We bought them and ultimately placed them on the walls of our home: one above our kitchen stove and the other above our tapestry that covers our television in our living room. During a visit to Belgium before we built our home, we found two limestone quatrefoils. It’s hard to choose just one! I love all of the antique architectural elements we used in the design of our home. What is one of the most treasured finds that are either a part of the home itself or part of the interior décor? We also describe how we combine rustic and refined elements (velvets and linens, modern sheets of glass, and antique architectural elements) to achieve a beautiful design balance. We believe antiques add their own story to our home, and we layer our story to these pieces as we use them. In this book, we explain that we embrace the imperfections of natural materials that occur as they are used. We describe our design philosophy in our first book, Patina Style. We also include unique décor that reflects our personal history, like the plaster ornament from Steve’s family’s plaster studio as well as large-scale photographs of our animals and Steve’s artwork. We filled our home with upholstered furniture pieces that we designed to pair beautifully with the antiques we love. We see our gardens as an extension of our home. Because we live in a very moderate climate, our home is designed to allow the indoor and outdoor spaces to flow together. We combined a cleaner version of these two styles as the basis for the design of our home, while also infusing our home with a modern sense of space. The architectural design of our home is inspired by the Mediterranean and farm-style architecture prevalent in Ojai. How would you describe your personal design style throughout the home? It’s also only 1 1/2 hours North of our design projects in Los Angeles, so we can still live a nature-centered lifestyle while still being close enough to do site visits. Ojai is a community made up of many artistic people who have an appreciation for natural beauty. Steve was working on a project in Ojai and we fell in love with this charming small town.

We found our property about 10 years ago. In this interview Brooke shares about the design style throughout her Patina Farm home, a few of the most treasured finds she made during the design process, a typical day looking after the animals who all Patina Farm along with the two newest residents, Ruby and Otis.įor those unfamiliar with Patina Farm, when did you first find the property, and was it the first spot you looked at? The interior designer and architect have also published four books Patina Style, Patina Living, Patina Farm, and the recently released Patina Homes that features 12 of the homes that Steven Gianetti designed and their interiors that were a collaborative project with wife Brooke and various interior designers. The Giannetti’s work has been featured in notable publications such as Veranda and Romantic Homes.

Brooke has shared so many wonderful videos (via Instagram) sharing about her daily life which includes looking after the animals who call Patina Farm home. The Giannettis declined to say how much they spent on construction, which was completed in 2012.One of the things that has brought comfort during these trying times and getting an inside look at Patina Farm, the Ojai, California home of designers Brooke & Steve Giannetti. Giannetti said, “which was fabulous for us because we could just dream up whatever we wanted.” It took them about a year to build the farm, where they grow their own fruit and vegetables and raise their own animals. “All there was on it were a couple of mature oak trees,” Ms. They discovered the property while working on a project in Ojai, which is located between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. They said they bought the farm as an empty lot about 11 years ago for just under $1 million.

The Giannettis are the founders of Giannetti Home, a design firm and online lifestyle store, and the authors of several design books. Spanning about 5 acres, Patina Farm has a three-bedroom, roughly 5,300-square-foot main house, a one-bedroom guesthouse and farm buildings including a greenhouse and chicken coop. Patina Farm, the Ojai, Calif., home of interior designer Brooke Giannetti and architect Steve Giannetti, is hitting the market for $14.5 million.

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