The Guest Barns

The Guest Barns Light filled, with warmth and grace and built from 1850, 1890 and 1910 barn designs…the newly completed 5,000 sf. residence, contains five bedrooms, four bathrooms, living room, its own kitchen, sitting room, and the 25ft x 30ft gathering room. The connected buildings were designed in the style of three historical periods to elicit the experience of growth during the last century and a half. They were recently finished with all of the modern amenities while still evoking a feel of the past. East Barn – Downstairs This unit is a full and complete residence in itself with full kitchen, modern refrigerator with icemaker, dishwasher, glass fronted birch and maple cabinets and restored 1940’s Gaffers & Satler stove. The main room has overhead fan, huge picture windows overlooking the mountains and streams, comfortable couches and rock woodburning fireplace. The Master bedroom, with open beam ceiling and overhead fan, has its own woodburning fireplace across from the queen-sized bed. The private bath was finished with restored, period fixtures…pedestal sink, tub and shower… antique, and modern lighting. Upstairs, There are two bedrooms, each with ceiling fan and view of the mountains. There is one full bath, and a reading nook. The Dormer Bedroom has two comfortable single beds and reading chair by the west window. The dormer windows open to views of the mountains to the south and sights and sounds of the stream. The Sisters Bedroom has two single beds tucked under the dormer windows. The bath has a pedestal sink and tub with shower. The room is finished in modern and period tile, while mirrored dormer walls reflect the view of the stream and mountains beyond. In the Victorian style Middle Barn Through the dutch door and up the stairs is The Gathering Room… a white open space of 25 x 30 feet with vaulted ceilings, soaring cupola and open beams with large twin ceiling fans. Windows look out in all directions, opening to the sounds of the day and the cooling canyon breezes. The spacious room is appointed with antique chairs around the harvest table, overstuffed couches and chairs and modern service bar, sink and refrigerator. There is a separate downstairs bathroom for the Gathering Room. West Barn – This suite comprises a separate and discrete unit of the Barns. Through the connecting upper hallway from the Gathering Room is a charming sitting room with its own grouping of dining/game table and chairs, ceiling fans for warmer days…brass daybed with trundle, easy chairs and armoire. There are two bedrooms opening off the sitting room. Each has a ceiling fan and view of the mountains. They share one full bath with pedestal sink, tub with shower, and modern and antique tile work. Here, the Treehouse room looks through the shade tree to the south. The room has two comfortable single beds with nightstands and reading lamps, and period furnishings. The Cozy room has an antique wrought iron double bed with reading lamps, writing desk and period wardrobe. Windows look out to the streambeds in the south and west, upcanyon, to the Santa Ynez Mountains.