The entry is set in a porch with white wood railing, brick flooring and room for several chairs. Indoors: A white picket fence encloses the front yard, which has a mature flowering tree and rose bushes.
They share a bathroom off the hallway with a chandelier and a combined tub and shower. One has a stall shower, and the other has a shower and a separate soaking tub framed by large windows.
The bedroom has a windowed alcove overlooking the gardens and is flanked by two full bathrooms. The primary suite is on this level, off a corridor extending from the foyer. A second pantry is at the far end of the kitchen, along with a half bathroom. A butler’s pantry off this space connects it to a kitchen with a black enamel AGA range and a long center island topped with butcher block. To the left of the foyer is a living room with high, beamed ceilings, a stone fireplace and a tall bay window with a built-in bench.īehind the living room is a dining room with a wrought-iron chandelier and a large window overlooking the front yard. Straight ahead is a sitting room facing the backyard.
The windows in this room and in the attached powder room face the front yard. To the right is a study lined with bookshelves. The foyer has hardwood floors and original plaster walls that continue throughout most of the house. Indoors: This house is set back from the street, with a stone path and wood steps leading to the front entrance. Santa Barbara is 45 minutes away by car Los Angeles is about a two-hour drive, depending on traffic, making this area popular with buyers who want to stay within a reasonable distance of the city. The attached garage has two parking spots.Ĭontact: George Ghiz, Avenue 8, 31 There is a small yard in the front, behind the hedges, with a citrus tree. Outdoor space: A brick terrace off the living room has ocean views, and the breeze coming off the water helps keep it cool on summer evenings. They share a bathroom with muted green tile and a combined tub and shower. On the other side of this level are two guest rooms, one of which currently serves as a home office. The primary bedroom has a fireplace with a brick hearth and an en suite bathroom with bright blue-and-red tile, a walk-in shower and a separate bathtub. At the far end of the room is a built-in banquette upholstered in deep red leather.Ī staircase in the foyer - with a custom-made wrought-iron railing and colorful, tiled risers - leads to the three bedrooms, all on the lower level. To the left of the foyer is a kitchen with bright green paint and sunny yellow tile reminiscent of that found in early-20th-century Spanish-style homes. An alcove next to the fireplace is lined with bookshelves and has a window overlooking the front yard.
To the right of the foyer is a living room with a fireplace, hardwood floors, a beamed wood ceiling, tall windows facing the terrace and custom-made hardware, including door and window pulls. Just off this space is a powder room with Moroccan-style tiles lining the walls. It opens into a bright foyer with a view of Santa Monica Canyon through floor-to-ceiling windows. Indoors: Behind neat rows of hedges and a gate is a brick path that leads to the arched front door. It was featured in “The Spanish Style House: From Enchanted Andalusia to the California Dream,” published by Rizzoli in 2021.Ĭanyon homes are popular with buyers looking for easy access to Malibu and the Westside area of Los Angeles: The beaches of Malibu are less than 20 miles away, and Century City is about a 20-minute drive. Clark, an architect whose work incorporates elements of the Spanish- and Mediterranean-style architecture built in Southern California in the 1920s and 1930s.
This house, on a hillside above Santa Monica Canyon, was designed by Kevin A. Santa Monica | $4.995 Million A Spanish-style house built in 2007, with three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, on a 0.2-acre lot