A New Kitchen For An Old House In Santa Barbara
This is an old house. She's 92 to be exact. What's that saying about not teaching an old dog new tricks? I agree. An old house is not going to budge when it come to certain things, especially at 92. I can't change the footprint because of set backs and the usual rules governing a historic house. And I can't mess around much with windows or doors and why would I? They are all really beautiful, with old arches and screens and large french patio doors So that leaves us with the interior walls, which I had initially thought could be moved and reworked to enlarge the spaces visually. Then a few weeks ago, I had a visit from a person who used to live in this house. She was in her 70's and her daughter had recently passed away. She wanted to see if she could find this house again because she and her daughter had enjoyed it here so much. Her parents had moved to Santa Barbara from the Midwest and had rented this house fro...
