House & Home: October 16, 2022

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Gorgeous gourds are fall decor favorites

By Katie Laughridge

Fall decor has arrived, and with it comes the most gorgeous gourds!

Pumpkins and gourds are one of the most widely recognized symbols of fall in North America and have been featured in both outdoor and indoor decor for centu ries. A symbol of a bountiful harvest, these versatile beauties can add a seasonal touch to any room, which is why, perhaps, I love them so much. Here are a few ways we’ve incorporated pumpkins and gourds into our fall decor.

Monochrome moments

Sprinkling a collection of white gourds throughout the living room lends the spir it of autumn without overpowering the initial design and flow of the space. While a single pumpkin on a coffee table is definitely a stately look, and as the kids are saying these days, it’s “a vibe.” The aesthetic makes the most impact in larger quantities. In this beautiful shelving display, monochromatic gourds placed at differing sight levels move your eye throughout the entire piece while complementing the neutral ele ments that were already at play. Adding a collection of gourds of varying size on the coffee table pulls the theme to the center of the room, giving it depth.

The “Pumpkin Palace,” featuring gourds and autumnal foliage piled high on top of a gazebo.

Brass candlesticks and buffalo check plaid are a perfect fall decor to pair with piles of gorgeous gourds.

Photos courtesy Handout/TNS

Rustic elegance

Nothing beats the beau tiful hues that this season brings. Rich golds, vibrant oranges, deep reds, each of them beg for attention. We want you to feel the fall opulence, so we decked out our beautiful gazebo — we’ve nicknamed it the Pumpkin Palace — for the occasion.

We paired mountains of pumpkins and fall de cor with a few supporting roles. The black-and-white buffalo check pattern is a perfect nod to autumn, and the brass elements like those candlesticks fit in perfectly with the rain bow of colors. This look is perfect for those who aren’t afraid to go all-in in seasonal decorating.

Bountiful harvest

We can’t resist bringing the beauty of the season to our tabletops, where we’ve paired pumpkin-shaped soup tureens (a good tu reen is a must for the fall season!) with elegant sea sonal place settings and an autumnal plaid runner for a tabletop that is inviting and warm. Warm wood tones anchor the design and lend to the unassum ing element that makes this table all the more charming.

Incorporating gourds into your fall decor

Instead of just placing your gourds on your cof fee table or strewing them about randomly through your space, think like a de signer and take the oppor tunity to get a little crea tive. With some thought and purposeful placement, these fall squashes will look totally chic. I love the idea of adding them to a cloche or turning your mantel into a pumpkin patch.

At just a few dollars a piece, you’ll want to stock up on plenty. Remember, these scrumptious squash make the most impact in design when used in groupings (we recommend grouping in odd numbers of things: three, five, seven, nine and so on). Whether you incorporate them into your spooky Halloween decorations or you arrange them in a lovely Thanks giving cornucopia, they’ll look festive all season long.

Adapted from nellhills.com. Katie Laughridge is the owner of Kansas City interior design destination Nell Hill’s.

A series of cloches featuring gourds of all shapes and sizes.

White pumpkins of various sizes are featured throughout a stately living room.

A white pumpkin is paired with neutral accessories for a beautiful traditional coffee table centerpiece.

A fall-themed tablescape features white pumpkin soup tureens, an autumnal plaid runner, and seasonal green and cream dishes.

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By Bob Walsmith, Jr. President of the Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS®

What You Need to Know About Buyer Love Letters to Home Sellers

Think twice before you write or receive a home love letter.

Did you hear the one about the dog who wrote a love letter? Not to his owner, but to a home seller. Well, actually the dog’s owner wrote the letter in Buddy’s voice. Buddy described how wag-worthy the house was and how much he craved a game of fetch in the backyard.

Doggie ghostwriting, which happened IRL, is just one way home buyers are get ting creative to motivate a seller to accept their offer. It sounds harmless enough, right? But buyer letters to home sellers can unintentionally create Fair Housing Act discrimination and risks for buyers, sellers, and their agents. And there are more-effec tive ways to offer what sellers value.

