Sure, a log cabin is cozy, but have you been inside a Spanish-style house? The earthy palette, natural materials, and organic forms immediately envelop you in a warm nestlike space. However, what’s ...

Judging Spanish Colonial Style by its main title alone, it would be easy to mistake this handsome collaboration between Rizzoli and the Santa Barbara Historical Museum for another coffee-table book ...

Step into a storybook town where whitewashed walls are punctuated by flower-filled patios and a mosque dating back more than 1000 years will take your breath away… Cordoba might not get as much ...

Update the style with clean lines, restrained color palettes, and streamlined furnishings. Use handmade, natural materials to add texture and authenticity. Repeat materials like paint, tile, or fabric ...

This 1940 four-bedroom hacienda stands by a year-round creek in Topanga Canyon, surrounded by coastal live oaks. House details include stone and wide-plank floors, stained-glass windows, painted tiles ...

I love a house with historically accurate details, and Santa Barbara has no shortage of them. I sometimes get a little presumptuous, though. I catch myself looking for specific features as I walk ...