved ones, and the joys of exploration are priceless memories," Martin says of the intimate moments that occur on the pathways he fashions. Building a legacy to leave behind for future generations to enjoy is something truly meaningful for Trailscape and their clients.
• Passionate about connecting people to their land and nature.
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• Providing a legacy for current and future generations to enjoy.
“Our trails are not only beautiful and pastoral passages, they are also effective fire breaks and can be the key to saving a home during fire season,” Martin shares. “It turns out that a 5-foot trail with the brush cleared from each side is a potent fire break that can stop a blaze from penetrating a property. In fact, a total of eight homes were saved in Napa’s 2020 Glass Fire because of strategic trail construction.”
Trailscape, led by Randy Martin and his expert team, is California's leading trail design and build firm. Trailscape can view a property's potential and create an exceptional outdoor environment—a must for homeowners who value their physical and spiritual well-being. They combine an artistic passion for the outdoors with a deep knowledge of the terrain, and their holistic approach to design, construction, sustainability, and usability are supreme."We carve out sustainable trails from previously impassable land that protect against fire and encourage full enjoyment of natural spaces," Martin explains.
Beyond creating a natural stop gap, Trailscape’s paths help firefighters as they battle blazes. “We have discovered that the easier it is for firefighters to access a property, the more likely it is to be saved,” Martin adds. “Imagine hiking 50-lbs. of gear up a steep slope on a 100-degree day vs. taking a well-designed trail that is already doubling as a fire break. Easy choice, right?”
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• Providing a legacy for current and future generations to enjoy.
Trailscape, led by Randy Martin and his expert team, is California's leading trail design and build firm. Trailscape can view a property's potential and create an exceptional outdoor environment—a must for homeowners who value their physical and spiritual well-being. They combine an artistic passion for the outdoors with a deep knowledge of the terrain, and their holistic approach to design, construction, sustainability, and usability are supreme."We carve out sustainable trails from previously impassable land that protect against fire and encourage full enjoyment of natural spaces," Martin explains.
“Our trails are not only beautiful and pastoral passages, they are also effective fire breaks and can be the key to saving a home during fire season,” Martin shares. “It turns out that a 5-foot trail with the brush cleared from each side is a potent fire break that can stop a blaze from penetrating a property. In fact, a total of eight homes were saved in Napa’s 2020 Glass Fire because of strategic trail construction.”
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• Protecting families, homes and properties from fire.
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16 | CALIFORNIA ContentsHOMES CALHOMESMAGAZINE.COM 74 AMONG THE VINEYARDS Healdsburg Designer Benjamin Dhong Designed An Idyllic Country House With Harmonious Colors And A Sense Of Relaxed Elegance Text by Diane Dorrans Saeks Photography by David Duncan Livingston 82 A BUCOLIC SETTING Interior Designer Wendi Young Crafts A Home Inspired By French And Italian Influences Text by Nora Burba Trulsson Photography by Karyn Millet 92 PACIFIC CLASSICBEACHFRONT What’s Not To Love About Soaking Up The Big Picture Of Ever-Changing Sea And Sky From The Sheer Spaces Of A Laguna Beach Beauty? Text by Candace Ord Manroe Photography by Manolo Langis Styling Langoworks 100 MODERN AGRARIAN Napa’s Shawback Design Creates A Home With A View Text by Kendra Boutell Photography by Cesar Rubio LEFT Napa Valley’s Shawback Design specializes in ground-up projects. They recently completed this estate in Napa Valley collaborating with Jarrod Denton of Signum Architecture, where there are multiple gathering areas to enjoy the outdoors. See story beginning on page 100. Photograph by Cesar Rubio. Features SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022
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W elcome to our September/October issue and a collection of homes from the shore in Laguna Beach to the wine country in Northern California. As you know, I am in love with California and proud that if California were a sovereign nation (2022), it would rank as the world’s fifth largest economy, behind Germany and ahead of India. California is one of the most climatologically diverse states; where else can one be sitting on the beach and in a few hours be in the most beautiful wine-producing areas of the world. One vineyard home featured in this issue is just north of Sacramento and Newport Beachbased designer Wendi Young did a superb job of creating the most beautiful interiors, as gorgeous as the bucolic setting of this 20-acre estate. Napa’s Shawback Design completed a Napa Valley residential compound with Jarrod Denton of Signum Architecture. The modern agrarian-style estate faces views of the Vaca Mountains to the east and vineyards to the west. In St. Helena, designer Benjamin Dhong does his magic with a dream home for his dream client. This new country house in a lush western neighborhood of St Helena has a classical, timeless feeling.
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We head back to Orange County to Laguna Beach for a spectacular water view home designed by Michael Fullen. This house is the perfect beach home built by Hill Construction and architecture by Farro Essalat. Thankfully I don’t have to choose which area of California I like best. I will always divide my time between northern and southern California. We eagerly look forward to our food and wine features; this issue is no exception. I hope you enjoy the food story on page 66 and our Women in Wine story beginning on page 70, and I’m sure you will find William Hefner’s garden at his Montecito home one of the most elegant gardens around. See beginning on page 60.
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KARYN MILLET
After an accomplished career in public relations and publishing, Karyn Millet picked up a camera in 2002 and quickly became the “go to” photographer for top interior design professionals. The award-winning, Los Angeles-based interior photographer is known for her editorial approach capturing intimate, livable moments for publications such as House Beautiful, Traditional Home, Milieu, Luxe, Interiors, Domino, C Magazine, Country Living, Modern Luxury, Condé Nast Traveler, and Yolo Journal Millet has photographed five books with include Karyn’s combined two passion: design and travel. Please see her photography on Loomis Winery beginning on page 82 of this issue.
VIRGINIE BOONE Virginie Boone has written and reviewed the wines of Napa and Sonoma for more than a decade, primarily for Wine Enthusiast Media, and is a resident of Sonoma County. She began her writing career with Lonely Planet travel guides and has written about wine, food and travel for The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Sonoma Magazine, Pix.wine and others. She is a frequent speaker on California wine and a founding member of Les Dames d’Escoffier Sonoma County. Boone earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master’s in Journalism from Stanford University. Please see story on Wine beginning on page 70 of this issue.
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MARKOULAKISSOPHIA Sophia Markoulakis is a freelance journalist covering home design, travel, and food stories. She resides on the San Franciso Peninsula where her former and current print and digital clients include Sunset Publishing, the San Francisco Chronicle, Silicon Valley Magazine, Punch Magazine, and the Six Fifty Blog As a longtime contractor with the transit agency, BART, she writes their weekly weekend planner and dining features. When not writing, she enjoys cooking and catering for private clients. Read Sophia’s story on Stanly Ranch home beginning on page 66 of this issue.
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Scandinavian Design and the United State, 1890-1980, is the first exhibit to examine the extensive design exchanges between the US and the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The exhibit showcases more than 175 examples of furniture, industrial design, textiles, ceramics, glass, metalwork, jewelry and lighting drawn from LACMA’s collection as well as from North American and Nordic museums and private
The 53,000-square-foot facility, anchored by the public plaza at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, is designed by Morphosis, the global architecture firm founded by Los Angeles-based Pritzker Prize-winner Thom Mayne. CEO and Director of OCMA Heidi Zuckerman invited curators Elizabeth Armstrong, Essence Harden and Gilbert Vicario to co-curate the exhibit which will highlight the museum’s six-decade history of presenting new contemporary art and emerging artists. For more information, please visit ocma.art.
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THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM AT THE GETTY CENTER–LOS ANGELES American artist Cy Twombly’s engagement with the art and poetry of ancient Greece and Rome played a central role in his creative process. This exhibit, on view through October 30, 2022, explores Twombly’s lifelong fascination with the ancient Mediterranean world through evocative groupings of his paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture made from the mid-20th to the early 21st century, tracing an imaginative journey of encounters with and responses to ancient texts andTheartifacts.presentation includes sculpture from the artist’s personal collection, on public display for the first time. The exhibit was organized with the Museum Fine Arts, Boston. For more information, please visit getty.edu.
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The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) will open its new building on October 8, 2022. With a celebratory nod to the museum’s history, the museum will feature the return of the California Biennial 2022. The biennial exhibits began in 1984 with much critical acclaim.
Scandinaviancollections.Design and the United States is divided into six thematic sections—Migration and Heritage, Teachers and Students, Travel Abroad, Selling the Scandinavian Dream, Design for Diplomacy, and Design for Social Change—presented in a colorful, immersive environment created by architect Barbara Bestor that is inspired by the legacy of Scandinavian design. For more information, please visit lacma.org.
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Jimi Gleason has spent his career exploring the reflective possibilities of a painterly surface. “By using an iridescent surface coat, I have managed to create visual spaces that respond to both the play of light and the location of the viewer,” he says. Mixing nontraditional materials such as silver deposit with acrylic paints, Gleason’s surfaces are highly reactive to light and shifts in the viewer’s position.
