French Country Home
Carpinteria, California
$24,000,000

Residence

Price: $24,000,000
Architect: Jerry Goodmam
Built: 1987
Lot Size: Approximately 4.37
APN#: 005-380-023 & 025
Bedrooms/Baths: 4/3 & 3 Powder Rooms

Main Floor
Entry (19' x 16'):
Up a wide brick pathway and behind a carved Philippine mahogany front door is the 17’ high vaulted and beamed Entry with cupola over a spiral stairway with wrought-iron balustrade. The chandelier and wall sconces are also wrought-iron. A window alcove overlooks the front lawn through leaded panes, a window design that is carried throughout the home. Hardwood flooring is another design feature found in most rooms. A powder room behind the stairs has a carved marble vanity, period fixtures, wrought-iron sconces and a window to the front gardens. A cloak closet is along the rear wall of the Entry.

Guest Bedroom (15’ x 15’):
Just off the Entry, is a carpeted Guest Bedroom with a 9’ ceiling that has an in-room tiled shower bath with wrought-iron sconces and a front garden-facing window. The bath is situated in a wide entry area that opens into the Bedroom. The outer corner of the room is formed by a row of leaded glass windows with wide ledging, revealing the deep-walled construction of the home. The use of deep baseboards will be echoed in other rooms.

Living Room (28’x 20’):
Through a wide archway and down three steps from the Entry is the Living Room with commanding views of the ocean, islands and southern coastline through a 12’ x 11’ expanse of beveled leaded-glass windows, flanked by double sets of French doors, topped with timber headers, to the rear terrace and lawn. The flooring is hardwood and the 17’ ceiling is vaulted and beamed and equipped with inset lighting. The French Country plaster fireplace has a herringbone-patterned brick hearth and surround.

Family Room (28' x 21'):
This room’s many features include a keystone-capped stone fireplace surrounded by built-in shelving for books and/or an entertainment center; built-in speakers; a heavy-beamed 11’ ceiling with inset lighting; a diamond-pattern oak floor; an oak wet bar with Sub-Zero bar refrigerator with ice-maker, hand-painted tile countertop, copper sink and fixtures; a wall of built-in oak bookcases and cabinets below counter; French doors to used brick terraces of fan design at the side and rear; and leaded-glass windows with deep-ledging along the ocean-view rear wall. The rear terrace has panoramic views of the ocean, islands and coastline and is equipped with a Jacuzzi spa.

Dining Room (24' x 16' 5"):
Hand-painted walls and bay windows of leaded-glass at both the front and rear accent the Dining Room. The floor-to-ceiling windows along the rear wall share the same sweeping ocean, island and coastline views of the Living and Family Rooms. There is a herringbone-patterned fireplace with plaster mantel and surround. The 9’ ceiling is beamed and fitted with inset lighting. The hardwood flooring is finished by a deep baseboard.

Kitchen (24' x 14'):
Echoing the Dining Room design of leaded-glass bay windows front and rear, the Kitchen affords yet another panoramic ocean exposure. The rear bay sits above a triple-sink set in a deep tile countertop. The tiling extends along the side wall and is hand-painted behind the Wolf gas six-burner range with griddle and two lower ovens. The knotty-pine cabinetry continues beneath the large central tile-topped island with ceramic salad sink and trash compactor. Other appliances include a Sub-Zero side-by-side refrigerator/freezer and a Whisper Quiet KitchenAid dishwasher. A candy/pastry countertop of marble has glass display cabinets above. The fireplace has a herringbone-style brick interior, wooden mantel and French limestone hearth. French pavior tiles form the flooring throughout the Kitchen, Breakfast Nook and Laundry. The ceiling is beamed and fitted with inset lighting and speakers. Hand-painted accents adorn the header above the kitchen sink bay and an arch-topped display niche is beside the entry to the Breakfast Nook.

Breakfast Nook (13' x 8'):
Adjoining the Kitchen, this cozy dining corner with ocean vistas through floor-to-ceiling leaded-glass windows provides access to the rear used-brick terrace. An outdoor cooking arena is equipped with three Fire Magic outdoor grills: two gas and one coals, and a copper prep sink, with brass fixtures, set in a tile countertop.

Laundry
Past the walk-in pantry and a tiled shower bath is the Laundry. This room has a vaulted ceiling and built-in closets and cabinets. A utility sink is set in the white tile countertop and backsplash. Both electric and gas hookups are available. This room doubles as a mudroom, with a rear door leading to the Garage.

Garage:
The extremely large three-bay Garage also has 3 windows to the front gardens of the property. There is a second laundry hookup and utility sink within the garage and a gardener’s loo.

Second Floor
Two large linen closets are along the upper hall near the entry to the Master Suite.

Master Suite

Bedroom (28’ x 18’):
This room has leaded-glass windows overlooking the front gardens of the home and large leaded-glass dormer windows overlooking the ocean and coastline. Glass French doors open onto a private upper used-brick terrace that looks out on the ocean, islands and southern coast, with a stairway to the rear lawn and garage. The flooring is oak and the 11’ ceiling has distressed white-washed beams and built-in speakers. The fireplace is a French Country style with marble hearth, carved wood surround and mantel, and herringbone brick interior. There is accent lighting above the fireplace.

Nursery (15' x 7'):
The Nursery adjoins the Bedroom and has leaded-glass windows to the front and corner windows to the side and ocean. The floor is oak and the ceiling is beamed with inset lighting.

Dressing Area/Bath (17' x 8'):
Along the barrel-ceiling passageway from the upper hall is the Dressing Area, with oak flooring, cedar closets and built-in bureaus on either side of a leaded-glass window overlooking the front courtyard. There are two walk-in closets in addition to a wall of shoe storage and an additional walk-in closet with extensive built-ins on the mezzanine to the third floor. The bath area features leaded-glass windows over the Jacuzzi-tub, set in white tiling. This white tile is throughout the entire area, including the separate steam shower room and lav. Large double vanities share the tub space.

Artist’s Garret (16' x 12'):
Up a flight from the Dressing Area, this room has a 9’ vaulted and beamed ceiling with two opening skylights and track lighting. The room and stairway are carpeted.

Family Bedroom (24' x 13'):
This room has an oak floor and beamed wood ceiling. There are leaded-glass windows on the front and rear walls. A built-in bureau is beneath the front windows, while the rear windows have ocean/island views. Bookcases are built into both side walls, on the ocean side. A built-in desk with cabinets below and inset lighting is along an interior wall. Two walk-in closets flank the entry to the in-room full bath, which has its own linen closet. The basin has accent tiles.

Separate Guest Bedroom (21’ x 15’):
Located privately, above the Garage is a Guest Bedroom with a leaded-glass inset entry door. This Bedroom/Sitting Room has Berber carpeting, an accent wall of used-brick, sconces, a vaulted and beamed ceiling, separate security, and twin sets of three leaded-glass windows: one set overlooking the front lawn, the other having ocean views. For storage, there are two closets in the dressing area and built-in bookcases/equipment shelves above cabinets in addition to a linen closet and built-in bureau located in the bath. There are windows to the side and two opening skylights: one above the bureau, the second over the tiled shower-over-tub. The lav is private.