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MAKE MYSELF AT HOME: “THE WHALE HOUSE” IN MISSION CANYON WAS ONE OF THE HOMES WE VISITED IN 2023 FOR DETAILS, SEE PAGE 7

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4300/4350 ROBLAR AVE, SANTA YNEZ

7253 SANTOS RD, LOMPOC

3BD/5BA; New Construction, 2 Homes; ±20 acres • $7,975,000 Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

3BD/3BA • $5,350,000 Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

1867 RINGSTED DR, SOLVANG

2810 MISSION DR, SOLVANG

4BD/3BA; ±1.14 acres • $1,665,000 Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

5BD/3BA • $1,585,000 Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

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1600 GARDEN ST #29, SANTA BARBARA

245 MORETON BAY LN #3, GOLETA

2BD/2BA • $925,000 Ali Evans, 805.980.8007 LIC# 01846603

3BD/2BA • $695,000 Sue Irwin, 805.705.6973 LIC# 01413354

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4300/4350 ROBLAR AVE, SANTA YNEZ 3BD/5BA; New Construction, 2 Homes; ±20 acres • $7,975,000 • L. Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

3170 AVENIDA CABALLO RD, SANTA YNEZ 3BD/4½BA;±20 acres • $7,250,000 Jamie Warm, 707.380.3188 LIC# 02192518

3333-49 LONG VALLEY RD, SANTA YNEZ 3BD/2BA;±60 acres • $5,500,000 Joe Ramos / Jaime Warm, 805.680.6849 LIC# 02040488 / 02192518

7253 SANTOS RD, LOMPOC 3BD/3BA • $5,350,000 Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

2651 LONG CANYON RD, SANTA YNEZ 4BD/4BA • $4,495,000 Claire Hanssen, 805.680.0929 LIC# 00887277

4086 E OAK TRAIL RD, SANTA YNEZ Hilltop Compound; ±33.27 acres • $4,450,000 Cammy Pinoli / Laura Drammer, 805.452.9725 LIC# 02074002 / 01209580

1470 MEADOWVALE RD, SANTA YNEZ 4BD/3BA; Equestrian Ranch; ±5 acres • $3,500,000 • Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

1190 N REFUGIO RD, SANTA YNEZ 3BD/2BA • $2,299,000 Efren Pulido, 805.598.4140 LIC# 01527179

4281 E HIGHWAY 246, LOMPOC 3BD/2BA • $1,750,000 Jamie Warm / Joe Ramos, 707.380.3188 LIC# 02192518 / 02040488

2810 MISSION DR, SOLVANG 5BD/3BA • $1,585,000 Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

300 BELL ST, LOS ALAMOS ±.47 acre • $889,000 Ealand & Sideris Group, 805.698.9902 LIC# 01766178 / 00603730

530 SERTOMA WY, BUELLTON 4BD/4BA • $830,000 Kelly Mahan Herrick, 805.208.1451 LIC# 01974836

502 MARIAN DR, SANTA MARIA 3BD/2BA + Office;±.23 acres • $825,000 Cammy Pinoli, 805.452.9725 LIC# 02074002

001 SWEENEY RD, LOMPOC ±81 acres • $725,000 Jody Neal, 805.252.9267 LIC# 01995725

2061 VILLAGE LN, SOLVANG 2BD/2½BA Townhome • $595,000 Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

330 W HIGHWAY 246#109, BUELLTON 2BD/2BA • $215,000 Karin Aitken, 805.252.1205 LIC# 00882496

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663 LILAC DR, MONTECITO 4BD/9BA • $12,500,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

2815 E VALLEY RD, MONTECITO 6BD/7BA • $7,995,000 The Easter Team, 805.570.0403 LIC# 00917775

4300/4350 ROBLAR AVE, SANTA YNEZ 3BD/5BA; New Construction, 2 Homes; ±20 acres • $7,975,000 • Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 • LIC# 01209580

840 RIVEN ROCK RD, MONTECITO 4BD/3½BA • $7,495,000 Josiah Hamilton, 805.284.8835 LIC# 01415235

3170 AVENIDA CABALLO RD, SANTA YNEZ 3BD/4½BA; ±20 acres • $7,250,000 Jamie Warm, 707.380.3188 LIC# 02192518

4312 VIA GLORIETA, SANTA BARBARA 4BD/5BA • $6,995,000 Team Scarborough, 805.331.1465 LIC# 01182792

975 MARIPOSA LN, MONTECITO 4BD/3½BA • $6,895,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

MONTECITOSHORESCONDO.COM 2BD/2BA • $5,850,000 Kathleen Winter, 805.451.4663 LIC# 01022891

