This simultaneously elegant and relaxed Tuscan style home on a secluded redwood-filled property is designed for the easiest of transitions between inside and out. Terraces extend out from the house to the lawn, and gravel walkways meander through the gardens. A light filled entry hall divides the home into public and private areas.

Ed Butera, ibi Designs

Lounge

High Res Media

This beautiful home right outside of Dallas is just over 16,000 square feet. It was designed, built and furnished in 20 months.

Erin Feinblatt

James McDonald

A Malibu beach-front retreat built by art collector, designer and antiques dealer Richard Shapiro has “the look, age and aura of a very old, windswept structure from the Mediterranean or the Aegean.” All walls in the house are sheathed in frescoed plaster and partially covered by the Renaissance-style frescoes created by fresco artist iLia Anossov. Photo by Miguel Flores-Vianna. True (buon) fresco—the oldest and most celebrated painting technique—is painting with natural pigments on wet plaster. Paints are prepared from minerals and various clays. Plaster is made of slaked lime (calcium hydrate) and sand. As wet plaster cures a natural reaction occurs permanently embedding pigments into the cured plaster. This artwork is created using true centuries-old fresco techniques and materials. Unlike faux finishes and fresco imitations, true (buon) frescoes create a unique feeling of authenticity, depth and richness of the artwork. The frescoes can be applied in traditional or contemporary settings: from genuine buon fresco fragments that are aged and worn to match period and style of selected era, to full-sized wall or ceiling frescos whether aged and stylized or fresh and new.

10542 Villa Del Cerro Santa Ana by the Canaday Group. For a private tour, call Lee Ann Canaday 949-249-2424

Charles Lauersdorf

Janet Lenzen

Закалата Мария

A new below grade basketball court with high ceilings for legitimate basketball. Pool table, gym and commissioned mural art. Restoration of existing solarium Photo Credit: Matthew Millman