How Love Letters to Home Sellers Work

“A love letter is any communication from the buyer to the seller where the buy er is trying to set themselves apart,” says Deanne Rymarowicz, associate counsel at the National Association of REALTORS®. “It could be an email, a Facebook post, a photo. For example, some buyers send elaborate packages with videos and let ters. The communication has the intent of ‘pick me, and here’s why.’”

Buyers who write the letters typically send them to the listing agents, along with their offers. They ask, “Would you please pass this along to the sellers?” They’re do ing what they can to get their offer accept ed, especially in a competitive market

Letters Can Risk

Violating Fair Housing Act

While these love letters may seem harmless, they can create a problem if buy ers accidentally reveal information in one or more of the seven areas protected by the Fair Housing Act, Rymarowicz explains. Those areas are race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national ori gin. “Buyers could say something like, ‘this is down the street from our temple,’ or ‘the hallways are wide enough to accommodate my wheelchair.’ Anything that provides personal information related to one of the prohibited bases for discrimination could result in a violation if a seller makes a deci sion based on that information.”

Do Love Letters to Home Sellers Work?

On top of creating potential risk, love letters to sellers aren’t all that effective. The offer should really stand on its own. A love

letter will not help a low-ball offer.

Beyond communication, the cir cumstances can suggest Fair House Act discrimination. Say an offer with a love letter got the house but was less attrac tive than an offer without a letter. If the losing buyer doesn’t share characteristics of the seller and the winning buyer does, you could have a situation. If sellers accept love letters, it’s more important that they document the basis of their decision when selecting a winning offer.

Tips to Avoid Violating the Fair Housing Act

So, what exactly should you do to avoid risk of violating the Fair Housing Act?

Here are five tips:

1.Keep the contract in mind: Realtors® should talk to buyers and sellers about contract boundaries. Please don’t commu nicate with the other party, because we are in contract negotiations and need to man age time frames.

2.Focus on objective information: Find ways to differentiate yourself on objective terms. And talk to the agent about how to improve the substance of your offer, Can you make a larger earnest money deposit? Can you give them a longer closing date?

3.Proceed with caution: The NAR dis courages buyer letters to home sellers and advises caution.

4.Talk to your agent: Don’t be sur prised if your real estate agent brings up the subject. “If you’re the seller, the listing agent may talk to you about the potential for Fair Housing violations. They may ask if you want to accept the risks,” Ryma rowicz says. If the agent doesn’t raise the subject of buyer letters, the buyer or seller can do so.

5.Know your state law: California law doesn’t prohibit such letters written by a potential buyer or renter to the seller or landlord. And California law requires the potential buyer’s agent to deliver such let ters to the seller’s or landlord’s agent, and that agent must give them to his or her client.

This is another perfect example of talk ing to and trusting the advice of your lo cal professional Realtor® to guide through this entire process. This and a million other reasons why they are there with you every step of the way.

Zooming in on Virtual Meetings

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

Dear Mr. Richardson:

During the Covid shutdown, the board used Zoom to hold meetings. Now that we are able to have in-person board meetings, we have the following situation. If the board is in the commu nity room and many of us are watching from home, there is no way that people watching on zoom can raise their hand and verbally speak to the board or even type a question into the chat. Our man ager said the only company that can do what we are asking for is expensive. For now, anyone who wants to speak to the board must show up in the community room. How can the board have a legal meeting using an inexpensive platform and make this work?

Hi Kelly:

– L.O.

Can HOA’s still hold zoom meetings when Covid cases run high but the state has not declared a “State of Emergen cy”? If HOAs must provide “in-person” meetings, how do HOAs provide virtual access to residents or board members who want to participate at the meeting, but due to an illness or fear of infection? What technical solutions can the used to add them to the “in-person” meeting? What equipment is available to provide both forms of attending the board meet ing? Do boards have an obligation to find the solution?

– Best regards, S.K.

