Architectural Digest France: Southern California Hacienda
“My fiancé and I lived at the coast in Del Mar and had taken a staycation at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe,” recalls Stephanie Parisi. “Staying in the heart of the town for a few days inspired us to look for a home in that area. After searching for over a year, one morning I saw an intriguing listing for a property in the newspaper and arranged a visit for that afternoon. I was immediately in love and we were in escrow within a couple of days.”
As Seen In
The location of interior designer Stephanie Parisi’s charming hacienda-style home is Instagrammable perfection thanks to its rich natural history and design legacy. Just 5 miles from the Pacific Ocean, Rancho Santa Fe (RSF) in Southern California is characterised by large, wooded lots, avocado and citrus groves, and expansive equestrian estates. In the 1920’s the 9,000-acre rolling hills (a land grant from Mexico in the early 1900’s) were developed into country estates. Because of its rural beauty and proximity to Hollywood, the Rancho Santa Fe area became popular in its early days as country homes to stars such as Bing Crosby and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Today, Well-known residents include Bill Gates, Janet Jackson and golfer Phil Mickelson.