An exhibition of more than two decades of work by Uruguayan artist Marco Maggi will be on view from September 6 through October 15, 2022. Maggi is known for his virtuoso drawings and conceptually driven installations. Using his abstracted lexicon, he has drawn in relief on aluminum foil, carved everyday objects like rulers or apples and inscribed plexiglass to create drawings that are only visible when they cast a shadow.
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To achieve his luminous surfaces, Gleason utilizes industrial materials — silver nitrate to be exact— in a process he’s been investigating and applying for over a decade. Performing an act of sheer alchemy, Gleason treats acrylic-coated canvases with a chemical mixture, which he then sprays with silver nitrate solution transforming the surfaces into sterling sheets of metal. The exhibit runs for September 24 through October.
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Viewers are compelled to move close, slow down, stand on tiptoe, look obliquely, even crawl on the ground in an effort to make sense of these encryptions. In so doing, viewers physically act out Maggi’s metaphor for understanding: one must alter one’s perspective in order to find deeper meaning in this world. The gallery is located at 260 Utah Street, San Francisco, CA. For more information, please call 415.495.5454 or visit hosfelt.com.
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Holly Lane, Unexpected Friends can be seen at the Winfield Gallery through September 23. California artist Lane’s work conjures an earlier time when artisans dedicated long hours to fabricating elaborate, process-bound projects like mosaics, illuminated manuscripts and stained glass windows. She paints intimate, jewel-like scenes and sets them into her own imaginatively designed and hand-crafted framing structures. Much of her current work centers on scenes of the natural world and its animal inhabitants, particularly birds. Lane recently relocated to an area of central California visited annually by thousands of migratory birds. This wetland-filled environment has made a big impact on her. She takes long walks, photographing animal life of all kinds, as well as other features of the landscape to use as a reference for her painting and carving. Her elaborate framing structures are not simply holders for her paintings, but are intrinsic to them. In conceptualizing this relationship, she describes painting as a vision of the mind’s eye and the frame as a bodily space with texture and form like a sculpture.
The gallery is located at Dolores between Ocean & 7th in Carmel, CA. For more information please call 831.624.3369 or visit winfieldgallery.com
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After a two-year hiatus–the San Francisco Fall Show returns in person this fall for its 40th anniversary. The show will take place from Thursday, October 13 through Sunday, October 16 at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture’s Festival Pavilion. The always fabulous Opening Night Gala, benefiting the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), will open the Show on October 12, 2022. 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the San Francisco Fall Show–their Ruby Jubilee! Rubies are thought to possess an inner flame, symbolizing passion, devotion and endurance. How apt for the longest running art, antiques and design fair on the West Coast, renowned and respected across the globe and a beloved and integral part of the San Francisco Bay Area’s art and design communities. The show will embrace all shades of glorious red, celebrated in cultures around the world for extraordinary energy, romantic love and good luck. For more information, please visit sffallshow.org.
For the first time ever, Modernism Week participants will have an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, home of the world-renowned BNP Paribas Open tennis championship tournament. In the Behind the Scenes Tour of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden participants will enjoy an exclusive tour of the Coachella Valley’s “Mega-Structure” at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden and enjoy a lunch at the nearby Indian Wells Golf Resort. October 15, $120. A full schedule of events available online at modernismweek.com.
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The American Institute of Architects, Santa Barbara is proud to announce its 13th annual ArchitectTours. This year’s tour theme will celebrate Santa Barbara design, highlighting a range of project types that demonstrate exemplary design in our community. The projects on the tour this year include several unique residences; a contemporary cliffside home on The Mesa, a renovated modern farmhouse in downtown Santa Barbara and two homes in Montecito that share a strong relationship with their natural surroundings. The tour will be held on October 1 from 10am–4pm. Access to the after party from 4-6pm included with each ticket. For additional information about the tour, please call 805.966.4198 or visit AIASB.com.
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EVENTS & AFFAIRS MODERNISM WEEK 2022 Modernism Week, the annual festival that highlights midcentury modern architecture, art, interior and landscape design, and vintage culture in the Palm Springs area of Southern California, will offer Modernism Week October from October 13-16, 2022. While smaller in scope than the 11-day festival held annually each February, the October event offers more than 50 events during 4-days, including several free and low-cost programs.
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Jimenez has worked and lived in Paris for years where he’s created livable interiors that are Frenchinfluenced without being a cliches. Each interior is extremely personal while at the same time attainable. His design reach featured in this book has also extended to an abode in historic Hyde Park district of Kansas City, a Paris style on Nob Hill in San Francisco and his French country retreat. As he says,” Paris is easy to love. It’s endlessly fascinating, eccentric, mysterious, hidden and inviting. There is a sheer joy that comes from being surrounded by exquisite beauty every day. The city is a constant stream of color, images, and new ideas that infuse my work.”
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And, in this book, Jimenez not only shows us the rooms that he’s decorated so splendidly, but he is also willing to share his knowledge of how to achieve that elusive French look. There are chapters of chic paint colors, finding treasures in flea markers, and creating flower arrangements among others.
As author Diane Dorrans Saeks writes, “Elegance and classicism, timeless beauty and the joy of experimentation are evident in each residence and in every room.”
Text by Diane Dorrans Saeks Foreword by Andrew Lauren Photography by Xavier Bejot 272 pages, 200 color photographs Hardcover 8.5x11 inches $55 US/$75 Canada ISBN: PublicationRizzoli978-0-8478-7213-8NewYorkdate:September 2022
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Foreword by Andrew Lauren Photography by Xavier Bejot
So many of us fanaticize about having a chic getaway in Paris. It might be an artist’s loft, an apartment overlooking the Palais Royale or a small pied a terre on the Ile Saint-Louis. In this book, Parisian By Design, interior designer David Jimenez, shows how he fulfilled his wish for living in Paris and while doing so he invites his readers in to view his different Parisian domiciles and also shares secrets on how to decorate like a Parisian.
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The New Traditional: Barclay Butera Text by Barclay Butera, Foreword by Phil Haney 240 pages, 200 photographs Hardcover 9.5 x 12 inches $50 US/$70 Canada ISBN: 978-4236-6025-5 Gibbs Smith BY MANOLO LANGIS
All thirteen houses have heritage pieces blending with new distinctive furnishings that pay homage to the architecture and environment. The important bonus of all of them is that they are totally livable, which is why so many of these home owners are repeat clients of Barclay Butera.
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Text by Barclay Butera Foreword by Phil Haney Houses that are both comfortable and stylish are often hard to find. One designer who manages create them is Barclay Butera whose design firm has showrooms in Newport Beach, California, Park City, Utah and Corona del Mar.
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“The power of design resonates within each of us on an emotional level. Those with a passion for design approach the process as a journey that begins with a flash of inspiration and grows into something remarkable,” writes Phil Haney about Butera in the foreword of this monograph which features thirteen houses that act as a testimony to some remarkable journeys. “Good design, to me, is a combination of yours, mine and ours. I believe there should be history in a room, whether it be a piece of art, a vintage rug or a family heirloom,” says Butera. BY KATHY BRYANT
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A house he designed in secluded Harbor Island in Orange County, California, has interiors he describes as all-American grandeur that harkens back to estates on the New England coast. This coordinates with the impressive bay views and a private dock and the family’s lifestyle. The palette is colors of the ocean, soft blues and greens. A different aesthetic is found in a Santa Barbara Spanish home on an over-large lot. His goal here was to create a comfortable retreat that was reminiscent of California’s past using wallpaper, throw rugs and a clever use of color.
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 | 35 LOS ANGELES IS AN EXCITING PLACE at the moment for the art world, with several new second-generation galleries, and auction houses opening. A stand-out newcomer is the Carpenters Workshop. Joining their global expansion from London, Paris, and New York, the new West Hollywood space, is a welcome addition to the LA design community. Designed by Standard Architecture, the open Notebook VISIONARY | PLACES | RESTORATION | PRODUCT | CLOTH & PAPER | AT AUCTION Creative Outpost Carpenters Workshop Opens New Permanent Space PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF CARPENTERS WORKSHOP West Hollywood Gallery Director Louise Torron and artist Nacho Carbonell.
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Loic Le Gaillard and Julien Lombraill founded the gallery to focus on the rare moment where design becomes art, creating and exhibiting sculptural objects that provoke an emotional response.
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From Functional Art to Collectible Design, Carpenters Workshop Gallery produces and exhibits functional art by international artists or designers, rising and established, going outside their traditional territories of expression. Actively involved in the research and production of limited edition works, the gallery’s choices are guided by seeking an emotional, artistic, and historical relevance, a relevance that must appear evident.