Dear L.O. and S.K.:

Yes, purely virtual meetings are not permitted under the Open Meeting Act, which requires that in addition to a vir tual or telephonic mode there must be a physical location someone can attend to observe the meeting with at least one director or HOA designee present (Civil Code Section 4090(b)).

Many have mistakenly thought that last year’s emergency legislation, Sen ate Bill 391, authorizes purely virtual open boardmeetings — but the new Civil Code Section 5450 allows purely virtual meetings only if a declared emer gency prevents the meeting or renders it unsafe. Since it appears there are no counties currently banning in-person meetings, the law does not provide any present help and is too late for the Cov id pandemic.

Hybrid meetings are not required, but are a good idea for most HOAs. Vir tual platform company subscriptions are a minor expense. The most important part of the hybrid meeting is to ensure the HOA has adequate microphone and speaker function in the room where the live meeting occurs — laptops, tablets, and cell phones are inadequate to al low everyone to hear and be heard. The meeting’s video portion is less impor tant, but it is important to have a device which operates as a “speakerphone” and used as the only microphone or speaker allowed on in the room — multiple speakers and microphones will cause annoying feedback or echoes. Open fo rum is required, but that does not re quire the “chat” function be enabled. The chat function sometimes is abused horribly by members, who use it during board meetings to argue with each other or to write outlandish comments that normal people would never speak out loud. Most virtual platforms also have a “hand raised” function so one can indi cate a wish to speak during open forum. However, whether you are in the room or attending virtually, once open forum is over, then the audience, virtual and live alike, is there to listen and not to participate.

– Best, Kelly

Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. is a Fellow of the College of Community Association Lawyers and Partner of Richardson Ober LLP, a California law firm known for community association expertise.

Submit column questions to Kelly@roattorneys.com.

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What are the benefits of an electric fireplace?

By Paul F. P. Pogue

For homeowners who like the warm and cozy aes thetic of a fireplace but can’t or won’t go to the hassle of installing a chimney for a wood-burning or gas fireplace, an electric fireplace provides a fine alternative. Although electric fireplaces don’t provide heat, or at least any more heat than a traditional light bulb, they still give the flick ering light, glow and visual warmth of a traditional fire place and can serve as a centerpiece for a room design.

Electric fireplaces use a variety of optical illusions, including lights and mirrors, to create the visual effect of a flame. Different models create a distinct look de pending on what you want, ranging from a model that looks exactly like a traditional fireplace log and flames to sharp-edged, modern designs with a futuristic or con temporary look with rocks or other materials in the place of the log.

Electric fireplace inserts are also easy to install. Most of the time, a homeowner can do it themselves — all it requires is a power outlet and someplace to set the fire place. You’ll be looking at a more complicated job if you want to install on a wall or create a more traditional look, such as with a wood mantel or stone surround.

How much do electric fireplaces cost?

Electric fireplaces cost anywhere from $200 to a few thousand dollars depending on what you’re looking for.

Most models range between $700 and $800. They also have a small but noticeable energy cost.

Electric fireplace design ideas

Electric fireplaces offer considerable versatility; in deed, their design options represent one of their most significant advantages. You can mount an electric fire place in any of the ways traditional wood-burning or gas fireplaces can be installed in a wall, plus they can be wallmounted or even free-standing in a room as an attrac tive conversation piece. They also provide much more flexibility. If you decide you want to move your electric fireplace, it’s easy to haul it to the next room, plug it in and be ready to go. In many ways, an electric fireplace has more in common with furniture and cabinetry than traditional fireplaces.

An electric fireplace also makes an ideal choice for an apartment or condominium because of its minimal re quirements.

Some homeowners prefer to install an electric fire place TV stand. The compact size and utility of electric fireplaces make them ideal for installing in a cabinet be neath a TV and adding a unique flair to a room.

Homeowners can decorate an electric fireplace with the same design ideas as wood-burning or gas models. Popular surround, mantel and hearth options include

brick, granite, slate, stone, wood and marble. Further more, since electric fireplaces generate so little heat, they don’t require the same safety precautions as wood-burn ing or gas fireplaces. They don’t need fireplace screens to prevent ashes or stray flames from escaping, nor do you have to install glass fireplace doors to keep everything inside. You can install a hearth for aesthetic reasons, but it’s not necessary to protect the nearby floor.

