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 …
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A blogpost from Brooke at Velvet and Linen about me!
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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Garden update on the Monterey Colonial in Montecito!
The gardens have been worked on extensively for the past few months! Huge improvements!!! Not too much has changed in the front; Things are starting to bloom! The real changes are on the side.... what was a shady mess where nothing much …
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The Olive Allée!!!
Definition: (from Wikipedia) "Allée is traditionally a walkway with a line of trees or large shrubs running along each side , which is used, as its French source venir ("to come") indicates; to emphasize the "coming to," or arrival at a "focal …
Spring is Springing in Santa Barbara!
I posted the very beginning of Spring a while ago. Some people say we have no "seasons" in Southern California!" Yes we do!! Spring is in full swing!! DO WE HAVE SPRING??? YES!!!!! We have a handsome new deer trophy! (wrought iron) in a …