Dennis Mayer, Photographer

This expansive St. Helena project entailed the construction of a complete wine valley estate, including a 5 bedroom 4-1/2 bath main residence and a 2 bedroom and 2 bath guest house. Included in the project were the pool, pool house, and sweeping architecturally designed gardens with detailed stonework. Additions to the project included: hand-built open trusses, multiple grand staircases, a custom wood bath tub filled from the ceiling, a firemen’s pole in the children’s wing with built-in queen sized bunk beds, a koi pond and custom finishes on all new and recycled materials throughout the estate.

The state of California definitely offers some of the most diverse architectural varieties, these Custom African Mahogany Garage Doors come in a custom design with vertical tongue and groove slats and stile and rail wood trim that frames these custom garage doors beautifully. The rich wood stain that has been purposely varied in various tones was used to demonstrate the beauty of the wood's grain structure differences. Decorative Iron Ring Knockers and heavily ornate iron hinges were custom hand-forged for these doors and have become part of our standard hardware collection due to the increased popularity among Dynamic Garage Door's customer requests.

Taking the mix and match approach, this driveway combines Cecile Brunner Roses, trellises and concrete.

Jim Bartsch Photography

Contraste de los materiales de la caseta. Fachada blanca con detalles de piedra natural.

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Green house

Learn how this Spanish shed was built via photos shared by Designer Jeff Doubét in his book: Creating Spanish Style Homes: Before & After – Techniques – Designs – Insights. This Jeff Doubét Spanish style shed was part of a larger commission to design the main house aesthetic upgrades, as well as the Spanish Mediterranean gardens and landscape. The entire project is featured with informative, time-lapse photography showing how the Spanish shed was designed and constructed. To purchase, or learn more… please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com Jeff’s book can also be considered as your direct resource for quality design info, created by a professional home designer who specializes in Spanish style home and landscape designs. The 240 page “Design Consultation in a Book” is packed with over 1,000 images that include 200+ designs, as well as inspiring behind the scenes photos of what goes into building a quality Spanish home and landscape. Many use the book as inspiration while meeting with their architect, designer and general contractor. Jeff Doubét is the Founder of Santa Barbara Home Design - a design studio based in Santa Barbara, California USA. His website is www.SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com

“This design originated with the client’s desire to duplicate the warmth of Tuscan Architecture,” says Stolz. “The vision that South Coast Architects set forth was to create the feel of an old Tuscan Village as a private residence at their golf community, ‘The Hideaway’ in La Quinta, California. However, we had to keep in mind that we were still designing for a desert lifestyle, which meant an emphasis on indoor/outdoor living and capturing the spectacular views of the golf course and neighboring mountains,” Stolz adds. “The owners had spent a lot of time in Europe and knew exactly what they wanted when it came to the overall look of the home, especially the stone,” says Muth. “The mason ended up creating a dozen mock-ups of various stone profiles and blends to help the family decide what really worked for them. Ultimately, they selected Eldorado Stone’s Orchard Cypress Ridge profile that offers a beautiful blend of stone sizes and colors.” “The generous use of Eldorado Stone with brick detailing over the majority of the exterior of the home added the authenticity and timelessness that we were striving for in the design,” says Stolz. “Our clients want the very best, but if we can duplicate something and save money, what client would say no? That’s why we use Eldorado Stone whenever we can. It gives us the opportunity to save money and gives clients exactly the look they desire so we can use more of their budget in other areas.” Stolz explained that Eldorado Stone was also brought into the interior to continue that feel of authenticity and historical accuracy. Stone is used floor to ceiling in the kitchen for a pizza oven, as well as on the fireplace in the Great Room and on an entire wall in the master bedroom. “Using a material like Eldorado Stone allows for the seamless continuation of space” says Stolz. “Stone is what made the house so authentic-looking” says Muth. “It’s such an integral part of the house that it either was going to be a make or break scenario if we made the wrong choice. Luckily, Eldorado Stone really made it!” Eldorado Stone Profile Featured: Orchard Cypress Ridge with a khaki grout color (overgrout technique) Eldorado Brick Profile Featured: Cassis ModenaBrick with a khaki grout color (overgrout technique) Architect: South Coast Architects Website: www.southcoastarchitects.com Builder: Andrew Pierce Corporation, Palm Desert, CA Website: www. andrewpiercecorp.com Mason: RAS Masonry, Inc. Bob Serna, Corona, CA Phone: 760-774-0090 Photography: Eric Figge Photography, Inc.

Orange CA, These custom made arched top carriage style wooden garage doors were made from solid African Mahogany and custom designed with vertical tongue and groove boards and stile and rail wood trim. In 2001, this garage door design became Ziegler Garage Doors signature cover shot for Coast Magazine. It propelled our custom made garage doors to the top of the industry. Because of its popularity, other garage door companies companies such as dynamic and all star have have stolen the pictures on line and reproduced them without our permission. The Dark Mahogany wood stain used has remained be one of our most popular color choices to date. The Decorative Iron Hinges were the first of there kind and give our doors a true carriage style look. Notice the hand forged ornate detail and size in per portion to these wooden garage doors. This decorative hinge is also one of our best selling hinges and is used in many of our custom made garage door designs and is part of our standard hardware collection.

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