Touring Patina Farm

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This past weekend we had the opportunity to go to an open house and book signing at Steve and Brooke Gianetti’s Patina Farm located in Ojai, California.

They created one of the most charming homes and wrote about it in their multiple books – Patina Style, Patina Farm, and their newest book, Patina Living.  The open house was to celebrate their new book, Patina Living, which is all about life on the farm in Ojai, California.

They have donkeys, chickens, goats and sheep at their farm.  Below, their cute mini donkeys which have made me want little donkeys of my own!  The rose bushes near the fence had most of the flowers nibbled off of them!

Visiting their house was like stepping right into the pages of their books!   We have been admirers of their books for years and have been inspired by their beautiful home.

Brooke and Steve gave tours of the inside themselves.  They had two days of an open house with 500 people each day – whew, what a lot of work giving tours to that many people!

Steve said in the garden he chose to do similar color palettes for all of the plants, so there are actually not too many different plants.  The plants are all listed in their book.

Everything was so cute and utterly charming.

The roses were in full bloom, which was really pretty!  Love their beautiful arches below.  The donkey pen was to the left.

Below, the rose garden. The chicken coop is in the background with the climbing roses.

A look at the potting shed.

Inside the potting shed.

While their house and property was incredibly beautiful, I think the most satisfying thing for me to see was this: Seeing someone have a dream and go out and make it come true.  The American Dream. Isn’t that what life is about?

A big thank you to Steve and Brooke for welcoming us into their home for the afternoon.  You can visit Brooke’s blog here.  Visit Gianetti Home here. Purchase their books here: Patina Style, Patina Farm, Patina Living.