Home of the Day: A Tuscan-inspired estate in Solvang

This newly built Tuscan-style estate in the Santa Ynez Valley offers a taste of the Old World with 150-year-old hand-hewn oak beams, limestone floors and walls done in Marmorino and Venetian plaster. A courtyard with a bocce ball court, outdoor kitchen and pizza oven invite outdoor entertaining, and acres of vineyards producing Grenache and Rhone varietals complete the pastoral setting.

Location: 1780 Still Meadow Rd., Solvang, 93463

Asking price: $3.98 million

Year built: 2016

House size: 5,000 square feet, four bedrooms, five bathrooms

Lot size: 5.2 acres

Features: Oak-beamed ceilings; limestone and French oak wood floors; Marmorino and Venetian plaster walls; formal living room with fireplace; dual master suites; 1,200-square-foot guest house; bocce ball court; outdoor kitchen with pizza oven; producing vineyards

About the area: In December, 18 single-family homes sold in the 93463 ZIP Code at a median price of $545,000, according to Corelogic. That was a 38.4% decrease in median price compared to December 2014.

Agents: Carey Kendall, Village Properties Realtors, (805) 689-6262

To submit a candidate for Home of the Day, send high-resolution color photos via Dropbox.com, permission from the photographer to publish the images and a description of the house to [email protected].

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