They all said we had to go standard classic with a script font for the doors. Except me. They all said my design was out of the norm and it won’t enhance the historic nature of the building. Now that this is done, they are all thankful that I stood my ground. After all the…
The aged brass wall sconces are installed in the 2nd & 3rd Floors today. The bathrooms are shaping up to show its classic old world character.
As stunning as this house is, artist/owner/hosts Carlo Marchiori and Tony Banthutham are equally fascinating company ! Thank you for welcoming us soon to be Calistoga residents.
I can count with one hand the number of times Richard and I agree on something (we argued about the black out drapes for weeks). This is one of the decisions made in peace. It is sheer enough and with a very handmade quality.
Marking the location for the limestone frog fountain at the entrance so we can trench for water and electric. See orange circle on ground.
It was a long time before we found the place where the wind was just right and a longer time to get the balloon inflated to the right direction of the wind. But waking up at 5 am to see the Valley wake up to a glorious weekend was a fun thing to do to…
Meeting Jill & Robert in an Indian restaurant in San Francisco was serendipity. I believe, if not a year ago, because of many shared interests, our paths were bound to cross. Thank you for another amazing evening, dear friends. We always love a visit to your beautiful home.