Calistoga | $4.979 million
A 2009 stone villa with three bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms and a one-bedroom, one-bathroom guest suite, on a 39-acre lot
This estate, which includes an olive grove, a cabernet grape vineyard and an antique stone art studio, is about 20 minutes from the city centre. Less than an hour from Napa, Santa Rosa and Healdsburg on the Russian River. Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, where hiking trails lead to the top of Mount St. Helens, and Clear Lake, a popular spot for swimming, fishing and boating, are also about an hour away.
The drive to the beaches of Sonoma Coast State Park takes about an hour and 15 minutes. Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area are approximately two hours’ drive away.
Size: 5,228 square feet
Price per square foot: $952
Indoors: A long driveway leads from the main road to the house’s covered entrance, passing an olive grove and vineyard along the way.
The arched wooden front door opens into a tiled foyer with a grand staircase and access to a fireman’s room.
Straight ahead, through an arched opening under the staircase, is a sitting room with French doors opening onto a terrace. To the right of the living room is a lounge with a stone fireplace and glass doors opening onto another terrace overlooking the garden. to the left is a dining room with French doors opening onto the main terrace and a covered alfresco dining area.
On the other side of the dining room is a spacious kitchen with a beamed ceiling, a large center island and stainless steel appliances, including a Viking gas range.
Overlooking the foyer on the second level is an open space with arched windows and more ceiling beams that vendors use as a den. To the right is the master suite, which features a fireplace, private balcony, and bathroom with freestanding tub and separate shower. Two guest bedrooms are at the other end of this level. both have balconies and private bathrooms.
A guest suite with another full bath is located in a barn within walking distance of the main residence.
Exterior: The veranda from the dining room steps down to a swimming pool surrounded by a paver deck and mature trees. A bocce court and a detached structure used as an art studio are nearby. The large driveway offers parking for 10 cars.
Taxes: $62,232 (estimated)
Contact: Bob Pennypacker, Sotheby’s International Realty, 707-799-6032; sothebysrealty.com
Santa Barbara | 5 million dollars
A 1933 Spanish-style home with five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms, on a 1.7 acre lot
This house in the Riviera neighborhood was designed by Winsor Soule, an architect responsible for a number of Spanish Colonial Revival buildings in the city, including public schools and residences. It is less than 10 minutes from the Santa Barbara Bowl and the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden, which has walking trails and a redwood grove. The city center and a number of beaches are also around 10 minutes away.
The University of California, Santa Barbara campus is approximately 20 minutes away. The drive to Santa Ynez or Solvang, a small town known for its Danish-style architecture, takes about an hour. Los Angeles is two hours away.
Size: 4,549 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,099
Indoors: The front door, framed in original green-and-white tile, opens into a foyer with access to a fire hall. Just ahead is a living room with high beamed ceilings, a fireplace and a large picture window offering ocean views
To the left of the living room is a dining room with beamed ceiling, built-in cupboards and a fireplace with a glossy burgundy tile. This space connects to a kitchen with white cabinets, red tile floors, a butcher block island, space for a breakfast table, and an arched door that opens to an enclosed patio used for outdoor dining.
Also off the dining room is a comfortable sitting area connected to the master bedroom, which has an en-suite bathroom and glass doors that open to a Juliet balcony with ocean views. Another bedroom is across a short hallway. It has a private bathroom with a combined bathtub and shower.
A third bedroom and full bath are on the top floor.
Two more bedrooms connected to a shared full bath are on the lower level, along with a wood-paneled library that features a fireplace and wet bar.
Another full bathroom and a room that could be used as a guest house are located in a detached garage, above a parking space.
Exterior: In addition to the patio off the kitchen, the property includes a pool and paver deck off the lower level of the home, with stunning views of the neighborhood and the ocean beyond. There are two additional garage spaces.
Taxes: $62,496 (estimated)
Contact: Marsha Kotlyar, Marsha Kotlyar Estate Group, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, 805-565-4014; mkgroupmontecito.com
Los Angeles | $4.995 million
A 1926 Spanish-style home with four bedrooms, four full bathrooms, two half bathrooms and a one-bedroom, one-bath cottage, on a 0.3 acre lot
This home is located in Los Feliz, near a stretch of Franklin Avenue with a Gelson’s grocery store, an independent bookstore, and a French bistro. It is a few blocks from the start of the Fern Dell Nature Trail and less than half a mile from Griffith Park, a five minute drive from the Griffith Observatory and Greek Theatre. Cheremoya Avenue Elementary School, a public school for students in kindergarten through fifth grade, and Immaculate Heart, a private school for girls in grades six through 12, are also about five minutes away.
The Hollywood/Western stop on the Metro Red Line is a five minute drive or 15 minute walk. The drive to Studio City or downtown takes about half an hour.
Size: 4,664 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,071
Indoors: Privacy fences separate this property from the road, protecting the pool and the entrance to the stairs leading to the partially covered patio near the main entrance.
The front door opens into a foyer with hardwood floors and access to a fire room with William Morris-inspired wallpaper. To the left is a living room with a fireplace, arched windows overlooking the patio and patio doors that open to a family room with a built-in sofa and more French doors offering access to the outdoors.
To the right of the foyer is a dining room with another arched window and French doors opening to a sunny breakfast room with built-in cupboards and casement windows. Hinged doors connect the breakfast and dining rooms to an updated kitchen with white cabinets, white tile, Sub-Zero refrigerator, farmhouse-style sink and access to a fire room and brick patio.
All four bedrooms are on the second floor, accessed by the stairs in the foyer. The master suite has a walk-in closet, windows with electric shades, glass doors opening to a Juliet balcony, and a bathroom with a deep soaking tub and separate shower. The adjoining bedroom has large windows, another Juliet balcony and a bathroom with a combined bath and shower. The third bedroom has a further Juliet balcony and an en suite shower room. The fourth has an en-suite bathroom with a claw-foot tub.
The guest house, used by the vendors as a recording studio, has a living room, kitchenette, one bedroom and a full bathroom.
Exterior: The pool in front of the house is surrounded by a concrete and grass deck. The patio off the kitchen overlooks a yard planted with citrus fruit trees. The independent garage has two parking spaces.
Taxes: $62,436 (estimated)
Contact: Peter Lorimer and Cindy Lorimer, PLG Estates, 310-666-7383; peterlorimer.com
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