Description
From the Inside Flap Through captivating photographs and heartfelt anecdotes, Brooke and Steve Giannetti invite readers into their life at Patina Farm, where everything both outdoors and inside is designed with European gentility in mind. From the rose and lavender gardens to the outbuildings and landscaping of the animals’ quarters, this high-end homestead farm is a story of living meaningfully and with joy. --This text refers to the hardcover edition. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. My favorite days include a couple of visits to the veggie garden. In the morning, when the cool mist still blankets the bottom land, I drift down to the garden and scoop out holes in the earth with my hands for new seedlings. Most mornings I forgo the protection of garden gloves, preferring the sensation of the moist, cool soil against my skin. My body craves this connection to the earth. After an hour working in the garden, my mind is clear and cobweb free. --This text refers to the hardcover edition. Steve Giannetti and Brooke Giannetti are an interior design team and owners of Giannetti Home, one of the top design stores in Los Angeles. Their work has been the focus of countless national magazine features and has graced the covers of Veranda and Coastal Living. Brooke Giannetti and Steve Giannetti are the owners of Giannetti Home, a full-service architecture, interior, and landscape design firm as well as a home furnishings store. Their work has been featured in numerous national magazines, newspapers and books, including Veranda, Coastal Living and the New York Times --This text refers to the hardcover edition. Through captivating photographs and heartfelt anecdotes, Brooke and Steve Giannetti invite readers into their life at Patina Farm, where everything both outdoors and inside is designed with European gentility in mind. From the rose and lavender gardens to the outbuildings and landscaping of the animals' quarters, this high-end homestead farm is a story of living meaningfully and with joy. --This text refers to the hardcover edition. Read more
Features & Highlights
- The husband and wife design team takes readers on a guided tour of their elegant farm residence in Ojai, CA—a home full of Patina Style inspiration.
- Brooke and Steve Gianetti offer an intimate look at their life on Patina Farm, the home they designed with an interplay of rustic and modern European charm. Beyond the gorgeously appointed farmhouse, the Giannettis readers through the sheds, outbuildings and gardens where they entertain and enjoy their miniature goats, sheep and donkeys, the chickens and ducks, and dogs. The entire residence is brimming with inspiration for a beautiful life in the popular Patina Style. “We decided to write this book to share why we decided to create this life and what we have learned along the way. We share how we decided where to live, how to design and lay out our property and how to think about the individual spaces. One of the main nuggets of wisdom that we have learned is that there is not only one way to live this life. The idea of this book is to give you some options.”
