Malibu Tile is dominant in this luxury home overlooking the Ojai Valley. Exposed beam ceilings of old scraped wood, trusses with planked ceilings and wrought iron stair cases with tiled risers. Arches are everywhere, from the master bath to the bedroom bed niches to the carved wood doors. Thick plaster walls with deep niches and thick window sills give a cool look to this old Spanish home in the warm, dry climate. Wrought iron lighting and limestone floors, along with gold leaf walls and murals. Project Location: Ojai, California. Project designed by Maraya Interior Design. From their beautiful resort town of Ojai, they serve clients in Montecito, Hope Ranch, Malibu, Westlake and Calabasas, across the tri-county areas of Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles, south to Hidden Hills- north through Solvang and more. Bob Easton Architect Stan Tenpenny, Contractor

Furniture & Decor: Nickey Kehoe Photography: Roger Davies

Family Room - Roger Davies

The Family Room is anchored by a plaster fireplace, and beamed ceiling above, the furnishings, rug, and window treatments softening the hard plaster walls of the space. The repetition of the window units lends symmetry and order to the space, and gently fills the room with daylight. Architect: Gene Kniaz, Spiral Architects; General Contractor: Eric Linthicum, Linthicum Custom Builders; Furnishings/Accessories, Dana Lyon, The Refined Group; Photo: Gene Kniaz, Spiral Architects

Photo by John Merkl

The appeal of this Spanish Colonial home starts at the front elevation with clean lines and elegant simplicity and continues to the interior with white-washed walls adorned in old world decor. In true hacienda form, the central focus of this home is the 2-story volume of the Kitchen-Dining-Living rooms. From the moment of arrival, we are treated with an expansive view past the catwalk to the large entertaining space with expansive full height windows at the rear. The wood ceiling beams, hardwood floors, and swooped fireplace walls are reminiscent of old world Spanish or Andalusian architecture. An ARDA for Model Home Design goes to Southwest Design Studio, Inc. Designers: Stephen Shively with partners in building From: Bee Cave, Texas

Lance Gerber

Photography: Ryan Garvin

Gabriel Builders Showroom/Gathering room off functioning kitchen with pewter island. LImestone floors, plaster walls, Douglas Fir beams. Limestone floor extends thru lift and slide doors to outdoor arched porch with gas lanterns and swimming pool. View of Cliffs at Mountain Park golf course and NC mountains

Sunroom opening onto garden on two sides. Photo by Eric Rorer