BEST OF HOME
MIX MASTER
His shop in Montecito’s Upper Village looks like a cozy cottage—that’s what it started out as 150 years ago—but in
1995, WILLIAM LAMAN, 805-969-2840,
williamlaman.com, saw its possibilities as a showcase for home and garden furnishings, and he created the boutique that bears his name. Traveling the world, he brings back antiques that range from the 17th to the 19th centuries and mixes them with mid-century finds and unusua accessories in a homelike style he has called “California cockamamie.” In the rooms, you might find Chinoiserie chair next to a Swedish sewing table or a 17thcentury wall map of Provence near a stone lion urn. It’s a trove of inspiration.
Old and new world furnishings and decor mingle in William Laman’s Montecito boutique. S A N TA B A R B A R A
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