Electric fireplace maintenance

An electric fireplace doesn’t require much mainte nance or upkeep, especially compared to its wood-burn ing and gas fireplace cousins. It consumes no fuel, cre ates no smell or smoke, generates no waste product and requires no chimney or venting system.

You also don’t need fireplace tools such as poker, shov el or ash bucket to maintain the system. However, some electric fireplace owners like to place a fireplace tool set nearby to maintain the traditional aesthetic.

Electric fireplaces do present safety concerns, especial ly contemporary metal designs or if you have children in the house. Ensure sharp edges and corners are protected to keep children from hurting themselves.

You can use imitation logs and brass furnishings to enhance the look of an electric fireplace “flame.” Photo courtesy Dreamstime/TNS

Santa BarB ara County SaleS

This is a partial list of all recorded residential sales in Santa Barbara County from October 3 thru October 7, 2022. While these recordings are public record, the News-Press receives this information from an outside source. This list does not represent all sales that occurred over this time period. Consult your REALTOR® for further information regarding home sales in your area of interest.

AREA ADDRESS SELLER

BUELLTON / SOLVANG

CARPINTERIA

2515 SCHOOL ST SWEENY CRAIG EA

5455 EIGHTH ST 65 MIEDEMA AARON EA

1025 PALMETTO WAY I DILLENBECK RYAN

4826 SAWYER AVE WILLIAMS SCOTT

BUYER PRICE DATE

LIGHTSTONE PHILIP EU $3,997,500 10/6/2022

DOTI CAROL EA $707,500 10/6/2022

HOMELIGHT REAL ESTATE II $718,000 10/5/2022

CULLEN SUZANNE EA $1,025,000 10/7/2022

4248 FOOTHILL RD OVERGAAG MAGDALENA EA GOWLER STEVE EU $1,250,000 10/7/2022

560 TORO CANYON PK RD MCINTYRE MARGARET EA SANDSTONE RIDGE LLC $21,900,000 10/6/2022

GOLETA

6279 NEWCASTLE AVE

277 FOREST DR

198 SAN MILANO DR

7733 JENNA DR

THEIS MIRIAM

DHRH LLC $890,000 10/5/2022

TOWNSEND ROBERT EA SCHULTZ KY $1,150,000 10/6/2022

ASTORGA JORGE EU

HLLYER CHRISTOPHER EU

104 SAN FEDERICO AVE DYKSTRA JAMES EU

1053 VEREDA DEL CIERVO SAVAGE EDWARD EA

PORTERJORDAN EU $1,295,000 10/4/2022

ORSINI CHRISTIAN EU $1,480,000 10/4/2022

ASHRAFIAN MAHDI EU $1,575,000 10/6/2022

WIENER DAVID EU $2,575,000 10/7/2022

5897 CALLE REAL G6 HOSPITALITY PROPERTY KKCD GOLETA LLC $13,500,000 10/7/2022

LOMPOC

802 N L ST

1328 W APRICOT AVE

1100 N POPPY ST

KAISER LYNDELL EU

WIDENER RALPH EU

CENTENO CHARLES EA

1108 W LIME AVE FISH CHARLES EA

331 S N ST

1305 W WALNUT AVE

224 S SEVENTH ST

236 N F ST

LOPEZ GORGONIA EA

BEVERIDGE TYLER

SANCHEZ EDGAR

GOERNER MARK EA

SANCHEZ MARTIN $340,000 10/6/2022

REYNA JEHU $345,000 10/7/2022

RANFAM5 LLC $390,000 10/5/2022

CASTANEDA DANIEL EA $450,000 10/7/2022

GRIMES VINCENT $469,000 10/6/2022

WILLSON CHASE $490,000 10/6/2022

AVILA JANET EU $560,000 10/6/2022

GAVIOTA COAST WINES $650,000 10/6/2022

MONTECITO

1707 EAST VALLEY RD HO CHIA

1300 PLAZA DE PACIFICA

SANTA BARBARA

GREER R SCOTT EA

568 TORO CANYON RD ROBBINS RANCH LLC

