first impression is the whole lot. From Cape Cod to California wine nation, these entrance doorways greet friends with doses of cheery, welcoming shade.
Putting Santa Fe Fashion
Santa Fe, New Mexico | Neil Lyon Group, Sotheby’s International Realty – Santa Fe – 326 Grant Avenue Brokerage
Refined Southwestern design distinguishes this award-winning three-bedroom house within the unique group of Las Campanas, northwest of downtown Santa Fe. Contributing to the distinctive atmosphere are carved columns, archways, outsize ceiling vigas, customized picket lintels and ceiling remedies, and distinctively detailed doorways—together with an arched double entrance door that includes a regionally becoming turquoise hue, ornate carvings, and rustic {hardware}. A lined pavilion and a standard portal with a kiva hearth supply intimate out of doors areas with mountain views and entry to a greenbelt.
Hillside Haven Close to Hollywood
Los Angeles, California | Jeffrey Young, Sotheby’s International Realty – Los Feliz Brokerage
Perched on a hillside close to Bronson Canyon, this cheerful two-bedroom house is a pleasant aerie simply minutes from Franklin Village and Hollywood. Vivid double entrance doorways supply an inviting introduction to the house’s crisp, clear, light-flooded interiors in addition to its balconies, sunny deck, refreshing new swimming pool, and thriving terraced gardens threaded with pathways. The house additionally contains an hooked up one-bedroom bungalow with a kitchenette—an ideal personal retreat for friends.
Charming Carmel Cottage
Carmel Valley, California | Courtney Stanley, Sotheby’s International Realty – Carmel Rancho Brokerage
This reworked three-bedroom house is replete with California appeal. The sunshine inexperienced shade of the entry door—and a Dutch door opening to the eating room—echoes the colour of the encircling grasses, ferns, and majestic oaks. Within the dwelling space, a dramatic stone hearth creates welcoming heat, and outsized home windows make the most of expansive views. Patios and a beneficiant deck accommodate out of doors dwelling with ease. The property additionally contains a one-bedroom guesthouse and a studio, health club, or workplace.
Wine Nation Retreat
Napa, California | Cheri Stanley, Sotheby’s International Realty – Wine Country – Broadway Brokerage
Beneath the dramatic pitch of this house’s lined entryway, a daring crimson door provides a welcoming burst of shade and opens to the open-plan lounge, eating room, and chef’s kitchen. The 4 bedrooms overlook and open to the five-acre property, which incorporates backyard beds, a winery, pastureland, a barn, and a guesthouse or workplace with its personal lined porch. The property is good for indoor-outdoor dwelling and entertaining, with sun-washed patios and terraces, a hearth pit, and a tennis courtroom.
Osterville Oasis
Osterville, Massachusetts | Peggy Rowland & Samuel Wilson, Sotheby’s International Realty – Osterville Brokerage
On a peaceable road on quiet Little Island, this lovingly maintained four-bedroom residence boasts a uncommon mix of magnificence and luxury. The serene blue tone of the charming entrance door mirrors the close by waters and opens to dwelling and entertaining areas—and past, an enviable expansive deck—all designed to benefit from the idyllic views of enveloping greenery, marshland, and sunsets. The house enjoys deeded entry to the bay and is minutes from the marinas of Osterville Village.
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