Penelope Bianchi
*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 …
Rising From the Mud and the Ashes – Restoring MontecitoRead More
GLORIOUS GARDENS: FRENCH COUNTRY STYLE MEETS CALIFORNIA COOL Penny Bianchi Interior Decorator and photos by Amy Barnard When Penny and Adam Bianchi bought a modest slice of undeveloped land off of East Valley Road 20 years ago, they had a golden …
Montecito Gardens: Our house featured in Santa Barbara Seasons magazine!!!Read More
luxury My friend who writes the blog "Splenderosa" asked us to write about our "definition of luxury"! Here is …
Our granddaughter feeding the chickens! About eighteen years ago; my husband Adam and I went on a trip to France. I had read a lovely review of a new hotel opened in Burgundy that sounded wonderful. The name was” Chateau Vault de Lugny”. The …
This is an updated version of a post from 2011! Our house was briefly on the market then. Then we took it off! So glad it didn't sell! I have always been a lover of gardens, especially the wild ones! I love statues, birdbaths, …
Hi there! I have had a lot of requests for more updates on the Monterey Colonial our daughter purchased a few years ago here in Montecito! The previous posts are at the end of this post! She removed some shrubbery crowding this beautiful …
Our house is featured in an episode of "The Real Houses of....." on the W network in Canada! The series of shows were filmed this last Spring; and were shown this fall season. We were in the episode "Southwest USA"; and we thought they did a …
(Don't forget to click on the title!! To see the whole post!) "Do you follow trends in decorating"? That is the topic on "By invitation only" on the blog: splenderosa.com. Everyone is different; but this is something I decided many years ago …