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From Functional Art to Collectible Design, Carpenters Workshop Gallery produces and exhibits functional art by international artists or designers, rising and established, going outside their traditional territories of expression.
For the inaugural exhibition of the new Los Angeles gallery, they presented a whole new body of work by the Netherlands-based Spanish artist Nacho Carbonell, inspired by imaginary visits to the Spanish landscapes of his youth during the pandemic, when real-life travel was restricted. Los Angeles was a perfect backdrop for his first solo show in the United States. Carpenters Workshop Gallery, 7070 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, For323.380.5227information on the current installation, please visit carpentersworkshopgallery.com.
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Yerba Buena Island Welcomes its First Residents AFTER TWENTY YEARS of planning, the naturally formed Yerba Buena Island welcomes its first residents. Developer Wilson Meaney is recognized for developing holistic environments that allow people to connect with one another and the natural surroundings. The Bristol is a collection of 124 residences perched on a forested hilltop with a panoramic view of Clipper Cove and the Bay Bridge. With gracious floor plans ranging from studio to three-bedroom residences. In addition to a unique setting, the Hart Howerton-designed building features a GreenPoint-rated interior design by Edmonds + Lee Architects. It is centered around a landscaped parklike open-air inner courtyard.
The welcoming lobby takes advantage of the setting with large walls of framed glass that create a connection with the park setting. The large hallways and substantial residence front doors create a warm welcome to the units. The well-appointed design elements include Arclinea kitchens and Dornbracht hardware. The larger twothree bedroom units offer spa-like baths with freestanding soaking tubs and Carrara marble vanity countertops. The building has an array of amenities, including a fitness center, a dedicated children’s playroom, and a rooftop terrace with built-in grills.
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The island is focused on nurturing the residents’ well-being with five miles of hiking and biking trails. In addition to the building amenities; the Island Club, designed by SF architecture firm Aidlin Darling will offer a 10,000 square-foot oasis that will include a dining room, lounge, game room, spa, fitness studio, and outdoor lap pool, all with an unobstructed view of the San Francisco skyline, Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge. CH For more information, yerbabuenaislandsf.com.visit
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A new range of possibilities. Introducing the SMEG Range Series where attractive, Italian styling merges with high quality raw materials and state-of-theart technology. A powerful choice in any size, color or fuel source, versatility is automatically built-in. Made in Italy. Discover more, including SMEG’s new line of cookware (featured right), at smegusa.com. SMEG (Smalterie Metallurgiche Emiliane Guastalla) A family company since 1948 Saluti
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THE HISTORIC FILOLI ESTATE in Woodside is known for its surrounding 16 acres of botanical gardens, but it also originally had an interior garden of floral wallpaper in its Gentlemen’s Lounge. Architect Willis Polk built the country house in 1917 for William Bowers Bourn and Agnes Moody Bourn. Bourn, a San Francisco Bohemian Club member and Anglophile, retreated to his British Arts and Crafts lounge with friends to play poker. After William P. Roth and Lurline Matson Roth purchased the estate in 1937, they removed the beautiful wallcovering featuring large peonies and exotic birds.
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Julie Bly DeVere, Director of Museum Collections for Filoli, wanted to restore the Gentlemen’s Lounge to its Edwardian glory, including reproducing the wallpaper. But the only archival evidence she had was a faded black and white photo of the room and an aging fragment of the wallcovering. Fortunately, San Francisco decorative painter Willem Racké is on Filoli’s Board of Directors. Racké is a master of his craft, and he and his studio staff were able to take minutia and expand it to a complete pattern repeat. In addition to recreating and custom printing the wallpaper, Racke’s studio restored the wood finishes in the Gentlemen’s Lounge. CH For more information, please visit filoli. org and willemrackestudio.com
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A Curated Collection of the Design Furnishings Loved by Members of Soho House THE NEWEST SOHO.HOME.STUDIO , in the heart of West Hollywood’s design district on Melrose Avenue, offers guests an experience that combines the latest collections from Soho Home with catered design services. The two-story space draws inspiration from the surrounding Soho Houses, including Soho House West Hollywood, Soho Warehouse, Little Beach House Malibu, and the newly opened Holloway House. Guests can visit the Studio to browse their range of furniture and homeware (with some in-store exclusives and handselected vintage pieces) and enjoy a complimentary consultation with their in-house interior design team. In the custom-built consultation rooms, Soho House and Soho Friends members can explore the materials’ library – which is fully fitted with swatches and hardware samples – create made-to-order products, and view presentations of their home’s future design. Following its success in the London and New York spaces, its Member Market will showcase memberfounded brands and its revolving, curated edit of lifestyle and homeware products. Soho Home Studio Melrose will also feature a fully functioning coffee bar serving London’s cult coffee brand, Grind. CH Soho.Home.Studio Melrose 8540 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood. sohohome.com
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Located on Sacramento Street, the showroom stands on a prominent corner in the Presidio Heights design and shopping district.
The revitalized space reflects the city’s increasing lead at the vanguard of contemporary interiors and the company’s developing identity as a luxury interiors brand.
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A New Showroom that Celebrates California Design de GOURNAY’S NEW SAN FRANCISCO premises exhibit a refreshed identity within the city’s diverse design scene.
The jewel box space showcases the ever-evolving techniques of hand painting and hand embroidery for which the wallpapers and fabrics are renowned. It celebrates California designers throughout its most prominent installations: Botanical Studies, a composition of largescale botanical illustrations designed in collaboration with Michael S. Smith; Redwoods, woodland panoramic designed in collaboration with Alison Pickart; Deco Dawn, a 1920’s inspired gilded bas relief mural designed in collaboration with Ken Fulk. CH 3296 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, degournay.com
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Phillips Los Angeles, the new West Hollywood outpost, will be located in the heart of Los Ange les’ art and culture scene, reaffirming the impor tance of the West Coast in the global marketplace. They will host exhibitions devoted to traveling highlights from auctions in New York, London, Hong Kong, and Geneva and private selling exhibitions specifically curated for the space, panel discussions, and events.
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“We are thrilled to engage with the community in Southern California, a place I have called home for 20 years. During that time, I have learned that the greater Los Angeles area offers an incredibly rich environment of art world spaces, from museums to galleries, to non-profits, and our new space in West Hollywood will be an exciting addition to this network of institutions.”
Over the past six years, Phillips has invested significantly in the area, having assembled the most experienced team of specialists in LA across the auction industry, including Blake Koh, Regional Director, Los Angeles; Rebekah Bowling, Senior Specialist, Head of 21st Century Art; and Meaghan Roddy, Head of Design, West Coast.
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FOLLOWING A RECORD-BREAKING SEASON, Phillips auction house is proud to announce the opening its first Los Angeles gallery space as part of the company’s continued global expan sion and commitment to the West Coast region.
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Le Lit, 1898
The Ann and Gordon Getty Collection Sale at Christie’s PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF CHRISTIE’S
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The Gettys had a special love for lacquered furniture produced in England and Europe, inspired by Chinese and Japanese prototypes
THE GETTY NAME has been part of the cultural landscape over the last Century. The Ann and Gordon Collection reflect their global sensibility and includes exquisite masterworks of American painting, English and European furniture, Asian works of art, and much more. The sales include impressionist work by Claude Monet and Edgar Degas and a group of Old World Masters, including Bernardo Bellotto and Jean-Antoine Watteau.
Ann & Gordon Getty, 1988 Photographed by Bruce Forrester
Dining Room of Ann and Gordon Getty’s San Francisco Residence Enamelled Gold Wine Cup, India, Jaipur, 19th/20th Century
danlunadesigns.com 949. 859.3631 With 45 years of high end cabinetry experience and an impressive record of design success, you can expect the best!
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A Pair of Massive Chinese Cloisonne and Champleve Enamel Crane-Form Censers Qing Dynasty, 18-19th Century Edgar Degas Deux danseuses sur la scene, 1880
Giovanni AntonioCanal Canaletto, Venice entrance to the Grand Canal looking East with Santa Maria della Salute at right
The foundation was established in 2022 to fulfill Mr. and Mrs. Getty’s joint philanthropic commitment to creativity and learning and their belief that art, in all forms, is vital to ensuring a community’s prosperity.
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October 22, 10AM English and European Furniture, Porcelain, & Silver October 23, 10AM Chinese Works of Art, English and European Furniture and Decorative Arts
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that reached the West in the 17th Century. The estimated $180 million proceeds from the four-day sale will benefit the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation for the Arts, dedicated to supporting arts and science organiza tions. The foundation was established in 2022 to fulfill Mr. and Mrs. Getty’s joint philanthropic commitment to creativity and learning and their belief that art, in all forms, is vital to ensuring a community’s prosperity.
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ABOVE Anika Camel: Hand-knotted construction and Art Deco-inspired design is a blended palette of warm neutrals and black.
