Patina farm

Celebrated and admired, Patina Farm was imagined as a place where fresh air, open space and a calm, slower pace are a way of life. Designed by Steve and Brooke Giannetti as their personal residence, the farm brings together all of the best elements of an idealized European country estate that has been in the family for generations. Subtle and understated, Patina Farm is a 4.5 acre country home, luxury estate and petite farm.

Spring has arrived in New England! The grass is getting green (Dan mowed the back meadow for the first time yesterday) and the leaves are "just" starting to come out on the antique maples that line our drive. The light is amazing. We have wonderful light all year long, but there is just something extra special about the spring light, not to mention the gorgeous sunsets. The weather is still cool-ish, though we did turn on the air conditioning last week due to the humidity. But, today the…

Come peek inside PATINA LIVING by Brooke Giannetti and Steve Giannetti who have created inspiring gardens and interiors at Patina Farm in Ojai, CA.

Written by Los Angeles Interior Designer Brooke Giannetti, Velvet and Linen is a blog about Brooke's life with her Architect husband (also known as Steve), her three children and her ever evolving design style.

Worn and weathered and well loved patina. Gilded details and lots of simply pretty. All mingling with a huge amount of charm and warmth. On Saturday, I had the pleasure of visiting Brooke & Steve Giannetti’s absolutely stunning Patina Farm in Ojai. A house is simply a house until someone sees it as a home…

Patina Farm - Ojai CA Inspired by European country homes, the design of Patina Farm combines mediterranean architecture with a modern sensibility of space. Antique building materials, including antique French terra cotta roof tiles and vintage barn beams, are juxtaposed with more contemp

May 30, 2016Thelma, Louise and Dot are restless. It’s 4 p.m. at Patina Farm, in California’s bucolic Ojai Valley — dinnertime for the three pygmy goats. The diminutive creatures, currently nudging their way onto a shaded stone porch, have certainly hit the farm jackpot: The French doors of their adoptive home, shaded by craggy ancient oaks, open to an […]