864 HIGHLAND DR 7 MEROLA MATTHEW

424 E ARRELLAGA ST SEWELL JANET EA

209 BARRANCA AVE HEBEL DAVID EA

1728 GILLESPIE ST

1220 GILLESPIE ST

7 E MISSION ST

3808 CONNIE WAY

ALDERSON NATALIE

1220 GILLESPIE LLC

HARRIS JEFFREY EA

MARTONY MICHAEL EU

18 CALLE ALAMO PERRY LINDA

303 PALISADES DR

512 LA MARINA DR

540 RICARDO AVE

HORNEMANN DIETER

WHYMAN ANDREW EA

MAYO ANDREW EU

BLUM HELEN $500,000 10/3/2022

PLAZA PACIFICA LLC $5,000,000 10/7/2022

FREEDMAN BRYAN EA $11,350,000 10/7/2022

ARNOLD TIMOTHY EU $630,000 10/7/2022

DAVIS JESSICA $1,080,000 10/6/2022

HIP REAL ESTATE LLC $1,350,000 10/6/2022

DETTMER LISA EA $1,491,500 10/3/2022

CHINO & SOLA LLC $1,495,000 10/6/2022

COMSUP COMMODITIES INC $1,657,500 10/7/2022

COX ANDREW EU $1,800,000 10/7/2022

DUDDY CHASE EU

$1,875,000 10/4/2022

MASON NICHOLAS $1,922,500 10/4/2022

GLORSHEIM HENRY EU $2,125,000 10/3/2022

WILSON JEREMY EU

$2,925,000 10/4/2022

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Buellton

629 Central Ave #B

Guide

2/1.5

all other Real

1-3 $628,500

Charming move in ready this two story, end unit.

Central Plaza Condominium with only 16 units the association fee of only $233.00 monthly.

Village Properties Patty Armor 805-350-4038

Carpinteria

3375 Foothill Rd #134

3/2

# 01320210

11-2 $1,945,000

Walk through the front door, and you are greeted with stunning views from this 3rd floor Penthouse condo.

Village Properties Claudia Schou 805-403-7053

Carpinteria

1112-1118 Linden Ave.

7/6.5

# 2134548

12-3 $3,795,000

Very rare opportunity to purchase a newly formed 4unit condominium development.

Village Properties Justin Corrado 805-451-9969

Carpinteria

1112 Linden Ave.

3/2

# 01356799

12-3 $1,085,000

A light and bright, newly renovated, single level condo located in the downtown Linden corridor.

Village Properties Justin Corrado 805-451-9969

Carpinteria

1114 Linden Ave.

# 01356799

1/1

12-3 $895,000

A rare opportunity to own a newly renovated condo just blocks away from the ‘’world’s safest beach’’ and all of the shops and restaurants that Carpinteria has to offer.

Village Properties Justin Corrado 805-451-9969 # 01356799

Carpinteria

1116 Linden Ave.

1/1.5

12-3 $849,000

A rare opportunity to own just blocks away from the ‘’world’s safest beach’’ and all of the shops and restaurants in the downtown Linden corridor.

Village Properties Justin Corrado 805-451-9969 # 01356799

Carpinteria

1118 Linden Ave.

2/2

12-3 $995,000

Mountain views from this newly renovated, second floor condo located in the downtown Linden cor ridor.

Village Properties Justin Corrado 805-451-9969 # 01356799

Downtown

1701 Anacapa #26

2-4 $899,750

Great downtown living in this 2BR/2BA condo near restaurants, theaters, shops and parks! www.Down townCondoSB.com

Village Properties Dianne and Brianna Johnson 805-455-6570

Downtown

508 Brinkerhoff Ave.

00947199/00943572

$1,395,000

Downtown Beauty! Primo location, 2 houses, 1900’s Victorian style, C-2 zoning, seize the opportunities!