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LEFT Jade Tundra: Featuring a stunning design inspired by the ocean, Jade’s popularity stems from the coloration and wash techniques of this hand-knotted piece.
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TOP Ashley Stark and Tanix: In a soft neutral palette with a plush, etched-like design, its sophisticated elegance pairs well with neutral interiors.
ABOVE Ilya Stone: Art Deco at heart with a bold geometric motif is hand knotted with crisp carving and raised plush pile.
MIDDLE Iana Prism: Handstitched detail creates a oneof-a-kind feel that adds a burst of energy to any interior space.
ASHLEY STARK KENNER is the Creative Director of STARK, the force behind the influential @ashleytstark Instagram account, which has more than 1.2 million followers, and the stylish namesake behind Ashely Stark Home. At an early age, she fell in love with the legendary carpet and textile company founded by her grandparents, which led to a life that immersed her in design, honed her eye, sharpened her sense of quality, and developed her inimitable style. Raised in New York City, Ashley has always felt that design is in her blood—and Ashley Stark Home is the natural evolution of her unique experience and her family’s venerable heritage brand. In creating the foundation for Ashley Stark Home, Ashley began with her first love: rugs. She leaned into her irreverent design style and deep knowledge of craftsmanship to turn out a tightly edited collection of rugs. Consisting only of favorite pieces she would choose for herself, it juxtaposes unexpected touches with classic elements in a way that’s as unique and skillful as she is—it couldn’t have come from anyone but Ashley. Then she applied her eye and carefully curated a mix of fabulous goods to go with the rugs—tabletop, lighting, decorative objects, wallcoverings—all the vitals for making rooms uniquely yours. CH Shop on ashleystarkhome.com or a STARK showroom near you.
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That early experience served Burkhart, and his brother Mark, in good stead; they are the founders
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of Burkhart Brothers Construction, one of the most prominent home builders in Orange County, where they have constructed some of the more spectacular homes in the region. However, despite that early and pronounced exposure to building, Bryan Burkhart’s path to running his own construction company was a circuitous one; he spent time in the military, studied international finance, economics and investment banking at USC, and spent a few years in the wine business, traveling the world to work with master sommeliers. Then the Burkharts decided to get into the custom home development market, building properties on spec for luxury buyers. But that’s when they discovered one of the ugly truths around the construction business.
“Our dad didn’t believe in having people do work around the house,” he said. “Anything that had to be done - remodels, room additions - we did it ourselves. We got used to using our hands.”
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WHILE OTHER KIDS THEIR AGE WERE OUT skateboarding and going to the movies, Bryan Burkhart was digging ditches and painting walls.
BELOW Recently completed in May 2022 the 11,800 sq-ft. estate underwent a $3,500,000 renovation that calls to mind the grandeur of classic Beverly Hills and European mansions from a bygone era. Originally constructed over seven years, Burkhart Bros retained its sophisticated style while incorporating on-trend appointments and top-tier finishes to make this one of the most grandeur homes in Orange County real estate.
Burkhart Bros. Owner Sees Little Difference Between Art & Construction
“A lot of the contractors I brought on didn’t know what they were doing,” he said. “They were unprofessional and overpriced.”Theywere heading into the economic slowdown of 2008, and wanted to keep their employees while LEFT An iconic architectural contemporary in the exclusive enclave of Newport Beach. This home was completed in July 2022 with unobstructed panoramic ocean, bay, beach views from two levels with 180-degree view-oriented frontage. An incredible build design team with Christina Moore MID interior and Brian Liberto.
The brothers work almost exclusively in Newport, Laguna, Corona Del Mar, and Monarch Beach, communities that they have close personal ties with, where they live, dine, socialize, and where their kids go to school. Their company has evolved over the last 15 years from small remodels to jaw-dropping new builds and massive renovations in the $6 - $10 million price range. Their work has become ever more adventurous, from homes nestled into the iconic cliffs of Laguna, sprawling manors with custom wine cellars to modern trilevel masterpieces in tricky spaces within the coveted streets of Corona Del Mar. “But we always lean towards contemporary homes, clean lines, with a lot of cutting edge features,” he said. “We’ve rebuilt homes from the 1920s into large modern farmhouses, have done museumstyle contemporary houses to properties that are warm and traditional.”
Much of Burkhart’s approach to creating homes was shaped by his time in Europe when he worked in the wine business for many years. He and his family visit Italy every year. “Everything about wine is about history and art,” he said. “And the key to food and wine is comfort, layers, textures, dimensions. What a building is about is how you feel in it. I find few differences between construction and art,” he said. He continues to be inspired by his travels.”Isaw a house in Burgundy that was built in 1000 AD that had a modern wing built onto it, made out of steel. That juxtaposition was so cool to me. A lot of that is going on today, and we like to find a way to integrate the old and the new. Even when it comes to something like building a house, I like to reinvent the wheel.”
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 | 55 still juggling the inevitably hassles of dealing with multiple contractors on their“That’sprojects.when we morphed into a construction company,” he said. “Because we had been playing with our own money, we found a way to do the best construction at the best price. We learned from our mistakes and got better at the business.”
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Located in Newport Beach’s highly desirable community of Newport Heights this soft contemporary home boasts pacific ocean, Newport Harbor and Catalina Island views from both levels. Soaring ceilings, a private courtyard, custom wine cellar and an impressive spec level that encompasses top-of-the-line finishes, fixtures and craftsmanship. Teale Architecture and Drew D’Angelo were an integral part of this serendipitous design build team.
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OPPOSITE TOP Ocean views and breezes in Emerald Bay allowed Marciano to blur the lines between indoors and out. The designer’s own ceramic sculptures grace a dining table with a splendid view.
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OPPOSITE BELOW The white oak-clad library in Marciano’s Emerald Bay project reveals the designer’s warm, tranquil brand of modernism. Natural marble and sustainable white oak surfaces contribute to a kitchen that, albeit sleekly conveysminimalist,asenseoftranquility.
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INTERIORS MAY BE DINA Marciano’s area of expertise but the former professional athlete and model distinguishes her work from other designers, explaining she does not simply reimagine spaces but creates new lifestyle experiences for her clients. The founding principal of Laguna Beach-based Dina Marciano Design reports, “My overall approach is relatively simple— to me, less is more—yet my version of modernism is never cold or austere, but warm and tranquil.”“Aftermeeting with clients and learning about their preferences and priorities, I create a vision in my head that is based on their specific personalities and lifestyles, as well as the site characteristics of the home,” explains Marciano of her immersive approach. She then translates that vision to sketches and renderings for
In Emerald Bay, Dina Marciano with a classic Eames-designed lounge chair.
“My design concept was to establish a sense of simplicity with a powerful calming effect, enhanced by the consistent use of natural materials throughout the house,” states Marciano, citing marble slabs in the kitchen and bathrooms, paired with white oak wood finishes on floors and cabinets.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 | 57 presentation, but acknowledges that design is an ongoing process that welcomes new information.
“The project is very unique, representing a simplicity of eco-friendly design in a profoundly timeless yet futuristic way, where interior spaces, natural light and architectural elements become an expression of tranquil art, physically and emotionally impacting our wellbeing,” explains Marciano.
A native of Belarus, Marciano suggests her work is best represented by the complete renovation of a 1960s residence in the Emerald Bay neighborhood of Laguna Beach, a project showcased in the designer’s upcoming book. Sweeping views and ocean breezes inspired an indoor-outdoor lifestyle, but Marciano drew upon a sleek, modern aesthetic in which blonde wood and a restrained color palette reinforce the open, airy vibe.
“The goal was to create harmony between natural light, architecture and interiors, where the clients can physically relate to space and experience a timeless tranquility,” she adds. All of the cabinets, vanities and kitchen island are products of Dina Marciano Design, fabricated in Italy. The Emerald Bay clients insisted that all materials and products be organic, non-toxic and sustainable, and Marciano was able to navigate those constraints without compromising her design concept. Complementing the integration of natural stone and sustainable wood finishes is a dramatic fireplace in the great room, another bespoke product from Dina Marciano Design. The designer’s own line of ceramic sculptures, whose graceful shapes are inspired by Buddhist iconography, bring warmth to minimalism in this distinctive residence. CH dinamarcianodesign.com
Tom Wynn Of Wade Weissmann Architecture Addresses The Enduring Demand For Classical Aesthetics And Craftsmanship BY ROGER GRODY | PHOTOGRAPHY DAVID BADER
ABOVE Light-flooded studio space at the Milwaukee headquarters of Wade environment.residentially-proportionedbydesignersArchitecture,Weissmannwhereareinspiredaclassically-themed,
Wynn, who earned his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Cincinnati, gained an appreciation for traditional design and craftsmanship while working for architect Thomas Beeby, a celebrated classicist in Chicago.
TOP LEFT WWA Studio Director Tom Wynn. Photography by Rocco Ceselin.
