A Quiet Retreat in the Oaks Q + A with NMA Architects At NMA Architects, size is never the point. Whether designing a compact retreat or a larger commercial project, the focus is always on clarity, efficiency, and problem-solving. This small, site-sensitive project...
Among the hallmarks of good architecture is a harmonious relationship between the structure and its setting. A beautiful case in point is a recently completed project by Dylan Henderson, principal owner of Salt Architecture in Santa Barbara. Set into a lush hillside...
Home, sweet floating home One-of-a-kind design by architect C.J. Paone By Nancy Ransohoff Photography by Kurt Jordan A stroll along Santa Barbara Harbor offers stunning ocean and mountain views punctuated by bobbing sailboats with soaring masts, fishing boats,...
Garden Notes The art of garden design: wabi-sabi by Lisa Cullen Have you heard about wabi sabi? If the term is unfamiliar, read on! Wabi sabi is not what to order at a Japanese restaurant, it’s a design trend. Sometimes called the next feng shui, wabi sabi has its...
Seated in history A working museum of vintage barber chairs Jorge Salgado bought his first vintage barber shop chair in 2011 from an online auction. It was a Koken, made in the United States in the late 1890s. The frame was made of wood with copper and nickel trimmed...
domecíl By hand, beautiful and natural by Leslie A. Westbrook It’s perfectly “natural” to want to touch everything in Stephanie Payne-Campbell’s lovely home and natural lifestyle boutique, domecíl, tucked into Santa Barbara’s Victoria Court. Each and every beautiful...
