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Santa Barbara Home Designer Jeff Doubét shares a small Spanish home design and a portfolio of quality photos of the two story house Before and After renovation.

Small Santa Barbara Spanish Style Home Two Story Design by Jeff Doubét

Design details by Jeff Doubét were incorporated into this small Spanish home design. The home was substantially re-built in a popular beach neighborhood of Santa Barbara, CA. Scroll down to see the pics!

Santa Barbara Style Home Exterior Small Two Story Spanish House
Santa Barbara Style Home Exterior Small Two Story Spanish House

BELOW: The Los Altos, CA couple had purchased a 1938 Spanish fixer in Santa Barbara, just a block from the beach. Having secured this property in the West Beach Historic District, their vision was to remodel it into an enchanting vacation get-away.

a Small Spanish Style Home in Santa Barbara California a Fixer Upper Property
a Small Spanish Style Home in Santa Barbara Ca Fixer Upper Property

Small Spanish Home Design

My client had already been working with a local Architect to design a small addition. They asked that I build upon his CAD work, and suggest Santa Barbara styling details that would build curb appeal into the blocked 3-D forms.

“PERFECT, PERFECT, PERFECT!”… I was excited to get the email with the homeowner’s enthusiasm for the design sketch (below). It made my day as they accepted all design ideas, “as drawn”. In subsequent ABR meetings, the Santa Barbara Architectural Board of Review would make suggestions to refine the design further (before the building permit was finally issued).

a Small Story Spanish Home Design Drawing by Santa Barbara Home Designer Jeff Doubét
a Small Spanish Home Design by Santa Barbara Home Designer Jeff Doubét
Santa Barbara Style Home Design by Jeff Doubét
Santa Barbara Style Home Design by Jeff Doubét

Remodeling a Small Spanish Home

An overall peaceful lifestyle in a small Spanish home often starts with chaos. Your level of chaos will depend on a variety of factors. Budget constraints, and how much hassle you are willing to endure. I have found that special dreams usually require both. Working with budget constraints can add personal benefits. Accomplishing something great, without breaking the bank.

Restoring a Vintage Spanish Style Home in Santa Barbara California
Restoring a Vintage Spanish Home in Santa Barbara Ca

I admire this client for the threshold of pain they were able to endure. They invested a substantial budget for the project, but also were savvy with saving costs in a variety of ways. In the end, it really paid off.

Remodeling a Small Spanish Home in Santa Barbara Ca
Remodeling a Small Spanish Home in Santa Barbara Ca

When remodeling a home down to the studs, all of old stinky surfaces are removed from the interior and exterior. Your project will feel like new construction, and the smell of new wood is invigorating.

Upgrading Windows in a Small Spanish House Renovation in Santa Barbara California
Upgrading Windows in a Small Spanish House Renovation

To button up the inside of the house as quick as possible, new Spanish windows were installed as soon as possible.

Building Small Spanish homes in Santa Barbara

Talented Carpenters Building a Small Spanish Style Home in Santa Barbara Ca
Talented Carpenters Building a Small Spanish Style Home in Santa Barbara Ca
Framing a Small Spanish Home Entry Stoop in Santa Barbara Ca
Framing a Small Spanish Home Entry Stoop in Santa Barbara Ca

Above: Not all construction days in Santa Barbara are equal. Sometimes the building trades are tasked with building custom architectural elements on Spanish remodels. This successful project is something everyone was proud of completing.

Exterior Plaster Spanish Details by Jeff Doubét
Exterior Plaster Spanish Details by Jeff Doubét

Above: A sneak peek, close up of the red tile roofed Spanish stoop custom built by the Modern Masters of our generation.

More Construction photos of a Small Spanish Home Renovation

Santa Barbara has a Mediterranean climate, perfect for year around remodeling and construction projects.

Small Spanish Home Construction in Santa Barbara California
Small Spanish Home Construction in Santa Barbara California

Palm trees sway, and a warm and sunny day in April is the backdrop for this shot. Things are starting to shape up.

Building a Santa Barbara style home in Santa Barbara, CA
Building a Santa Barbara style home in Santa Barbara, CA

Scaffolding is up and the integral color plaster (final coat) is being applied to this Santa Barbara home being built in the West Beach neighborhood.

More Small Spanish Home Images
Spanish Cobble Driveway in Front of Story Santa Barbara Style Home
Spanish Cobble Driveway in Front of 2 Story Santa Barbara Style Home

Some final shots to leave you with in this episode… highlighting a small Spanish home design and renovation in town.

Small Spanish Home Design by Jeff Doubét
Small Spanish Home Design by Jeff Doubét

An image that helps you see how the final project turned out. Note how the second story covered deck has a staircase leading up to it.

Spanish Tile Staircase Design in Santa Barbara Ca
Spanish Tile Staircase Design in Santa Barbara Ca

The homeowner picked out colorful Spanish deco tiles for the risers of the exterior staircase. Handmade Tecate clay stair treads compliment her composition beautifully.

a Covered Deck of a Small Two Story Spanish Home in Santa Barbara Ca
a Covered Deck of a Small Two Story Spanish Home in Santa Barbara Ca

The covered deck is off the dining room (behind the French doors).

a Spanish Quatrefoil Window Above an Entry Stoop in Santa Barbara Ca
a Spanish Quatrefoil Window Above an Entry Stoop in Santa Barbara Ca

The accomplished homeowner places a fresh bouquet of sunflowers from the Santa Barbara farmers market. Seen in the Spanish Quatrefoil window, it is a welcoming gesture to lunch guests, and a happy scene to all passerby’s.

Spanish Quatrefoil Window in Small Spanish Home in Santa Barbara Ca
Spanish Quatrefoil Window in Small Spanish Home in Santa Barbara Ca

The beach, palm trees and red tile roofs of neighboring Santa Barbara Spanish homes reflect in the glass of this custom quatrefoil window. We worked as a team to design and build the window into a custom chamfered opening. Love and attention are required when building special home homes in our town.

Photo Credits: © Jeff Doubét  |  Design by Doubet, LLC  |  Santa Barbara Home Design

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