“He taught me that once you learn the rules of a particular style—as opposed to slavishly applying its elements to a contemporary project—you can create a new architecture from historic precedent,” reports Wynn. The architect joined Milwaukee-based WWA in 2015, excited to collaborate on luxury residential projects throughout the nation at a firm recognized for its meticulous attention to detail while showcasing traditional styles. “WWA offered me the opportunity to continue to practice the architectural vocabulary I was passionate about,” says Wynn, who was further attracted by Milwaukee’s approachable lifestyle.
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AS STUDIO DIRECTOR at Wade Weissmann Architecture (WWA), Tom Wynn has been instrumental in an eclectic portfolio of award-winning residential projects. As part of the national firm’s leadership team, Wynn and his colleagues enhance 21st century lifestyles through the expression of beloved classical design.
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RIGHT WWA applied classic French Norman architecture to this elegant residence, creating approachable, meticulouslydetailed spaces for modern living while accommodating an indoor-outdoor lifestyle.
“Traditional architecture became more academic and less a caricature of classi cal styles,” he explains. Reflecting an-always delicate balance between aesthetics and practicality, Wynn main tains, “If you’re just building a beautiful structure that’s not functional, then you’ve failed your client.” He welcomed the exposure to California commissions offered through WWA’s Santa Barbara office, noting that West Coast clients are more willing to invest quali tatively in their projects. “I also find Santa Barbara’s Spanish Mission architec ture, with its fluid, sculptural and colorful qualities, very inspiring,” says the architect.
Wynn is fluent in a diversity of architectural genres, and points to current projects in which he and his teams are incorporating Art Deco and Hollywood Regency styles to achieve compelling residential environments.Asonewhohas benefitted from influential mentors early in his own career, Wynn encourages young designers at WWA to discover what ever passions empower them as professionals. “Architects are drawn to the field because they have a creative instinct, which needs to be nurtured and guided by people with experience,” explains Wynn, who cites listening skills and empathy as critical to effective mentoring. He suggests, “With direction, those architects can apply their instincts to create beauti ful works of art that people inhabit.”
Wynn reports that the classical language he learned from Thomas Beeby re-emerged when the value of architectural detail was discovered by contemporary designers following the postmodern movement of the 1980s.
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ABOVE A traditional country bridge approaches the residentially-inspired Milwaukee headquarters of WWA. The 21,000-square-foot facility also includes event spaces for exhibiting art or hosting charity events.
LEFT The theirclientslibraryArchitecture,headquartersresidentially-tailoredofWadeWeissmannwithspacessuchasthiscladinhigh-endfinishes,offersanopportunitytovisualizeownluxuryhomeprojects.
“In architecture, you need to be artistic, technical and client-focused,” explains Wynn, but pointedly adds, “You also need to be able to dream.” CH wadeweissmannarchitecture.com
60 | CALIFORNIA HOMES Thoroughly Integrating The Design Of His Montecito Residence With Its Site, Architect William Hefner’s Gardens Enhance A Resort Lifestyle BY ROGER GRODY | PHOTOGRAPHY BY LAURA HULL & RICHARD POWERS FROM THE GROUND UP Gardens
BELOW A walkway planted with Westringia fruticosa ‘Smokey’ (coast rosemary) beneath an old grove olive tree, an example of Hefner creating interest in circulation elements and transitional areas.
In contrast to Hefner’s more formal residence in L.A.’s stately Hancock Park neighborhood, the laid-back Montecito home is fully integrated into its rustic Romero Canyon site, not far from historic San Ysidro Ranch. Reflecting the architect’s longstanding philosophy, the property showcases an indoor-outdoor lifestyle while optimizing views.
OPPOSITE a View of gym building adjoining the tiered “overlook,” lushly planted with blue agave, coffeeberry, Pride of Madeira and creeping rosemary.
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William Hefner is one of California’s premier luxury residential design firms, offering sophisticated architecture, landscape architecture and interior design services. In the coastal community of Montecito, where the firm maintains a branch office, founding partner William Hefner built himself a retreat that reflects a relaxed resort lifestyle. The property’s gardens, inspired by the natural environment, are central to the architect’s vision.
RIGHT Beyond the swimming pool is the multi-tiered “overlook”—an ideal perch from which to view the entire property—featuring blue agave and creeping rosemary.
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This view toward an orchard of fruit trees duringbouldersoaktoweringpurplerosemaryencompassesandsalvia,withacoastliveinforegroundandrecoveredexcavation.
“The buildings were pushed as far to the perimeter as possible to create generous useable exterior spaces, taking advantage of Montecito’s ideal climate,” explains Hefner, who forfeited a traditional front lawn in favor of more private outdoor spaces. The inspiration for the design was a resort lifestyle, here translated into a compound of three primary buildings with their own dedicated functions, each one enjoying unfettered access to the gardens.
ABOVE Scene of an outdoor living area adjoining the main building, planted with coastal buckwheat and Lomandra longifolia ‘Breeze’ amidst a mature coast live oak.
“My concept for the landscaping was to create plantings that are native in character and would not be perceived as overdesigned, but rather more natural and organic,” explains Hefner. The parcel is shaded by magnificent oak trees, some up to 250 years-old, and the structures were
BELOW LEFT Beyond an ancient oak is the pool cabana, landscaped with coffeeberry and native rock.
Profoundly connected to its one-acreplus site, the residence is truly a product of the local environment. After a substantial vein of Santa Barbara sandstone was discovered during excavation, that material was liberally incorporated into the home’s design, indoors and out. Not only does it bring warmth to Hefner’s contemporary aesthetics, but the indigenous golden stone provides a sense of place, just as the project’s low-profile structures emulate the original equestrian ranchstyle homes and haciendas of the region.
BELOW RIGHT Sitting area, warmed by a fireplace clad in Santa Barbara sandstone, where a coast live oak tree and Lomandra longifolia ‘Breeze’ contribute to a natural, organic theme.
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 | 65 sited to ensure these ancient living things would continue to thrive. With the oaks protected, much of the parcel’s extraneous growth was removed to reveal panoramic views of the Santa Ynez Mountains.
Sixty-foot pool with views of a fruit tree orchard and mountains beyond, a scene accented with blue agave, fern pine and coast live oak trees.
One of the home’s five wood-burning fireplaces is outdoors, a prominent stone feature that warms a cedarplanked open-air living area, with the 60-foot-long swimming pool just steps away. An orchard features fig, apricot, peach and citrus trees that Hefner suggests present a subtle symphony of colors, while raised planters on the property, created from Santa Barbara sandstone, supply the kitchen with fresh herbs and vegetables. An area Hefner refers to as the “overlook” is a garden studded with blue agave and enveloped by creeping rosemary over multiple levels, each tier artfully created with the site’s signature sandstone. “It’s the last part of the property to receive sunlight, which makes it a perfect place to enjoy a glass of Champagne at the end of the day,” reports the architect, who clearly appreciates a healthy work-life balance. CH williamhefner.com
GENTLE SLOPES OF LAND appear to undulate all around as you approach Napa’s Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resort Collection’s newly opened property and residence compound. Hawks circle above, a sure sign that we’re merely guests on this historic ranch that once raised cattle before grapes became ubiquitous in the region. With 135 stand-alone cottages and suites for nightly stays and the active construction of a residential community that will be home to over 100 multi-million dollar luxury properties, this agrarian oasis captivates you the moment you pull off the highway and approach the circular driveway where “ranch hands” collect the keys to your car.
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FAR LEFT Basin Bar’s plant-forward menu includes raw and preserved cashew-misovegetablesfarmwithdip.
BELOW Farm director Nick Runkle prepares the soil at the property’s in-house farm, The Grange.
OPPOSITE TOP Cottage seating areas include natural finishes that reflect the roots.Valley’scommitmentproperty’stoNapaagricultural OPPOSITE BOTTOM Chef Garrison Price at work, shucked local oysters from Bear.
LEFT Pinot noir vineyards at Stanly Ranch benefit from the steady breeze coming off of San Pablo Bay.
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Because Stanly Ranch is rooted in its agricultural past, the resort’s culinary and farm program is one of the keystones of the guest experience. Its spearheaded by executive chef Garrison Price and farm director Nick Runkle. The team works in tandem as they strategize what to plant and how to use the items. “I speak with our chefs multiple times a day and keep them in tune with what’s happening on the farm. I’m constantly in and out of the
The property encompasses over 500,000 square feet of rest and relaxation space from the wellness hubs on the hill to the cycling and hiking trails that surround the 712 acres of land. With gravel trails winding throughout the open outdoor spaces, the cutting and chef’s garden, lavender fields, and Infinity Hill, where sculptor Gordon Huether’s “Infinity” piece commands the highest point on the property, you’ll find yourself forgetting your phone and relaxing your limbs.
