A Glen Ellen home with Cape Dutch style is currently listed for sale. The farmhouse, guest house, barn-style office and pool on 16 acres is currently seeking $12,000,000.
The home is the work of resident and designer Patrick Printy — a veteran style-maker for major brands, such as Levi’s and Restoration Hardware, and lead of his own firm with projects published in magazines from Elle Decor to House Beautiful.
This particular three-bedroom, three-bathroom farmhouse references traditional architecture from South Africa’s wine country. A unique design for the Sonoma area, the dwelling has the signature Cape Dutch scalloped, ornamented gables. Inside, there’s handcrafted Dutch cabinetry by Johannes Van Mourik and also handmade Dutch “witjes” tiles.
Use of grandly sized oak wood beams and floor planks, reclaimed from Midwestern barns, creates dramatic farm character throughout. The property’s exterior stonework was sourced from rocks quarried from the property.
Eclectic textiles create a cohesive but collected look. The interiors are an impossibly successful mix of old and new, clean-lined and traditional with pleasing dollops of fun tossed in. This is exemplified right at the front door where black-and-white traditional symmetry is made playful with the addition of wonderfully “matchy” Dalmatian statues. Vintage cast-iron street lamps, sourced from San Francisco’s China Basin, and a British phone booth offer spectacular whimsy to the grounds.
The grounds include a pond, a well and solar panels. There are two additional parcels for future development.
For more information on this Glen Ellen property, contact listing agent Tina Shone, 707-799-7556, 707-933-1515; Sotheby’s International Realty – Wine Country – Sonoma Brokerage, 793 Broadway, Sonoma, sothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/detail/180-l-1188-4gm75q/artfully-crafted-beautifully-appointed-glen-ellen-ca-95442