3333-49 LONG VALLEY RD, SANTA YNEZ 3BD/2BA; ±60 acres • $5,500,000 Joe Ramos / Jaime Warm, 805.680.6849 LIC# 02040488 / 02192518

900 TORO CANYON RD, MONTECITO 3BD/3BA • $5,295,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

126 LOUREYRO RD COTTAGES, MONTECITO 6BD/5BA • $4,995,000 Nancy Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514

1365 VIRGINIA RD, MONTECITO 3BD/2BA • $4,795,000 Josiah Hamilton, 805.284.8835 LIC# 01415235

2651 LONG CANYON RD, SANTA YNEZ 4BD/4BA • $4,495,000 Claire Hanssen, 805.680.0929 LIC# 00887277

2561 GOLDEN GATE AVE, SUMMERLAND 3BD/2½BA • $3,950,000 Josiah Hamilton, 805.284.8835 LIC# 01415235

1470 MEADOWVALE RD, SANTA YNEZ 4BD/3BA; Equestrian Ranch; ±5 acres • $3,500,000 • L Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

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64 OLIVE MILL RD, MONTECITO 3BD/2½BA • $2,995,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

807 E ALAMAR AVE, SANTA BARBARA 7BD/5BA • $2,995,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

1231 FERRELO RD, SANTA BARBARA 3BD/3BA • $2,595,000 Larry Martin, 805.895.6872 LIC# 01372928

970 VERONICA SPRINGS RD, SB 4BD/2½BA • $2,395,000 Jeanne Palumbo, 805.689.1968 LIC# 00620622

1190 N REFUGIO RD, SANTA YNEZ 3BD/2BA • $2,299,000 Efren Pulido, 805.598.4140 LIC# 01527179

1938 N JAMESON LN #B, MONTECITO 3BD/2BA • $2,100,000 Ken Switzer, 805.680.4622 LIC# 01245644

2329 VISTA DEL CAMPO, SB 3BD/2BA • $1,795,000 Hristo Hristov, 805.284.8471 LIC# 01978598

4544 CARRIAGE HILL DR, SB 3BD/2BA • $1,669,000 Randy Freed & Kellie Clenet, 805.895.1799 LIC# 00624274 / 01434616

40 LA GAVIOTA, PISMO BEACH 3BD/3BA • $1,350,000 Brooke Fraser, 805.550.8601 LIC# 01968328

1600 GARDEN ST #29, SB 2BD/2BA • $925,000 Ali Evans, 805.980.8007 LIC# 01846603

4025 STATE ST #46, SANTA BARBARA 3BD/2BA • $599,000 Sara Guthrie, 805.570.1211 LIC# 01294545

2061 VILLAGE LN, SOLVANG 2BD/2½BA Townhome • $595,000 Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

330 W HIGHWAY 246 SPC 60, BUELLTON 3BD/2BA • $445,500 Kristen Maggitti, 805.895.8387 LIC# 02195648

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502 MARIAN DR, SANTA MARIA 3BD/2BA + Office; ±.23 acres • $825,000 Cammy Pinoli, 805.452.9725 LIC# 02074002

245 MORETON BAY LN #3, GOLETA 3BD/2BA • $695,000 Sue Irwin, 805.705.6973 LIC# 01413354

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Design Trend Predictions for 2024

THE STYLE SPECIALIST

by Christine S. Cowles

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MOODY, EARTHY COLORS With the move away from bright whites and all things gray, natural materials in moody, earthy palettes seem to dominate the trends list for this year. Homeowners and designers are using earthy hues, such as creams, burgundy, rusts, and muddy greens to create warmth in their spaces. Moody colors, like Behr’s Cracked Pepper, bring sophistication and energy to a space. “We recognize the growing desire for using darker colors throughout spaces,” says Jodi Allen, Global Chief Marketing Officer at Behr Paint Company. “Adding a soft black like Cracked Pepper evokes a sense of confidence and individuality that we want all of our customers to feel after completing a project.”

