Private Homes of Santa Barbara

Private Homes of Santa Barbara is an invitation into twelve distinctive homes in Santa Barbara’s exclusive neighborhoods.

Explore the gorgeous architecture and luxurious interiors of majestic estates, historical renovations, intimate sanctuaries, and mountain retreats, spanning styles from sublime and grand to bold and modern. What makes these individual environments extraordinary is what they share: a thoughtful response to the unique character and architecture of each site and the larger environmental context of the American Riviera.

Private Homes of Santa Barbara is a perfect companion volume to Private Gardens of Santa Barbara (Gibbs Smith, 2020) with a similar trim size, cover treatment, and layout. Each project includes commentary by the featured architects, interior designers, landscape designers, and builders, along with behind-the-scenes stories from Lepere’s photo shoots. The book presents a range of perspectives, giving voice to the challenges and collaborations involved in creating extraordinary homes, offering readers inspiration, insider insight, and an intimate view of Santa Barbara’s most remarkable residences.

Holly Lepere is a Santa Barbara–based photographer specializing in architecture, interiors, and built landscapes. A Texas native, Lepere worked in New York City, Dallas, and Los Angeles before settling on the west coast in Santa Barbara, California. A lifelong love of built design drew her to the world of architecture and landscape, and she is now a trusted and sought-after photographer by leading architects and interior designers. Lepere’s storytelling approach captures intimate, detail-rich images that reveal the artistry, craftsmanship, and character of each project.

Holly’s work has been featured in top publications worldwide including Architectural Digest, Traditional Home, Better Homes and Gardens, Veranda, Luxe, Sunset, Gardens Illustrated, Garden Design, The Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal. She is also the photographer of The Private Gardens of Santa Barbara by Margie Grace, published by Gibbs Smith in 2020. She is a contributing photographer in Wade Weissman’s Homes of Quiet Elegance: A Collection of Recent Works by Wade Weissmann Architecture, published by Gibbs Smith in Fall 2024.

11 in H | 9.5 in W | 0.06 lb Wt

ISBN: 9781423636229

On Sale Date: Oct 27, 2026

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Private Gardens of Santa Barbara is an invitation into eighteen distinctive private, and beautiful gardens; large estates, modest homes, and surf retreats run the gamut from sublime and naturalistic to bold and urban. What they have in common, however, is what makes them truly inspiring. Showcased through 190 stunning images in more than 250 pages in this elegant coffee table book format, each beautiful landscape represents a widely varied garden style developed in response to the unique character of each site, the architecture, and the larger environment; and adapted to the lifestyle, personality, and practical needs of the individuals and families who live there.