Village Properties Cimme Eordanidis 805-722-8480

east siDe upper

225 E Pedregosa

01745878

Upper East Modern/Contemporary masterpiece

3BA office, Studio w/ 1/2 bath. Gorgeous land

east siDe upper

Goleta north

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ColorBlaze Mini Me Watermelon coleus will make its debut in 2023. The leaves are small but packed with riveting color.

Photo courtesy Norman Winter/TNS

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Limelight Prime panicle hydrangea intermingles with ColorBlaze Mini Me Watermelon coleus which will make its debut in 2023.

Photo courtesy Norman Winter/TNS

By Norman Winter

Just when you thought the gardening world would be content and that we didn’t need another new coleus, Mini Me Watermelon is rock ing scorecards in university trials. Mini Me Watermelon is part of the ColorBlaze series. It will be making its debut in 2023 and is climbing the must-have plants chart.

Photos of trial plants at Mississippi State University’s Truck Crops Branch Experiment in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, and the University of Tennessee Gardens at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Jackson, Tennesse, show incredible plants in full sun that, to be honest, may exceed mini.

Now perhaps mini describes the size of their leaves, and that would be just perfect. The small colorful leaves, described as watermelon to coral-colored with chartreuse accents, are absolutely stunning. I would add that as the sun shifts during the day and light gets filtered, the color looks even a royal burgundy with the chartreuse. But as soon as the sun returns, it’s flaming again.

Mini Me Watermelon is a magical new coleus for 2023

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This photo shows the beauty and toughness in full sun trials at the UT Gardens, West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Jackson TN.

Photo courtesy of University of Tennessee/TNS

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This expansion photo of the area shows ColorBlaze Mini Me Watermelon coleus, Limelight Prime hydrangea, Rockin’ Playin’ the Blues salvia, and Color Coded, One in a Melon coneflower.

Photo courtesy Norman Winter/TNS

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At the Young’s Plant Farm Spring Trials in Auburn AL, ColorBlaze Mini Mi Watermelon was partnered with Luscious Lemon Tart lantana and Illusion Emerald Lace sweet potato for a dazzling partnership.

Photo courtesy Norman Winter/TNS

The mini might have been directed to the height, which is tagged at 20 inches with an 18-inch spread. Now, I did not go out and measure those in Mississippi and Tennessee. I did measure my plants, and they were 34 inches on Sept. 12. This doesn’t bother me in the slightest. My ColorBlaze Lime Time coleus out front, which is supposed to reach 34 inches, is now at 42, and I have been pinching all summer. I am deliriously happy about that, too!

This has been the year in West Georgia where everything has flourished. In July we thought we would perish with the nonstop triple-digit heat index numbers. Then in August and September, it has been like, “Lord, we thank you for our daily rain.” Everything is much larger than usual. Consequent ly, plant partnerships or combinations have an exaggerated look.

Everyone thinks coleus combinations in containers and ColorBlaze Mini Me Watermelon already have their shares of prized recipes on the Proven Winners website. They deserve great partnerships in the landscape, too! At the Young’s Plant Farm spring trials, they had ColorBlaze Mini Me Water melon combined with Luscious Lemon Tart lantana and Illusion Emerald Lace sweet potato, both of which echoed the coleus accent colors.

The Garden Guy’s combinations were a little lucky. I partnered mine in part with Limelight Prime hydrangea. I admit I always underestimate the summer growth they will put on. Hence, I have the glorious white panicle flowers intermingling with the coleus foliage.

In the overall design I have also included Rockin’ Playin’ the Blues salvia and Color Coded ‘One in a Melon’ coneflower, which will also be making its debut in 2023.

Eighteen selections will be available in the ColorBlaze series in 2023. They are among the most carefree plants you can grow, and they’re worth every penny for your garden dollar. The maintenance I have already men tioned: Pinch to maintain bushiness and structure. I am also one who will pinch off flowers if they develop before I would like.

