In looking at older houses we stumbled upon the property we bought- a large half acre with an older house that, while interesting, was somewhat of a Frankenstein house that was built in 5 phases over about 80 years.  For example, take a look at this nonsensical meeting of roof lines. The house was alsoRead more about The Backstory: Building the new while living in the old[…]

It all started when we were looking for a house in 2012.  At the time (and it continues today) there was very very little on the market, especially in the area we wanted to live, the Upper East neighborhood of Santa Barbara.  We wanted to live somewhere that was walk-able, and close to things, likeRead more about The Backstory: In the beginning … we just wanted to buy a house[…]