PLASTER From bathroom walls to decorative sculptures, plaster seems to be everywhere. Plaster can be used to texturize wall surfaces or fireplaces and is being used to fabricate many beautiful decorative accessories and artwork lately. The alluring and soft look of plaster adds sophistication to any room.

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nd just like that, it’s a new year! As we end one year and begin the next, most of us look back, hopefully with happy memories, on the year that just passed and look ahead, hopefully with excitement, for what’s to come next. For me, poring through predictions about design trends for 2024 keeps me happy for days on end. I usually start by seeing what the powerhouses of design, like Architectural Digest, are lining up as their predictions for design trends. Many of these predictions come from what’s being seen and ordered at industry trade shows or from interviewing top design firms from around the country. Color predictions from major U.S. paint companies are another source of inspiration for me, and I try to search for commonalities throughout these sources to bring you this compilation of design trends for 2024.

Wallpaper has been popular for a few years now, and I’m seeing more wall murals available in gorgeous designs. Slated wood paneling is also a popular design trend on the rise, and both murals and paneling bring unique visual interest to a home. Consider adding these elements to staircases and powder bathrooms for a stunning impact.

DARK WOOD Darker wood tones are also finding their way back into the home, taking over many of the light or blonde wood tones that have dominated for the past several years. Chocolatybrown wood furniture isn’t the only way we’ll be seeing this color in 2024; many predict that warm, brown upholstery will be popular this year. Think cappuccinos and lattes!

What’s on the way out? According to Architectural Digest, bright shades like bright red, neon yellow, and bright orange were only favored by a mere 5 percent of designers, while the cottagecore style was identified by less than 20 percent of designers as trends for 2024. Happy New Year! I’d love to see your predictions for interior design trends for 2024! Tag me on social media @VacayRentalDesign.

Christine S. Cowles is owner of Styled & Staged Santa Barbara, an interior design company specializing in short-term rental properties. She is a certified Short-Term Rental Stylist™, member of Santa Barbara Association of Realtors and Real Estate Staging Association, and a proud WEV graduate. She can be reached at info@styledandstagedsb.com.

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appy New Year! As we move forward into 2024, here’s a look at some of the houses we visited in these pages in 2023. Whether cozy or grand, historic or brand new, there’s quite a variety — even a floating home in the Santa Barbara Harbor!

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5396 EAST CAMINO CIELO - The Cielo Store is an iconic gateway to this mountainside community.

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1426 MOUNTAIN AVENUE - Enchanting Westside cottage with magical touches inside and out.

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2726 CUESTA ROAD -Stately Spanish Revival home in the Samarkand Hills.

MARINA 4; SANTA BARBARA HARBOR - The Summer Solstice is a 1973 Grand Banks Europa 42, and a dream come true for her owners.

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2754 MIRADERO DRIVE, SANTA BARBARA 93105 2 BEDS | 2 BATHS | OFFERED AT $1,595,000 | OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY 12-3PM AND SUNDAY 1-4PM Explore luxury living in Santa Barbara with this exquisite two-bedroom, two-bathroom single-level condo. Step into a haven of sophistication featuring over 1,600 sq ft. of living space, vaulted ceilings and tastefully remodeled interiors which include custom tile work, high end finishes, a gourmet kitchen, AC, an oversized primary closet and built in cabinetry throughout. Enjoy in the breathtaking mountain views from your living room and spacious wrap-around patio, ensuring a private retreat surrounded by lush mature landscaping. Experience the feel of a single-family home within this meticulously designed condo community. Don’t miss the chance to make this extraordinary property your own.

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1120 Via Del Rey | Santa Barbara | 4BD/4BA DRE 00947199 | Offered at $5,200,000 Dianne and Brianna Johnson 805.455.6570

649 Avenida Pequena | Santa Barbara | 4BD/3BA DRE 01717947/01262014 | Offered at $1,400,000 McKnight/Dabney 805.637.7772

875 Park Ln | Montecito | 7BD/10BA DRE 01447045 | Offered at $37,000,000 Riskin Partners Estate Group 805.565.8600

89 Hollister Ranch Rd | Santa Barbara | 5BD/6BA DRE 01397913 | Offered at $33,000,000 Emily Kellenberger 805.252.2773

13600 Calle Real | Santa Barbara | 6BD/10BA DRE 01447045 | Offered at $25,000,000 Riskin Partners Estate Group 805.565.8600

