LIVING IN THE LANDSCAPE

Living in wine country is an indoor-outdoor experience. The goal is to melt from one space to the next without noticing the switch from indoor to outdoor. There’s a balance between agriculture and sophistication that happens by taking inspiration from the land your home sits on. Nature surrounds you at all times, so be willing to share your house and its story with the land. “The materials help tell the story of the house,” write the authors. This means using local stone and craftsmen, featuring wood from your state or finding other ways to celebrate where you live in and around your home.

AT HOME IN THE WINE COUNTRY: ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN IN THE CALIFORNIA VINEYARDS BY HEATHER SANDY HEBERT AND CHASE REYNOLDS EWALD, PUBLISHED BY GIBBS SMITH, INC., © 2021; GIBBS-SMITH.COM.