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Vineyard Views: A Sustainable Landscape that Goes with the Grapes

vineyard views A SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE THAT GOES WITH THE GRAPES WRITTEN BY RONDA SWANEY  PHOTOGRAPHY BY WILLIAM CARSON JOYCE The dry Santa Ynez Valley of Southern California hardly seems the ideal setting for a vineyard. Yet dozens of vintners call this region home and coax award-winning vintages from the soil year after year. One of these ...

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Staging our Home in a Hurry

Ideally you should have a week or two available before you list your property in order to stage your home and make it look its best for buyers. But, what if you listed quickly and within hours of the For Sale sign going up a buyer wants to view your ...

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Pack Leader: A Happy-Go-Lucky Feel For A Family Home

Diana Taylor Realty PACK LEADER A HAPPY-GO-LUCKY FEEL FOR A FAMILY HOME WRITTEN BY JEANINE MATLOW  PHOTOGRAPHY BY RYAN GARVIN KIDS AND PETS WERE AT THE FOREFRONT of this phenomenal new-build in Newport Beach, California. “They really needed a space to feel truly at home with all of the comforts for every member,” says Brooke Wagner, owner and ...

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Humble Beginnings: An Empty Lot is Transformed into a Timeless Landscape

Diana Taylor Realty humble beginnings AN EMPTY LOT IS TRANSFORMED INTO A TIMELESS LANDSCAPE WRITTEN BY BLAKE MILLER  PHOTOGRAPHY BY LINDA OYAMA BRYAN For Sara Furlan, design director of Mariani Landscape, it’s all about creating and implementing a design that looks as though it’s been there for years. “That’s something I’m almost always trying to achieve with ...

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