We took a road trip to Santa Barbara last weekend. California Poppies are in bloom at the beautiful Santa Barbara Botanic Garden . This is a great outdoor space to explore with kids, older folks or your sweetheart. photo credit - me Yep that's me below hugging a California Redwood. I look pretty silly but it felt good. While in SB, I ran across this article in Santa Barbara Seasons about interior designer Carol Magness who recently updated a 1919 Wallace Neff home. Carol's attention to detail is fantastic: shabby chic combined with traditional notes and modern twists like saddled-stitched leather poufs and acrylic console tables. I love the original front door hardware shown below. photo - ciro coelho photo - ciro coelho If you'd like to see the entire article in Santa Barbara Seasons - click here for the downloadable pdf. This house is now on the market. You can see the listing here b...