When Andrea and Ron Hein first fell in love with their new home in Montecito, its allure wasn’t just clean Craftsman lines throughout a bright modern layout. They were also attracted to its potential to fulfill a gold standard of Santa Barbara’s quality of life: outdoor living.
“To us, the exterior was just as important as the interior,” Andrea said. Project lead and Giffin & Crane cofounder Bruce Giffin introduced the Heins to Kimberly True, whose True Nature Landscape Architecture and environmental consulting firm is based in Santa Barbara.
“We told Kim that we wanted to entertain outside and just feel comfortable,” Andrea remembered. “We just sat down with her and talked through it. She really understood our vision.”