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Montecito Maximalist: A Boldly Designed Bungalow Retreat with Whimsy and Glamour

1381 E Valley Road property

1381 E Valley Road

offered at $13,800,000

Total of 5 Bedrooms

Total of 5 Full + 2 Half Bathrooms

Total 4,917 Sq.Ft.

1 Acres


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Main Residence: 3 Bedrooms, 4 Full + 1 Half Bathroom, 4,032 Sq.Ft.

Guest Villa: 2 Bedroom + Den, 1 Full + 1 Half Bathroom, 885 Sq.Ft.

  • Many Outdoor Living Spaces
  • Lush Mature Landscape
  • Bespoke High-end Finishes Throughout

Structures

Main Residence: 3 Bedrooms, 4 Full + 1 Half Bathroom, 4,032 Sq.Ft.

Guest Villa: 2 Bedroom + Den, 1 Full + 1 Half Bathroom, 885 Sq.Ft.

At a Glance

  • Many Outdoor Living Spaces
  • Lush Mature Landscape
  • Bespoke High-end Finishes Throughout

Step into a Montecito masterpiece—an elevated Wonderland where whimsy, art, and maximalist design create a world like no other. Tucked at the end of a shared driveway below East Valley Road, this premier estate combines privacy, drama, and sophistication, all just moments from the charming Upper Village.

Set on lush, gated grounds, this classic California rancher has been transformed into a true statement home—an inspired blend of international materials, custom craftsmanship, balanced proportions, and the effortless flow of indoor-outdoor California living. Every inch of the 4,032-square-foot main residence and 885-square-foot guest villa was designed with intention, layering color, texture, and light to transform everyday living into a curated experience reminiscent of a boutique hotel.  

Inside the three-bedroom, three-bath main home, discover an idyllic balance of bold design and true comfort. Moody living spaces are thoughtfully arranged, while soaring vaulted ceilings, custom steel doors, geometric wall treatments, and whimsical wall coverings evoke both antique tapestry and fashionable camouflage. Rare details, including discontinued Hermès wallpaper, infuse the interiors with an air of exclusivity, while plush lounges and intimate alcoves create an inviting atmosphere that is playful and stylish.  

The main home flows seamlessly through its living, family, dining, and den areas—each a carefully crafted setting that connects directly to the outdoors. The striking kitchen, a design enthusiast’s dream, makes a bold statement in the center of the home, where moody hues meet abundant natural light in perfect balance. 

The primary suite, in its own private wing, serves as an exquisite sanctuary, with Phillip Jeffries wall coverings, a separate sleeping area, dressing room, expansive closet, and a dedicated lounge that opens an entire wall to the outdoors. Guest suites are equally considered, designed to accommodate both privacy and connection. Custom-built daybeds transform from sofas by day to twin beds by night, while private nooks with living rooms and baths allow residents or guests to shift seamlessly between communal gathering and private retreat. Expanding the home’s living space is the detached Parisian-style guest villa. Featuring three design-forward bedrooms, two baths, and a living room that opens to the outdoors, it makes for a glamorous, private getaway for visitors.  

Throughout the estate, walls of floor-to-ceiling steel-framed windows and doors open to patios perfectly level with the interior, creating an effortless interaction with the gardens that surround the home. Every space was imagined as part of a continuous experience—east to west, north to south, indoors to out—creating a seamless flow throughout the home and immersing daily life with a harmonious connection to nature. Adding to that is 9,000 square feet of antique marble flooring that extends from indoors to the exterior living areas. It’s complemented by 3,000 square feet of custom Italian and French tilework at the showstopping cabana and pool area—an unmistakable focal point in the backyard.

Multiple covered and uncovered living spaces, a hand-poured fit pit, lush trees and landscaping, and a sports court expand the property’s lifestyle offerings, creating a private world designed for gathering, entertaining, and making everyday feel like an escape.  

GUEST VILLA

This evocative yet refined Montecito retreat is more than a home—it’s a curated experience where style, architecture, and nature converge. Consider it your permission to live the extraordinary.  

Get to Know the Neighborhood

Montecito

 

Montecito is located mere moments from downtown Santa Barbara, Montecito real estate is one of California’s most esteemed coastal neighborhoods. Its distinguished residents find the community quaint, quiet, and overwhelmingly beautiful. Indeed, the natural boundaries of the Pacific Ocean and Santa Ynez Mountains not only serve as delightful scenic backdrops but also assure against over-development and swelling population. Homeowners have preserved Montecito’s pastoral qualities through efforts to maintain narrow oak-lined lanes, underground utilities, and advertisement free streets. In stark contrast to other swollen Southern California townships, Montecito possesses a single stoplight controlled intersection. The absence of concrete curbs and sidewalks create a bucolic charm not easily overlooked. Perhaps it is the area’s rich history, dating back to Spanish colonialism in the 1700s, or simply the unmistakable tranquility one derives from its elevated, island-studded vistas that make Montecito a town worthy of careful sustention.


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About Montecito

Montecito was a favorite vacation destination at the turn of the 20th century for wealthy American names such as Clark, DuPont, McCormick, and Rockefeller; Montecito’s choice hillocks soon became the sites upon which such families constructed sumptuous summertime estates. Montecito Village and Coast Village were born to supply the new inhabitants while undulating golf courses, shady tennis courts, and meandering bridal paths served to entertain them. The wealth that followed these barons provided the auspices under which eminent architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Bertram Goodhue, and George Washington Smith exercised their talent. During Montecito's real estate flourishing golden age, these visionaries constructed the Italian hilltop villas and Colonial beachside mansions, which have become so iconic of Montecito’s present grandeur.

Montecito Life

Driving down its serene streets, past ivy crossed masonry, and picturesque estates, one simply won’t experience an appropriate sliver of Montecito Real Estate allure. A visitor might dine at cafés noted for impeccable flavor and service, peruse the neighboring boutiques and galleries, stroll the beach in the footsteps of prominent names in film, finance, and philanthropy, and still not grasp a complete appreciation of the community. To comprehend the totality of Montecito’s mystique is to submerge oneself within it. From beach condominiums to hilltop manors, all addresses share one trait: a contribution to a neighborhood greater than the sum of its homes. From its sandy shores to its beckoning foothills, Montecito is breathtaking, florid, rustic, and peerless. And residents may be the only ones who stand a chance at thoroughly relishing the depths of these resplendent characteristics.

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LOCAL SCHOOLS

PUBLIC

• Montecito Union
• Cold Spring School

• Santa Barbara Junior High
• Santa Barbara Senior High

PRIVATE

• Laguna Blanca Lower School
• Crane Country Day School
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel School

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