4824 Pine Ridge Ave, Julian CA

This Pine Hills charmer was designed by the owners and built in 2000. Drawing inspiration from the Arts and Crafts movement, the house incorporates natural materials from the local area and fine handiwork from afar to forge an impression of skillful rusticity. But in addition to offering amenities common to a California bungalow like a rock fireplace and oak flooring, this house packs modern conveniences—such as solar panels and a Viking gas range. From the porch, expansive mountain views await. Bright and airy, yet surrounded by trees, this home provides easy country living. It was modeled in part on the Arts and Crafts style houses of the Berkeley hills. Here you’ll find exposed beams, accent colors around the windows and doors, and a prominent open porch for enjoying the outdoors. The fireplace, designed in the Craftsman style with rocks from the property and a few clinker bricks from Berkeley, forms the focal point of the living room. More fine touches are evident in the handcrafted hearth tiles—including inset tiles with incised pinecones—and in the mantel made from oak wood milled on the property. The wood-burning stove insert in the fireplace provides pleasant heat during the colder months. With the Tuff Shed filled with stacked cords of oak firewood and the chimney and fireplace just cleaned last year, the new owner is set to get cozy. In the spacious kitchen, you’ll find a Viking gas range with a griddle in the middle, forming the equivalent of 6 burners. It has recently been maintained with new thermostats and oven burners. The Amana stainless steel refrigerator had a new compressor installed a few years ago. The LG dishwasher and washer and dryer are new in the past few years. A small freezer in the garage provides extra food storage. Many of the home’s light fixtures are antiques collected from places both far and near. The overhead fixtures in the living room and kitchen eating area were found in Solvang and date from the early 1900s. The stained ...