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303 Meadowbrook Dr | Montecito | 5BD/7BA DRE 01402612 | Offered at $10,200,000 Marcy Bazzani 805.717.0450

767 Las Palmas Dr | Santa Barbara | 5BD/6BA DRE 01509445/02003319 | Offered at $8,995,000 Gilles/Sanchez 805.895.1877

20 Camino Alto | Santa Barbara | 4BD/5BA DRE 02082960 | Offered at $7,499,000 Elizabeth Slifirski 805.222.0147

929 Canon Rd | Santa Barbara | 3BD/6BA DRE 01806890 | Offered at $6,700,000 Doré & O'Neill Real Estate Team 805.947.0608

8107 Buena Fortuna St | Carpinteria | 4BD/3BA DRE 01397913 | Offered at $4,750,000 Emily Kellenberger 805.252.2773

821 & 823 E Pedregosa St | Santa Barbara | 7BD/6BA DRE 01107109 | Offered at $4,500,000 Julie Barnes 805.895.9498

2301 State St | Santa Barbara | 3BD/3BA DRE 01182722/01441498 | Offered at $2,200,000 Bahura/Watt 805.680.5175

2525 State St 16 | Santa Barbara | 2BD/2BA DRE 01348655 | Offered at $950,000 Andy Katsev 805.896.2010

532 E Arrellaga St A | Santa Barbara | 1BD/1BA DRE 01255085 | Offered at $898,000 Marilyn Moore 805.689.0507

645 Winchester Dr | Oxnard | 4BD/4BA DRE 02092986/01509445 | Offered at $789,999 Minehan/Gilles 805.215.4605

1326 Hillcrest Rd | Santa Barbara | 4BD/6BA DRE 01447045 | Offered at $15,750,000 Riskin Partners Estate Group 805.565.8600

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2779/77/73 Padaro Ln | Carpinteria | 5BD/11BA DRE 01447045 | Offered at $80,000,000 Riskin Partners Estate Group 805.565.8600

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emissions, or 25 percent of all Since cement, a key comindustrial emissions. One ton ponent of concrete, is ubiquiof cement emits almost a ton tous in buildings, Partanna, by (0.9) of carbon. If we could developing a carbon-negative populate an imaginary counconcrete, has been able to eastry with all the cement manuily take the next step and create factured every year, it would carbon-negative homes. They be the third largest carbonhave built their first negative emitting country, trailing homes in the Bahamas and only the U.S. and China. have secured an agreement Universities and private with the government to build 1,000 more. Each of these modcompanies are researching by Dennis Allen est 1,250-square-foot homes ways to reduce concrete’s carbon impact. One company, Partanna will capture 182 tons of CO2 from the Global, has developed a concrete that min- air, the equivalent to the annual carbon imizes CO2 emissions during manufac- absorbed by more than 5,000 mature trees. ture while offsetting these few emissions Another factor that helped convince by absorbing carbon from the atmosphere the Bahamas to commit to these new during the curing process. According to homes is that the concrete gets stronthe company, it is as versatile and afford- ger when exposed to seawater, whereas able as traditional concrete, and in addi- traditional concrete is weakened by this exposure. This makes it ideal for low-lying tion, it is stronger and more durable. Of course, the company does not reveal communities faced with the threat of sea its proprietary formulas, but does say it rise and storm surges. uses steel slag, a biproduct when iron ore Carbon-negative concrete would shift is turned into steel. It also uses desalina- the building industry from being one of tion waste, a chemical left behind when the biggest contributors to climate change brine or saline water is made potable. This to helping heal the planet, while recycling alkaline, calcium-laced water saturates the waste products into the concrete. slag during formulation, creating reactive compounds that absorb CO2 into the con- Dennis Allen is chair of Allen Construction, an employee-owned crete mix to become the binding agent. company committed to building and operating sustainably. He Moreover, these reactive compounds also serves as chair of the Dean’s Council at the Bren School continue absorbing carbon from the air of Environmental Science & Management at UCSB and as a throughout the life of the concrete. boardmember of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