“I love knowing that guests of our restaurant can harvest vegetables and herbs with me in the morning and then see those ingredients on their dinner plates the same day,” Runkle says.
THIS PAGE Food options include lavender morning buns from Gavel Coffee Bar and grilled snapper and seasonal fruit yogurt bowls from Bear.
68 | CALIFORNIA HOMES Food kitchen and collaborating with them. I’m already talking with the culinary team about which varieties of tomatoes to plant for summer 2023.” Runkle says. Edible flowers (and their plants) like lavender, lemon verbena, and borage play a big role in the property, not only with the culinary program as a source of beauty, medicinal use, and flavor but also as part of the property’s overall landscape design. Runkle shares his excitement for them, saying “Borage is my favorite. It’s a great pollinator and attracts hundreds of bees to our garden every day. Its flowers are mildly sweet and taste a bit like cucumber.”
Chef Price sees the culinary program as an extension of the resort’s commitment to regenerative agriculture in Napa Valley and says, “Sense of place has always played a tremendous role in how menus come together for me as a chef, and it’s all the more true here
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The sanctuary-like bathrooms in the Cottages offer outdoor views while still being completely private. with such proximity to farmers doing their best to care for the nutritional content of the soil in order to have better quality product year over year. Our commitment is to support our farmer’s work by utilizing the product they have opposed to demanding the product we want.” Furthermore, he explains how taking a single, sometimes unglamorous harvested ingredient and exploring the multiple ways it can appear on menus throughout the property is something that he’s very excited about. “This process sparks true creativity for us as a chef team in working with “underdog” ingredients and bringing them to the plate in a new way for our guests,” he says. “Everything we create in our kitchen is a reflection of this approach.” As an extension of that philosophy, The Grange, the resort’s culinary garden, hosts harvesting workshops. “I love knowing that guests of our restaurant can harvest vegetables and herbs with me in the morning and then see those ingredients on their dinner plates the same day,” Runkle says. This approachreturn-to-the-landalsoappliestothe locally made ceramic dishware from makers like Erin Hupp that guests encounter at Bear, the resort’s main dining room, and the Ranch House lobby. Boutique owner, style influencer, and former Vogue editor, Emily Holt, curated the home and lifestyle products sold at coffee bar Gavel which include items from some of ceramists commissioned. Even the restaurant’s name, Bear, harkens back to the state’s dominant forager. It’s another nod to the past while creating a modern culinary experience.
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ABOVE Relaxation awaits in the cedar-clad Springhouse Sauna with wall-to-wall windows looking out over the native landscape.
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Zobeck is a proponent of regenerative farming and low intervention winemaking, going back to an oldschool style of less new oak, less extraction and native ferments. She’s also planted a Monarch butterfly garden and introduced livestock into the vines to foster biodiversity and better soil health.
A pioneer of Dry Creek Valley Sauvignon Blanc and Zinfandel, the winery remains family owned and a maker of affordable wines, farming 185 estate acres that are all certified sustainable. Interested in learning more about women in wine? Check out Bâtonnage (batonnageforum.com), a forum and mentorship program for women working in all facets of the wine industry.
At Jordan Vineyard and Winery, started by Tom and Sally Jordan in the Alexander Valley, Maggie Kruse was named head winemaker in 2019 after spending more than a decade as enologist, then assistant and associateKrusewinemaker.worksclosely with Sonoma County native Dana Grande who runs Jordan’s grapegrower relations with vineyards across the region, typically an even rarer position for women to hold.
At Napa Valley’s Burgess Cellars, Bill Sorenson made the wines for 41 vintages. Today the winemaker is Meghan Zobeck.
At Diamond Creek Vineyards, founded on Diamond Mountain by the late Al and Boots Brounstein, President Nicole Carter considers it paramount to steward the winery and vineyard for its next 50 years and beyond. To that end, Diamond Creek not only maintains the same vineyard crew it has had for 50 years, an unheard-of achievement in California wine, but is transitioning into organic farming and the use of cover crops. A long-term replanting of all the vines is alsoLastly,underway.atDry Creek Vineyard in Sonoma County, second-generation vintner Kim Stare Wallace represents one of the few women to have taken over a family winery from her father.
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The grouping recently held a tasting to showcase their long history and library of wines, 50 years on. While the wines showed extremely well and underscored the point that California wines can age, what has evolved even better than the bottles is the role of women in wine, who today hold many more positions of power.
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THE YEAR 1972 WAS A PIVOTAL YEAR for California wine, the year several marquee wineries put stakes down in Napa and Sonoma, a time before many Americans had even developed a taste for wine. That many remain in business today is testament to their courage, vision and ability to survive. These include the two stars of the 1976 Judgement of Paris Tasting, Chateau Montelena and Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, as well as Burgess Cellars, Jordan Vineyards and Winery, Diamond Creek and Dry Creek Vineyard.
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In the living room, designer Benjamin Dhong composed a harmonious scene with muted colors and classical silhouettes. The custom table, inspired by traditional Asian altar tables, has a parchment-painted finish. The Louis Philippe-style sofa by Savafieh, covered in linen chenille, has a pair of graphic pillows with traditional Uzbekistan embroidery. The walls are covered in a fine Lee Jofa block print fabric with a special backing to give it stability. Dhong explained that with paper backing the fabric is applied to the walls like wallpaper. “It’s a classic old-school technique to give a room warmth and character,” he said. Plaster lamp from Visual Comfort. Gold mirror from Formations, Los Angeles.
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ITH SOOTHING HUES and subtle use of texture and pattern, Benjamin Dhong has created a dream house for his dream client, a well-travelled and design-savvy businesswoman Her new country house in a lush western neighborhood of St. Helena is stylish and comfortable, as well as prac tical and full of delight. It’s the perfect custom décor. Each room has a classical, timeless feeling.
“My client, originally from the East Coast, is a former investment banker, and a serious gardener and beekeeper,” noted Benjamin Dhong. “She has impeccable taste. Her collection included fine American and English antiques. I wanted to create a California relaxed feeling. The residence is a result of our creative collaboration. I love it when a client has a point of view and fine heir looms. This helps to create a more personal story. Dhong is a master of color and hue. With artistry and subtlety he has created harmony with the landscape that frames the house. His décor is superbly composed and all the rooms feel calm and“Icoherent.thinkofa house as a narrative and as a portrait of the homeowner, said Dhong. “As a designer I am bringing out the best in her life, with a strong vivid welcome as you walk in and remove your sunhat or put down your groceries from the farmer’s market. With each room, the house slowly reveals itself, and everything is consistent with her point of view.”
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“My client spends part of the year in Palm Beach, and loves that Florida style, but those strong bold and sunny colors felt wrong for this house. So the plan was to let the house flow with neutral colors and then plan several rooms with stronger accent colors.”
Early on yellow and green felt harmonic with the neutrals but also evocative of being out in the country. Yellow for Dhong a happy color with great elegance. And green tones tie the inside to her exquisite gardens and endless vineyards and the mountain range beyond. Dhong’s client wanted to included her heirlooms , which included fine Hepplewhite and Georgian pieces.
“We took inspiration from charming English country houses, mixing a variety of styles of furniture, “ said the designer. “All English country houses have large-scale comfortable upholstered pieces, so I created generous, cozy seating. I also incorporated lighter materials like rattan, bamboo, seagrass, and sturdy linens.”
Great care and consideration were given, as well as viewing fabric samples and swatches, paint chips and finishes every step along the way.
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The family room walls were also given an elegant punch of energy with a Bennison, London, ‘Palampore’ printed fabric. “I like fabric on walls as it has a matt finish, and the pattern gives a lot of character and energy to a room. Faux bois wallpaper in the ceiling by Nobilis. The classic English armchair was the owner’s family heirloom, recovered.
OPPOSITE Round carved gold mirror from Carvers’ Guild. A simple round gold mirror is from Formations, Los Angeles.
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“We took inspiration from charming English country houses, mixing a variety of styles of furniture... All English country houses have large-scale comfortable upholstered pieces, so I created generous, cozy seating. I also incorporated lighter materials like rattan, bamboo, seagrass, and sturdy linens.”
Dhong planned fabric wallcoverings, which are a strong feature of English country houses, to create dramatic backdrops. Most of all he wanted it to be relaxed, to seem assembled over the years and inviting during all seasons.
The project started with architectural improvements of the house, which was built in 1990.
ABOVE In the dining room, the antique chairs were from the owner’s family collection. Dhong gave the room a fresh infusion of seagrass matting, graphic art, and a colorful pendant lamp with a block printed cotton from Piggot’s Store, Australia. Modern wicker Rattan Ripple console is handcrafted from Soane Britain.
OPPOSITE A family heirloom faux tortoiseshell folding table. The floor is covered with seagrass matting. The walls are Lee Jofa ‘Diamond’ in gold.