Although I grow coleus for foliage, the flowers do have some added value. In my area, the first two weeks of October are usually the last days of hummingbird activity. I will usually let a few coleus blooms develop in late September to offer any extra nectar that might be needed for the hum mingbirds before they head to the tropics.

Norman Winter, horticulturist, garden speaker and author of “Tough-as-Nails Flowers for the South” and “Captivating Combinations: Color and Style in the Garden.” Follow him on Facebook @NormanWinterTheGardenGuy.

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Santa BarBara County SaleS

AREA ADDRESS

SANTA MARIA

333 RICE RANCH RD

812 E FESLER ST

512 W EDWARD ST

1123 W DONOVAN RD

938 W MAIN ST

SELLER

WHEATON KEVIN EA

SMITH BRYN EA

GARCIA GILBERT EU

SERNA PERNANDO EA

DIAMOND BOBBI EA

BUYER PRICE DATE

RENFROW RYAN $332,000 10/5/2022

SUN MICHAEL EU $510,000 10/4/2022

CORIA JAVIER EU $510,000 10/7/2022

DOMINGUEZ SILVAEL EA $525,000 10/6/2022

CONTRERAS GUADALUPE EA $600,000 10/7/2022

SUMMERLAND

UNICORP

2522 SHELBY ST

318 EL CALLE JON

1204 FIELDSTONE LN

311 E JALA CT

4136 RIGEL AVE

1722 ADELYNE LN

2235 S NIGHTSHADE LN

GASSER DOROTHY

OLIVERA ANTHONY EU

HERSH SEYMOUR EA

FLEMING, MARVIN LEROY

LUCADO MARI EU

MCCOY MILES EU

PRIDEMORE RYAN

LEE KYLE

$1,515,000 10/5/2022

CRESPO GUSTAVO EA $410,000 10/5/2022

EGGERING JOSHUA EU $445,000 10/6/2022

PEREZ MIGUEL

$486,500 10/3/2022

SALAZAR RAMON $490,000 10/5/2022

OLIVERA ANTHONY EU $525,000 10/6/2022

JJM FAMILY PROPERTIES LLC $535,000 10/4/2022

1309 SAPPHIRE DR BRECKENRIDGE PROPERTY FUND GAMA CARLOS EU $639,000 10/7/2022

2202 POINT SAL LOOP MCKEE JILL EA

720 MERCURY AVE

1634 LAUREL AVE

3455 CEDAR ST

LORING HELEN A EA

JOHNSON DANIEL

ODELL CHRISTOPHER EU

15000 CALLE REAL SIMON RICHARD EA

505 E PLAZA DR

DIGNITY HEALTH

GILMORE NICOLE $695,000 10/7/2022

KIM ANTHONY $775,018 10/4/2022

FMF MAINTENANCE $935,000 10/7/2022

JOHNSON BRAD EA $1,515,000 10/4/2022

LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA $2,680,000 10/6/2022

WILABEE SM PROPERTIES LLC $4,400,000 10/6/2022

Some past and present walk-in shower information

By Ed Del Grande

Question:

Hi Ed: I enjoy your column in my local newspaper. I read an article you did on showerheads and started thinking about a walk-in shower stall. Have you had a column about replacing a bathtub with a walk in-shower? If so,where can I find it?

– Bert

Answer:

Years ago, I did a column on walk-in shower stall choices. So today I’ll go over some of that information with updated tips.

First, when planning a walk-in shower stall, remember it’s the extra options that can make your walk-in shower an enjoyable spalike experience. Options like seating, glass doors, decorative grab bars, rain-style showerheads, body showers and hand showers make a huge difference.

Style wise, here’s a few basic stall enclosure choices to consider:

1. Prefab comPosite

These multi-piece units lock together to create a complete stall. They go up fast and can be budget-friendly.

2. cast iron shower base

Starting with a cast-iron shower base, you can install tile or solid surface materials to the walls to create a strong semicustom shower stall.

3. custom tile shower Pan base and stall

This style is great for creating a one-of-a-kind stall with custom shapes and sizes. Today, even mode lights with music can be added and with fun extras like that, you might never walk out of your new walk-in shower!

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