Transforming Concrete from a Carbon Emitter to a Carbon Sink

here are only a few countries that are carbon-negative, and they are all small. Only one has been officially certified, and that is the Kingdom of Bhutan. It offsets four times as much carbon as its economy emits. Most materials have a positive carbon footprint, meaning that the harvesting,

extraction, manufacture, and shipping related to them releases carbon, or in other words, that they contribute to the climate crisis. Steel, concrete, and aluminum are among the worst offenders. The building sector has been a major contributor to carbon emissions. Cement, the binder component of concrete, accounts for 8 percent of global carbon

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SALES AREA

SELLER

BUYER

PRICE

DATE

ADDRESS

CARPINTERIA

SERRANO KATHY

MARQUEZ JESSICA

$600,000

12/20/23

5950 BIRCH ST 2

DANNEMILLER EDWARD EU

LOS ALTOS PROPERTY LIMITED

$1,525,000

12/20/23

4898 MALIBU DR

JACOBSON JERRY EA

DOLMA KALSANG

$1,231,000

12/22/23

5074 SANTA SUSANA AVE

PRIEST MARGARET EA

DAMIANI MARK EA

$1,749,000

12/19/23

991 N KELLOGG AVE

HELDT-POPE CHERLY

BLACK INESSA EA

$1,395,000

12/21/23

769 CATHEDRAL POINTE LN

DECOSTE SUSAN EU

LANG KIRSTEN EA

$1,400,000

12/19/23

14 LA CADENA

HODGEN STEVEN EA

UNIVERSAL BOND LLC

$1,420,000

12/22/23

319 W MISSION ST

DRESSEL JEANA EA

LOVEDAY ANNA EU

$1,925,000

12/20/23

809 MORENO RD

SWETLAND CARMEN EA

GAMWELL FRANK EU

$975,000

12/20/23

1122 E HALEY ST

WHITE ERIC

BIALLA VITO EA

$1,500,000

12/20/23

2084 CLIFF DR

BROUS GREGORY EA

746 PALERMO LLC

$1,267,500

12/19/23

746 PALERMO DR

2801 DLV INVESTORS LP

SSBJ INC

$4,400,000

12/22/23

2829 VERNON RD

BITTERS WARREN EA

PASSANNANTE NICHOLAS EU

$1,470,000

12/20/23

115 ROMAINE DR

QUILICI LEO EA

JOHNSON ROBERT EA

$1,695,000

12/20/23

2747 MIRADERO DR

ACKLEY STUART EA

LINDBERG RICHARD EA

$2,700,000

12/19/23

4549 CAMINO MOLINERO

CAMPOS RUTH EA

NEARY BARBARA

$700,000

12/21/23

3375 FOOTHILL RD 212

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OPEN HOUSES Saturday 1/6 & Sunday 1/7 5518 Armitos Ave Unit 81, 1BD, 1BA, Sat & Sun 1-4, $525,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Bob Walsmith Jr. 805-720-5362, DRE#01932231 245 Moreton Bay Ln Unit 3, 3BD, 2BA, Sun 1-3, $695,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Sue Irwin 805-705-6973, DRE#01413354 579 Asilomar Way 103, 4BD, 4BA, Sat & Sun 12-2, $1,345,000, EXP Realty of California Inc., Todd Shea 805-453-7730, DRE#02028163

San Roque 2754 Miradero Drive, 2BD, 2BA, Sat 12-3 & Sun 1-4, $1,595,000, Village Properties, Kim Crawford / Angel Speier 805-886-8132 / 805-3164336, DRE#01440068 / #02037359 1231 Ferrelo Rd, 3BD, 3BA, Sun 1-4, $2,595,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Ty Welehan 805-471-0993, DRE#01372928 1511 Alameda Padre Serra, 5BD, 4.5BA, Fri 3-5, Sat & Sun 1-4, $3,995,000, Epstein Partners/Keller Williams, Jedd Hewitt 805-850-9277, DRE#02118814 821 & 823 E Pedregosa St, 7BD, 6BA, Sun 1-3, $4,500,000, Village Properties, Julie Barnes 805-8959498, DRE#01107109

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1833 Santa Barbara Street, 7BD, 6BA, Sun 1-3, $4,695,000, Jen Stein/ Keller Williams Realty, Jen Stein 805319-5866, DRE#01786020

Montecito

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