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Rising From the Mud and the Ashes – Restoring Montecito

August 30, 2019 By //  by Rena McDaniel 16 Comments

*This post was originally published on The Art Of Outdoor Living by Margie Grace We hear about disasters around the globe on a daily basis, but it’s hard to imagine that such devastation will ever hit so close to home. In early December 2017, the …

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Filed Under: Article, Design, Family, Friends, Garden Design, Gardens, Home, Landscapes, Montecito Gardens Tagged With: disasters, Margie Grace, mudslide 2017. rebuilding, The Art Of Outdoor Living

My definition of “luxury”!

September 25, 2017 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 15 Comments

luxury My friend who writes the blog "Splenderosa" asked us to write about our "definition of luxury"! Here is …

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Filed Under: Article, Blog, Design, Family, Friends, Gardens, Landscapes Tagged With: "grandparents day"', "my mommies wedding", animals, azalea, Balinese chicken coop, blogs, Brooke Giannetti, cats, chickens, chicks, creative friends, decorating, dogs, duckhouse, ducklings, ducks, family, friends, garden, grandchildren, habitat for quail, James Andrew, luxury, mentor, Nathan Turner, National Wildlife Federation backyard habitat, patina, pond, quail, Radisha, Splenderosa, Steve Giannetti, vacant lot, Velvet and Linen, you tube

Indigo Seas: My favorite store in the world

February 1, 2017 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 9 Comments

"Joie de Vivre!" Pretty much describes the owner and spirit behind Indigo Seas:   founder and owner of the shop:  Lynn von Kersting. Lynn is the personification of the expression:  "Joie de vivre".  It means "joy in life";  it is a rare and …

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Filed Under: Blog, Design, Friends, Living Room Tagged With: "joie de vivre", Capri, color, India Irving, indigo seas, Ivy at the Shore, lynn von kersting, style, The ivy

The last “by invitation only”! WHAT AN HONOR!!!!

December 19, 2015 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 11 Comments

Hi there! This is the last of "By invitation only" I adore that Marsha;  who started it.  I have no idea how she did it;  and I am still relying on her to connect me with "Mr. Linky" tonight ! My first experience with a blog (and there was not …

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A blogpost from Brooke at Velvet and Linen about me!

July 15, 2015 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 5 Comments

This was a post a few years ago by Brooke Giannetti at Velvet and linen! an evening with penelope bianchi and lars bolander... Having never attended school for interior design, I've always wished that I had a mentor. There have been a few …

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Filed Under: Blog, Design, Friends, Gardens Tagged With: Anduze pot, animals, antiques, bantam chickens, Brooke Giannetti, decorating, garden, habitat, House Beautiful, Lars Bolander, patina, pond, Velvet and Linen

What was James Wearing in Santa Barbara?

September 16, 2013 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 41 Comments

One of my very favorite bloggers is the elegant , handsome, and charming James Andrew of the very popular blog,  "What is James Wearing?"!! He and his delightful partner Scott McBee planned a really fantastic "California Adventure" with help from …

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Filed Under: Blog, Friends, Travels Tagged With: Bacara hotel, bravura, Brooke, california, Casa del Herrerro, cats, chickens, Coral Casino, Creed, dogs, Hollye Jacobs, Lola, Madame DuBarry sphinx, Montecito, Rolex, The Silver Pen, Tom Ford, Velvet and Linen

Grace Design Associates …..our wonderful landscape designers!!!

August 9, 2013 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 6 Comments

I was showing a friend the photographs of our garden on our landscape designer's website;  and read the story of our project!   I realized that our project from their standpoint was quite different from ours;  and thought a lot of people would …

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Filed Under: Blog, Design, Friends, Gardens, Home, Landscapes Tagged With: bats, Bianchi, birds, deciduous trees, drainage, dry creek, Grace Design Associates, gravel paths, landscape, loggia, Margie Grace, nature, permeable, sustainable, waterbirds, wildlife

A lovely post by a friend and blogger!

March 28, 2013 By //  by Penelope Bianchi 15 Comments

    My friend and fellow blogger Tracey Jackson came to Santa Barbara to visit her mother;  and came over to visit! (These pictures were taken last Spring!  Not by Tracey)     Tracey is a screenwriter, and that is one reason …

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Filed Under: Blog, Design, Friends, Gardens, Home, Landscapes, Montecito Gardens Tagged With: birds, chickens, ducks, dust baths, floating duck houses, getting rid of crows, interior decorator Montecito, interior designer, Montecito, nature, Paradise, Penelope Bianchi, Penny Bianchi, Tracey Jackson, writer

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