I’ll give you a few more hints…all these homes were in the same town…
within the same early morning, stalkerazzi, “canvas the neighborhood with a
camera” morning. Pulling back a bit from the rose bowered entry I showed a
few days ago, the gates seem a little less Provence, n’est-ce pas?
And yet…how French is this???
Oeil- de- boeuf…three chimneys…slate roof…
bathed in the early morning sunshine…
Before they were made into mirrors…
and sold at Restoration Hardware…
they were set into deeply sloped French roof lines…
On the other side of the circular driveway…
a loftily roofed, dormered three car garage….
Above the cobbled pavement, beyond the clipped formal
hedges…a circular private forest of oak trees…
Where do you imagine these homes abide?
Homes set far apart and often behind these soft narrow country lanes…
Lush greenery and towering trees and flowering vines overtaking
gateposts in early April….
Surely you know by now?
A slightly more famous neighbor…
Who would do a gatepost like this?
I’ll divulge the place…
and my co-stalkerazzi tomorrow.
Can anyone name this town?
Update: these are the homes of several residents of Montecito, Santa Barbara County
Taken via walking tour with Jermaine of French Kissed…only the last resident is known
John Saladino, whose glorious estate is best viewed through his book Villa…from
which his sketch of his front gates is taken…
I see you have been stalking my house…ha ha, I wish! My guess would be Carmel? If I had to give a second guess, it would be Montecito.
That’s your gatepost, isn’t it?
Ok, yesterday i said California, not that I’ve ever been there, and today I’m sticking to that. Today you want a town, I’m wondering about Hollywood, but I guess that’s just a ‘quartier’ not a town, sorry I’m just an ignorant foreigner!
Sharon
PS Your guessing game is fun, you should do more
Where ever this place is I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to live there!
~jermaine~
Looks like Santa Barbara/Montecito to me 🙂 Kari
WOW, great images. Fun to follow along. I would have to Guess Montecito or Santa Barbara, or maybe Ojai?
Wonderful place.
My guess is Montecito.
The Saladino drawing suggests Montecito over Santa Barbara.
KO
Gainesville, Florida
Trish, I would guess Montecito,Santa Barbara. My neice Kim has just moved there from Cincinnati and I can’t wait to visit. Thank you again, love reading your blogs. Nella
Santa Barbara
I think it is Jermaine’s home ( french kissed)
I read the comments of yesterday and I read Haleigh’s comment …Can’t wait ot know if I’m right and to see more
I will go for Australia or the US.
This looks like Beverly Hills to me. Coldwater Canyon?
Hi Trish,
Beautiful homes and area where ever it is ~ many thanks for taking us along on your walk.
Hugs
Carolyn
so lovely… i am not sure where you were but it is dreamy… xx
I’m thrilled to find your beautiful blog !
Love your strolls down beautiful lanes and peeks across the hedges .. .
I shall look forward to returning for more visits –
Judith
Hello,
My guess is Pasadena, CA?
It is Montecito in beautiful California. I would like to be part of your stalkerazzi adventure. I have the book “Saladino Villa”. It comes with a DVD of the property and house and I feel transported to this very spot. It is an amazing post of the area.
Omg. Omg. You. Lucky girl. I am green with envy!!!!!!