“The aim was to quiet down the interior elements that were intrusive and rebalance it into a wine country house.. Dhong said. “ All of the trim was dark wood or painted brown. Those were immediately painted in neutrals so the eye didn’t focus on them, while still keeping that cottagey texture. To all the coved soffited ceilings we applied pale faux bois wallpaper which looks like real wood paneling. You don’t need to make expensive architectural renovations to dramatically freshen up a slightly dated house.”
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OPPOSITE In the sitting room, the Les Touches table cover is from Brunschwig & Fils. Carvers’ Guild mirror. Floral fabric on walls by Kravet. Tub chair by Bliss Studio.
Dhong recalled I remember visiting an English cottage that had antiques, but in the dining room was a lamp shade made from a block printed fabric, so charming. He designed an over-scaled pleated shade with a yellow blockprint from Piggot’s Store in Sydney, Australia. The handcrafted fabrics changed a formal dining room into a place that said “come on in and sit a spell!” It was exactly the casual look he wanted.
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In this beautiful setting, surrounded by vineyards and the fragrance of harvests, and lavender, Dhong composed superbly tranquil and polished rooms that feel fresh and timeless.“Formy entire design career, I have been studying East Coast country houses. and traveling in the Cotswolds in England, I saw how beautiful antiques can feel completely relaxed and at home with new décor, “ said the peripatetic designer. My client’s dining chairs were fine Queen Anne but they felt a tad stiff and forma.”
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Early in the process, they brought in Young, who had done a Laguna Beach vacation home for them as well as updated their previous Sacramento house. “Wendi knew our style,” says Shirley, who is involved in an education startup. “She knew we wanted a traditional, but comfortable look, and that we love color.”
The two-story, 15,000-square-foot home was a journey the LeRoys began several years ago, not long after Joe sold his Sacramento-based business. “We wanted to build a legacy home, but not far from Sacramento,” explains Joe. “We raised our four children here and we have lifelong friends in the area, so building in a place like Napa or Sonoma didn’t seem appealing to us because it was too far away from our roots.”
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U P A LONG CURVING DRIVE drive lined with old-growth olive trees, a rambling estate home with melon-hued walls and sage green shutters overlooks a vineyard planted with Petite Sirah, Grenache and Mourvédre grapes. Oak trees shade part of the land, while a lake shimmers amidst the hills in theThisdistance.bucolic setting and the gracious abode are not in the south of France. Rather, this 20-acre estate is located in a vineyard community outside Sacramento and is home to Shirley and Joe LeRoy.
Near Sacramento, a new estate property has views of vineyards and a nearby lake from a circular patio located below the house.
“The LeRoys were seeking a vineyard lifestyle,” says Newport Beach-based interior designer Wendi Young, who spearheaded the home’s design/build team, which included architect Farro Essalat, Todd Cole of Strata Landscape Architecture and Cello & Maudru Construction. “While the French architecture was guided by the community, we went for an Italian look for the interior, with a more formal, refined influence, which reflects the owners’ tastes.”
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OPPOSITE For the living room, interior designer Wendi Young mixed bright tones and patterns to reflect the owners’ love of color. The coffee table is from Therien; sofa fabric is Clarence House.
With an exterior that features integrally colored plaster and stone-clad walls, reclaimed roof tiles, limestone window and door surrounds, as well as wrought iron details, Young created a timeless interior, at once recalling the 19th century, yet being thoroughly of this era. Early touch points for the interior were a robin’s egg blue La Cornue range for the kitchen and Shirley’s request for a formal dining room that could easily accommodate 12.
“Those two things inspired much of the house,” recallsIndeed,Shirley.inkeeping with a “no white walls” mantra, Young had free rein to suggest vivid hues, fabric patterns and wall coverings. “We used blues, oranges, yellows and greens,” says Young. “Shirley likes purple, so we wove that into the interior, too.” The design/build team also brought in the talents of James Stancil, of San Francisco’s Stancil Studios, to help with color work, glazing and wall treatments, all geared toward gently aging walls and other surfaces.While many of the case goods were chosen to have a patina of age, Young points out that most of the pieces are high-end reproductions chosen for their functionality—meaning drawers work, cupboard doors shut efficiently and legs don’t wobble.
In the entry, a pair of Dennis & Leen chests set the tone, with a distressed blue finish. Down the hall, a Dessin Fournir dining table is surrounded by Louis XIV-style chairs, done in a more subdued velvet pattern fabric on the face and enlivened with a colorful stripe on the back. The dining room’s tall windows are framed in exuberant peacock blue draperies. In the living room, two curvaceous sofas are upholstered in bold fabrics—one in a floral print, the other in a flame-stitch pattern.
ABOVE Perched on a hillside planted with grapes, the rambling home was influenced by Mediterranean designs.
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“They have friends from around the world and family close by,” says Young, summarizing the lifestyle the home provides. “The LeRoys wanted a home like this—in a vineyard and this size—so they could share it with those they love. It’s a place of gathering.”
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For the kitchen, Young suggested hand-painted sage green cabinetry to frame the range and mixed in a floral tile backsplash. Even the elevator was detailed with a wall covering pattern that the interior of the Vienna opera house.
“Upstairs, each of the bedrooms has its own color palette and look,” explains Young. “For Shirley, we used a purple chair for the vestibule to the master suite, which also has a botanical wallAscovering.”charming as the interior is, the LeRoys spend ample time living outdoors, thanks to a generously sized patio off the back of the house, overlooking the pool. Below the pool, a bocce court provides entertainment, while a path leads down to a circular patio with a fire pit, positioned for perfect views of the vineyards and lake beyond. Closer to the house, vegetable plots bear tomatoes, melons, peppers and more, all carefully cultivated by Joe. Now that they have settled into the house, the couple has found that the spaces work perfectly for them. When it’s just the two of them, Shirley and Joe relax in the living room or library, or often catch a sunset outdoors. Pre- and post-pandemic lockdowns, they’ve had parties for more than 100 in the house, and fit 24 into the dining room for a family holiday meal. “We entertain two to three nights a week, inside and out,” says Joe. “We like big parties and family gatherings.” Indeed, the LeRoys have a chef on staff to help with impromptu dinner parties, paired with wines from their cellar. In a few years, Shirley and Joe plan to bottle their own wines, once the vines mature.
LEFT A cheerful Jasper wall covering frames the breakfast room, between the living room and the kitchen. The table is Rose Tarlow, while the chairs are Dennis & Leen.
OPPOSITE The kitchen’s blue La Cornue range helped set the color scheme and European tone of the interior. Pale green custom cabinetry and a metal hood complete the look.
OPPOSITE An al fresco wine tasting is enhanced by the shaded loggia setting.
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LEFT A writing desk and chair provide a gracious “work from home” setting on the second floor.
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LEFT/ABOVE In the master suite, a traditional corona and draperies soften the vintage sleigh bed and Rose Tarlow nightstand, while the tub offers a bird’s eye view of the surrounding landscape.
OPPOSITE The rear patio and adjacent pool house offer numerous spots for gathering and lounging.
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GIVEN ITS DEMAND , an available California oceanfront site challenges all contenders to carve out or cobble together a sense of privacy within an already congested beach community. Yet the Laguna Beach blufftop property developed by Hill Construction hits the privacy sweet spot without breaking a sweat.
Consider: A breezy outdoor pavilion hugs a 80-foot dropoff to the sea, imbuing the property with nailbiting edginess while declaring its team’s proficiency at framing a for-your-eyes-only scene. Other outdoor features like the lap pool are rendered private simply by the exclusivity of their simple rectangular shape and mindfulness of the ocean beyond. The interior’s open plan cleverly connects rooms to great ocean views. One stunner, a floating glass bridge on the second floor, ensures that the airiness of below ascends for upstairs appreciation.“Theproperty is a bit of a unicorn for Laguna Beach,” says interior designer Michael Fullen, who collaborated with architect Carlton Graham of Graham Architecture, and Hill Construction project manager Kevin Near. The reason for the house’s private feel, Fullen suggests, begins with the site itself. “It sits on a private half-acre lot high on the bluff.”
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The dining room’s pale palette and large-scale, clean-lined furniture and lighting are visible from the driveway. Large-scale beige porcelain tile flooring is hard to distinguish from limestone.
The property’s sense of solitude is absorbed from the top of the bluff, which plunges 80 feet to the sea. A frameless glass guardrail ensures safety while preserving the seethrough theme.
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ABOVE Simple, softtextured pale matching sofas allow the ocean view to provide color in the entertainment room. A wall of Macchia Vecchia stone was used as a dramatic backdrop for the entertainment room’s steel shelving.
LEFT Bold color is reserved for art on a white wall leading to the entertainment room.
LEFT The kitchen features a large marble island for casual family seating or overflow entertaining. The wine room is visible, as is the floating staircase. Extensive use of glass indoors and out creates transparency.
