Adobe Home,
Santa Barbara

The concept for the renovation of this 3,265-sq-ft, 3-bedroom villa became apparent upon Corinne’s first sighting of the property: surrounded by overgrown planting and a penetrating landscape, her idea was to open up the house to the outside. She wanted to design an indoor-outdoor space filled with art and soft textures to create a sanctuary closely linked to the earth.

Built in 1986, the property was significantly updated in order to simplify the character of the home. The natural world was then introduced in custom pieces from the Corinne Mathern Studio collection.  Clay, stone, Douglas fir, walnut, linens and wools are central to the collection and create an earthy ease throughout the home.  

Specially commissioned art pieces — including an organically looping brass sculpture by Alma Allen above the fireplace juxtaposed with a masculine, weighty clay mural by Stan Bitters — reflect the tastes of the collector owners and their deep love of the natural world.

Photography by Nicole Franzen.