Santa Barbara Style

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Summary: Santa Barbara Style
Review: A beautiful book... a must have for anyone who lives in Santa Barbara or just dreams of it!! Great for those of us who are remodeling and have to meet the Arcitectural guidelines of this beautiful city we live in! A true gem of a book!!!

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Summary: Santa Barbara Style
Review: A beautiful book... a must have for anyone who lives in Santa Barbara or just dreams of it!! Great for those of us who are remodeling and have to meet the Arcitectural guidelines of this beautiful city we live in! A true gem of a book!!!

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Summary: A lovely book on Santa Barbara architecture
Review: As person who was born and raised in Santa Barbara, this book truly captures the beautiful architectural style and gardens of the city. Santa Barbara Style has a permanent spot on my coffee table and makes me homesick for the incredible homes and lush gardens found in Santa Barbara. This book is a must for anyone who is interested in Spanish and Mediterranean architecture. This is the true style of Santa Barbara!

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Summary: A should have if you like Spanish Revival architecture
Review: Beautifully photographed and interesting historical information. Would have rated it 4 stars if more focus (both text and photographs) were placed on the architecture and details instead of the homes interior. If you like Adam Mizner homes, there is another book with greater focus on Mizner's work in Palm Beach, Florida.

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Summary: Not very inspiring.....
Review: I had really hoped for an exciting collection of photographs which evoked the sunny carefree Santa Barbara style. Unfortunately, it is primarily composed of photographs of formal highly stylized houses which look like museums. I had wanted to see beach shacks, airy white washed cottages with tons of old rose bushes, cool mediterranean lairs used by Hollywood refugees, grand haciendas overlooking the sea, etc... but this was pretty tame predictable stuff. Such a shame.

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Summary: One of the most beautiful books I have ever seen
Review: I have seen many great books featuring extravagant homes. The best books of this type usually display homes in Europe. Well this book is by far the most remarkable home photography book I have ever seen. I knew Santa Barbara has excellent architecture, but this vastly exceeded my expectations. Buy it - you won't be disappointed.

As for the other reader who was looking for shacks... if you think Santa Barbara is made up of beach shacks, you should get out of the house more often.

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Summary: A lovely book on Santa Barbara architecture
Review: The photographs are outstanding. This book is a great resource for anyone who is looking for ideas for interior design, or for landscape design. Great coffe table book too.

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Summary: great design book
Review: The photographs are outstanding. This book is a great resource for anyone who is looking for ideas for interior design, or for landscape design. Great coffe table book too.