This edition of The Home Page was originally emailed to subscribers on March 26, 2023. To receive Sarah Sinclair’s real estate newsletter in your inbox each Sunday, sign up at independent.com/newsletters.
After our recent rainy weather, I’m all about the sunshine and the springtime. There may be more rain in the forecast, but I’m enjoying every bit of blue sky while I can. I found this lovely wisteria-laden home from @lifeanddecor on Instagram, showing us that spring has sprung in London, too.
One of the most colorful homes in Santa Barbara sits at 521 Santa Barbara Street, near the Saturday Farmers’ Market. Home Page reader Corinne asked me about it recently, saying that its purple and green exterior, paneled with an array of paintings, had long piqued her curiosity. This is a Jeff Shelton –designed house known as “Vera Cruz.” Shelton explains that the home was inspired by Sanford Darling’s House of 1,000 Paintings , and is a collection of scenes contributed by hundreds of artists, representing their birthplaces or places that had influenced their lives.
