French Countryside Style In Montecito, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Feb 19th 2010 at 1:02PM

If you love the charming look of the French countryside but aren't ready to move abroad, this estate in Montecito, California offers a chance to experience a more European style while safely ensconced in the land of blue skies and celebrity neighbors. The garden is surrounded by a 45-acre nature preserve and 45 acre estate for added privacy and the house belongs to the association of Ennisbrook which means that the owners have access to amenities that include clubhouses, pools and tennis courts.

The house is only ten years old but was designed with an eye toward creating a slice of the French countryside. The two acre property includes a large single-level main house, a separate guest house and garage that create a courtyard. The main house and guest house have high ceilings, lime washed walls and handmade tile floors updated with one comfort you usually won't find in Provence, radiant heat. The gourmet kitchen has an attached loggia for indoor-outdoor living. Listing pictures reveal a magical landscape with bridges, ponds, cottages and what appears to be a rather fancy aviary. Another thing that sets this one apart is vines. Vines crawl the outside of the structures which isn't that unusual but in this case it looks like the vines have come inside sprawling across the ceiling in . The effect is charming but you still might want to bring your pruning shears or have a gardener on staff. This home is listed at $7.5 million with Sotheby's.

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Spectacular Bid Feb 19th 2010 1:35PM

I rather like it a great deal.

The builder and owner has done a great job at making it fit in with the landscape as opposed to overwhelming the setting. This offers livable yet useful space which is exceedingly inviting.

Any visitor to the home would know the owner is wealthy and with taste via the subtle elements. A far from the baronial, chest thumping structures put up to announce ones wealth.

The price is at a bit too much of a premium compared to other Montecito offerings and sales but still a true oasis of an offering in its package.

Frank Feb 19th 2010 4:38PM

I love the look of the house, but what’s with four pink chairs in the 5th picture from the top? How does anyone get in there to sit? Exterior is nice Interior looks cluttered and crowded.

Penelope Feb 24th 2010 2:58AM

actually , it is easy to get in there to sit. Pictures don't tell the whole story!

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T. Leeflang Feb 20th 2010 5:46AM

I'm also not a fan of the overstuffed chairs in front of the fireplace. You'd have to move tables or chairs every time you went to sit there. Awkward.

And what's with the climbing/creeper plant in the covered patio area? It makes the room look like something from an urbex photo.