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Brooke and Steve make it look effortless. It’s superbly elegant, yet inviting and unpretentious. The result is a home that’s stunning from every angle. The Giannettis wanted their home to feel as it was built over time this mix helps them achieve that look. The mix of materials used throughout Patina Farm was heavily influenced by French, Spanish and Belgium design and included galvanized steel, terra-cotta roof tiles, limestone, glass steel doors, and reclaimed barn doors to name a few. The connection of the indoor and outdoor spaces just flows in this house – allowing the family to reach their goal of of being surrounded by nature.

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They also balanced the light in rooms by adding windows to two or three sides allowing for natural light for greater lengths of time. I found it interesting that the number one influence in their home’s footprint was sunlight. To achieve their goal of maximizing sunlight in and outside the home, they situated the house so that the back faces south. Through 150 stunning images and beautiful sketches by Steve, the book delivers a detailed account of inspirations, architectural elements, and various influences the designing couple encountered throughout the process.

Over the course of the last few years, I’ve watched Brooke and Steve’s dream unfold and was thrilled to hear that they were going to give us a tour in their just released book, Patina Farm.

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I was inspired by her bravery to move her school aged children, build her dream home and follow her heart to spend her free time in nature. I’ll never forget her decision ( which she shared on her blog) to leave the bustling, star-studded Los Angeles community for the quite, serene oasis of Ojai Valley – situated just south of Santa Barbara. At the time, Brooke and her world-renown architect husband, Steve were living in a lovely home in suburban Santa Monica, California. We quickly bonded on interior design, being moms and raising backyard chickens. One blog that I’ve followed from the very beginning is Velvet & Linen by interior decorator, Brooke Giannetti. Now there are thousands and it’s been really hard to keep up with all my favorites because the list just gets longer and longer. Here is your Sneak Peak, you will thank me later.When I started blogging back in 2009, there were a few hundred decor bloggers out there. Patina Farm is the must buy book of the season. It is truly a gorgeous, timeless, inspirational home that will forever have you coming back to study. Through careful attention to details they brought their vision of Patina Farm to life. Ideally the home would be situated entirely based on the sunlight, aware that the direction of the sun affects the quality of light in the home, while keeping the two very large oak trees into consideration. The take away? A refined European sense of a home that became the blueprint for their design. In love with Belgian design, the Giannetti's decided to take a trip to Belgium and Paris seeking information and inspiration from designers such as Greet Lefèvre of Belgian Pearls, (one of my favorite blogs) and visually absorbing the patina of cooper pots, tattered books, paneled doors in flea markets and the Marché aux Puces. They also own Giannetti Home, a curated shop in Brentwood, CA that sells furniture, lighting, and accessories for the home in their signature patina style.

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Brooke is an interior decorator, making the two of them a full service design team. Steve is a classically trained architect, who also had training in his family's ornamental plaster studio, which was a natural extension for inspiration for their home. I am pleased to say that in Patina Farm, we see every corner of the family home, as well as the guesthouse, gardens, greenhouse and a charming chicken coop. Hidden from view by an abundance of white roses, lavender, and citrus, Patina Farm is the vision of rustic elegance with an unerring eye for quality and of course, a gorgeous time-loved patina that takes a typical brick and mortar home into a life well lived. When Brooke and Steve decided to leave their suburban Santa Monica home to build a new life on a idyllic farm, they bought 5 acres in the heart of the beautiful Ojai Valley, California, a lovely wooded area with rolling hills and pink sunsets. Welcome to Patina Farm a beautiful, inspiring new book by Brooke and Steve Giannetti of the blog Velvet and Linen.