ABOVE Multiple lounge areas in both shade and light surround the lap pool.
Architect Carlton Graham enhanced privacy by minimizing the reminder of next-door neighbors. “Neighbors are about 20 feet away, but I minimized the windows on the side,” he explains. Also, agreeing with Fullen, “because the house sits on a double lot, it feels very private,” Graham adds. Creating a layer of privacy between outdoors and the interior, he “specified [an outdoor glass] from Europe called Profilit Channel Glass which comes with an opaque texture.” This glass introduces the sheerness that follows as a theme indoors, while actually making it difficult for curiosity seekers to peer inside the Anotherhome.architectural feature that contributes to the home’s sense of privacy is its scale. The motorized pocket door in the entry foyer rises 20 feet. “My houses are known for tall doors, but this is by far the largest door I’ve ever done,” says Graham.
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OPPOSITE The exterior’s Texas limestone introduces the pale palette indoors while warmth is added from dark concrete with integral colored pigment.
The master bedroom soaks up a magnificent view of the ocean without sacrificing an inch of privacy. The room features a pop-up stained cedar ceiling with an LED light cove that illuminates at night.
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“The neighbors feel distant once you enter the home,” notes Fullen. “Rooms are large with lots of glass. The spaces kind of told us what they wanted. We designed large-scaled features without overwhelming the views.” Fullen notes the living room as an example.
“The fireplace wall has a plaster fireplace and steel shelving backed with slabs of stone. We used slabs of marble and porcelain that drew color from the natural surroundings to harmonize the landscape with the architecture and design,” he explains.“Thisproject was extremely technical,” says Hill Construction project manager Kevin Near. “A strong team of the homeowners, architect, designer and contractor were essential for success, which is why we were thrilled to be partnered with Carlton Graham and Michael Fullen,” says Near. CH
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“This project was extremely technical,” says Hill Construction project manager Kevin Near. “A strong team of the homeowners, architect, designer and contractor were essential for success, which is why we were thrilled to be partnered with Carlton Graham and Michael Fullen,” says Near.
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Agrarian NAPA’S SHAWBACK DESIGN CREATES A HOME WITH A VIEW TEXT KENDRA BOUTELL | PHOTOGRAPHY CESAR RUBIO Shawback Design and Signum Architecture collaborated with Knittel Construction and Roche + Roche Landscape Architecture on this highefficiency home inspired by Passive House principles.
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NAPA’S SHAWBACK DESIGN’S INTERIORS start with the nuances of the site. Founder Penny Shawback, her son Damon Savoia and his wife, Julie Savoia, specialize in ground-up projects where like environmental artists, they spend time on the land observing the soil, rock formations, trees, and changing light. Recently they completed a Napa Valley residential compound with Jarrod Denton of Signum Architecture. The stones, bark, and branches they collected from the property informed the color palette that reflects the home’s surrounding landscape. Denton designed the modern agrarian-style estate to take advantage of the spectacular views of the Vaca Mountains to the east, vineyards to the north, and Mt. Veeder to the west. He mirrored the trilogy of vistas with three designated living zones: a public great room, a private wing of bedroom suites, and a rustic barn for entertaining. The white-walled great room opens to the outdoors with 21’ wide German glass pocketing doors. It features an 18.5’ high tongue-and-groove spruce wood cathedral ceiling. Shawback Design installed two suspended ring fixtures of cut glass crafted by McEwen Lighting Studio to delineate the living room from the dining area. A massive Syar stone fireplace with a steel surround focuses the conversation grouping. The designers perpendicularly flanked the mantle with a pair of tailored sofas upholstered in cerulean velvet to echo the outdoor infinity pool. Stark’s tone-on-tone greige silk and wool carpet on wide plank oak floors anchor the
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Brooklyn-based Token, who designed and fabricated the dining table, has a wood shop, metal shop, and glass blowing studio. Together with Shawback, they produce Brightbound lighting.
OPPOSITE In the great room, Signum installed clearstories and hand-crafted Tanner windows to admit light and blur the line between the natural and the built worlds. Shawback’s furnishings seamlessly blend with the architecture.
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 | 105 space. Shawback Design bisected the great room with Token’s elegant wood-toped and metal-based dining table on a handcrafted taupe rug from Holly Hunt. They companioned this with minimalist barrel back chairs. Adjacent to the dining area, a lighted temperature-controlled wine room with a floor-to-ceiling steel framed glass door displays the bounties of Napa Valley. To balance the open kitchen with the living area, Shawback Design selected azure paint for the island and topped it with Carrara marble. The back-wall centers on a La Cornue range in pure white built into sleek Arclinea cabinetry finished with sand-cast Sun Valley Bronze hardware. In contrast to the light, airy great room, the powder
The Portuguese limestone pool terrace includes a willow trellised dining pergola. Adjacent to the pergola is a bar that opens to the kitchen via a horizontal pivot window allowing pass-through service and protection for guests seated on the barstools.
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The stones, bark, and branches they collected from the property informed the color palette that reflects the home’s surrounding landscape.
Throughout the estate, there are gatheringmultipleareasto enjoy outdoor living. This covered entry lounge space features a gas fireplace with a stone surround that recalls the mantel in the great room.
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For the custom 350-plus bottle wine room, Shawback worked with StudioBecker. In addition to Roche + Roche’s landscaping, the 3.72-acre property will eventually have a private vineyard.
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room showcases a dark, moody charcoal wallpaper from Osborne & Little of over-scaled magnolia flowers and leaves juxtaposed with slender bamboo poles. A travertine vessel sink mounted asymmetrically on a stone bench combined with a mirror designed by Luca Nichetto and a Brightbound pendant fixture complete the room. In the primary bedroom suite, an accent wall of Phillip Jeffries’ Serenity mural depicting a weeping willow tree in shades of blue and green sets the tone for the room. Against this backdrop, Shawback Design placed an upholstered bed in neutral fabric and bedding punctuated by a verdant-colored silk velvet kidney pillow. The wall-to-wall wool carpet segues into Portuguese limestone floors in the en-suite bathroom. Jonathan Browning’s exquisite Chatelet Sconces illuminate dual oak vanities secured to a decorative floral mosaic wall of white glass tiles. The expansive window reveals a view of the suite’s private terrace from the oval freestanding soaking tub. CH
BELOW In the pool house bathroom, a quintet of whimsical pendants from Louis Poulsen dance above a vanity built from reclaimed Douglas fir wood with a concrete trough sink and Watermark pewter finish dual faucets.
ABOVE Signum designed the pool house to look like a rustic barn using reclaimed Douglas fir exterior siding. They juxtaposed this with cedar board and batten for the rest of the estate.
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LEFT In addition to the serene primary bedroom suite, there are two guest suites. The pool house can accommodate extra visitors with its great room, wet bar, bathroom, and laundry room.
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Behind the Cantlay Food Distribution Center in Santa Ana, stands the beautiful Catholic Charities’ Garden of Hope. Once a parking lot it is now decorated with murals of butterflies–a community garden with the goal of teaching the 700 recipients of the center how to grow their own food. The garden consists of “86 state-of-the-art elevated garden beds,” according to the garden’s designer and builder Alan Smith of Aloha Urban Farming. A year after the founding of the Garden of Hope, founding members, staff, sponsors and volunteers gathered on Saturday, June 18th to celebrate those who made the garden possible. There was a blessing and dedication by the Most Reverend Thanh Thai Nguyen, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Orange, the keynote speaker was celebrity chef, restauranteur and author Lidia Bastianich. The Paul Deiss Smith II & Band provided musical entertainment. Apart from the dedication and blessing, the event was a festive garden party including Champagne, a gourmet buffet and imaginative ladies’ hats, often with a Monarch butterfly theme. OF HOPE
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Catholic Charities of Orange County Are Sowing the Seeds of Hope Alan Smith, Aloha Urban Farming Garden of Hope with murals of butterflies and sacred Catholic images
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ASID OC presented a day of learning at SOCO Design Center. The day began with a coffee session at Pirch with speaker Matt Tokarz, followed by a CEU and lunch at Famosa with speaker Jerry Salveson, continuing with happy hour and short seminar at Natuzzi Italia with speaker Robin Vettraino, and ending at Bang & Olfusen for dessert and a talk by Braden Drake, a California licensed attorney and tax professional. A toast followed for everyone who attended ASID OC’s Master Class. The event was sponsored by California Homes Magazine.
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ASID OC Master Classes with speaker, Braden Drake, held at Bang & Oflusen’s showroom Pamela Barthold President Elect at ASID OC, won the drawling for the Natuzzi gift. In the background is Jessica Jones Current ASID OC President. Julie DuBrow and Robyn Vettraino Pamela Barthold, Jessica Jones, and Kasey Sterling
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