The main goals of this project was to make it more usable and enjoyable for the owner, to reduce maintenance and to created a covered area for enjoyment year-round. This design also kept the family's new puppy in mind - fencing it in for safety and planting with careful consideration of plants that are safe for dogs. The winding pathway for humans is reminiscent of a stream bed and there is also a narrow perimeter fence specifically for the pup! Ben Park

Used an existing planter bed and built a 24' x 10' chicken coop with operable windows and large run.
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The clients finished the pond on their own with instructions provide by us using Pam Penicks blog post on how to!
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The kitchen cabinets are made of butternut wood (in the walnut family) with limestone counter tops, and a custom iron hammered hood. Bypass doors with chicken wire/glass insert combo. Trim paint color: Benjamin Moore, HC-164 Puritan Gray. Interior Design by Tony Stavish, A.W. Stavish Designs Craig Dugan - Photographer

Custom made red cedar chicken coop, 40 foot run, with board and batten reclaimed barnwood siding, an extended cupola, vintage metal roofing, and polycarbonate windows that are operated by a pulley system.

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Rustic chicken coop designed by James Curvan.
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Jon Huelskamp Landmark Photography
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Rug of Flor Tile. Ipe wood deck. Photo by Whit Preston
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Windows open to Screened porch. Blue wall color Benjamin Moore, Saint Anne. Photo by Whit Preston
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Old military metal bins make up the drawers in this cabinet to add interest and a sense of history. Chicken wire keeps the rustic oak cabinet reminiscent of farmhouse kitchens of the past. A floor of concrete tiles on the diagonal gives the impression of terracotta, but with a much higher durability. Photography by Emily Minton Redfield

Design Consultant Jeff Doubét is the author of Creating Spanish Style Homes: Before & After – Techniques – Designs – Insights. The 240 page “Design Consultation in a Book” is now available. Please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com for more info. Jeff Doubét specializes in Santa Barbara style home and landscape designs. To learn more info about the variety of custom design services I offer, please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com Jeff Doubét is the Founder of Santa Barbara Home Design - a design studio based in Santa Barbara, California USA.

This walled garden is the tranquil escape on this 5 acre Spanish compound in the Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles. Once a hill of rubble and left over construction debris at a far corner of the property, the site was leveled and a stone retaining wall constructed to hold back the hill. The space now is enclosed with indigenous stone walls and raised beds for roses, an antique limestone fountain and bench furnish the space along with a custom built spanish style chicken coop on the opposite side.