A Glen Ellen home with Cape Dutch style is currently listed for sale. The farmhouse, guest house, barn-style office and pool on 16 acres is currently seeking $12,000,000.
The home is the work of resident and designer Patrick Printy — a veteran style-maker for major brands, such as Levi’s and Restoration Hardware, and lead of his own firm with projects published in magazines from Elle Decor to House Beautiful.
This particular three-bedroom, three-bathroom farmhouse references traditional architecture from South Africa’s wine country. A unique design for the Sonoma area, the dwelling has the signature Cape Dutch scalloped, ornamented gables. Inside, there’s handcrafted Dutch cabinetry by Johannes Van Mourik and also handmade Dutch “witjes” tiles.
Use of grandly sized oak wood beams and floor planks, reclaimed from Midwestern barns, creates dramatic farm character throughout. The property’s exterior stonework was sourced from rocks quarried from the property…