Montecito | Manuel Cervantes

This home, designed by architect Manuel Cervantes and built by Plus Development, is a true retreat. It has a calming quality: the outside world is very present and appreciated, but the home itself feels tucked away and private.

Manuel Cervantes designed the skylights to pull the sky into the interiors in an exceptionally artful way, so you experience the light shifting overhead when inside. The windows frame olive trees and courtyards so that the landscape reads like a series of living paintings.

For this project, we furnished and styled the interiors to support the home’s quiet, contemplative character, choosing pieces that deepen its sense of warmth, restraint, and connection to the surrounding landscape. The result is a home that feels both serene and deeply alive, with architecture, light, and interiors in constant conversation.