Feature Article - Ranch & Coast

Home & Garden The Barry Estates Team Best Real Estate Agent/Company: Barry Estates Always putting the client first, Barry Estates specializes in luxury properties in Rancho Santa Fe, Del Mar, and other affluent coastal areas. The company ranked at the top in sales volume last year in the Western United States. (858/756-4024, www.barryestates.com) Left to right: Smith Brothers Construction and Mark V. Agee Custom Homes Best Architect/Homebuilder (Tie): Smith Brothers Construction And Mark V. Agee Custom Homes Building spectacular homes in Hawaii as well as SoCal, Smith Brothers Construction is an award-winning custom design homebuilder that uses the highest quality of materials and workmanship to ensure the end result is the home of your dreams. (858/350-7629, www.smithbrothersconstruction.com) A custom homebuilder in Rancho Santa Fe, Mark V. Agee offers a commitment to excellence and attention to detail when he personally sees through one of his projects. His stunning work has garnered clients including sports legends LaDainian Tomlinson and Jeremy McGrath. (858/350-1445, www.markvagee.com) Le Dimora Best Home Accessories (Tie): Le Dimora, Seaside Home, And Leaping Lotus Le Dimora offers a unique collection of furniture, accessories, and gifts — all individually selected by founders Maria Barry and Cindy Cerenzie. Current lines include Barclay Butera, Century, Coastal Living, Fremarc, Guy Chaddock, Lexington, and many more. (858/759-2709, www.ledimora.com) Seaside Home Enjoy the shopping experience at Seaside Home, a home showroom that Ranch & Coast readers love for its fabulous collection of furniture, linens, and home décor that emanates California coastal elegance. (858/454-0866, www.seaside-home.com) Leaping Lotus Leaping Lotus, an exotic market on Cedros Avenue, showcases over 120 merchants’ wares from around the world with a wide selection of home goods ranging from art to kitchen items to bath and body supplies. (858/720-8284, www.leapinglotus.com) More Best Of Categories: dining, fashion, home & garden, health & beauty, kids, pets & family, arts & culture, travel & events, and people Next Page		Doug DolezalMaria Barry Best Interior Designer (Tie): Maria Barry And Doug Dolezal Specializing in Old World Tuscan style, Maria Barry creates a seamless design concept for each space she works on, collaborating with both the architect and the homeowner to capture the perfect atmosphere. (858/759-2709, www.ledimora.com) Maria Barry From urban Craftsman to European sophisticated to modern organic, Doug Dolezal creates beautiful rooms in a wide range of styles, making sure that each is distinct and has great depth to its character. (858/759-1744, www.dolezaldesign.com)
		Aja Rugs Best Flooring (Tie): Aja Rugs And Lumber Liquidators Though Aja Rugs specializes in Oriental and Persian rugs, its collection of flooring offers endless possibilities, including the opportunity to exchange your rug should your tastes ever change. (858/459-0333, www.ajadesign.com) With great prices, warranties, and a huge selection, it's easy to see why Ranch & Coast readers turn to Lumber Liquidators for their flooring needs, whether seeking hardwood, bamboo, cork, engineered, floating, or laminate floors. (800/HARDWOOD, www.lumberliquidators.com)
		Best Landscaping/Garden Source (Tie): Green Gardens, Weidners’, And Grangetto’s Pacific Beach’s Green Gardens offers both a nursery and a landscape division. To complement its extensive plant and plant care inventory, the nursery also houses imported pottery, specialty fountains, indoor and outdoor garden décor, and accessories. (858/483-8803, www.sdgreengardens.com) Weidners’ Gardens in Leucadia formed in 1973 when Bob Weidner placed an order for 25,000 begonias, unbeknownst to his wife, Evelyn. Today, Evelyn and her daughter, Mary, run the nursery that has grown to also offer pansies, cyclamen, and more, along with an informative and charming Web site. (760/436-2194, www.weidners.com) With locations in Encinitas, Escondido, Fallbrook, and Valley Center, Grangetto’s Farm & Garden Supply offers over 50 years of experience with pest control advisors on staff, as well as a wide assortment of landscape, grove, and garden products. (760/944-5777, www.grangettos.com)
		Kern & Co Best Remodel Source/Window Coverings (Tie): Cedros Avenue Design District, Kern & Co., Direct Buy, And Old World Garage Doors Filled with stores sure to meet all designing needs, Cedros Avenue in Solana Beach grabs Ranch & Coast readers’ attention as a unique one-stop shopping spot for any kind of home décor. (www.cedrosdesigndistrict.net) Nestled in the Cedros Design District, Kern & Co., under the helm of designer Susan Spath, offers diverse collections of home furnishings from around the world including hand-selected fine hardwood furniture, upholstered pieces in richly woven textiles, lamps, and accessories. (858/792-7722, www.kerncodesigns.com) Members can browse Direct Buy’s showroom and catalogs for an array of furniture, appliances, flooring, window coverings, and more, and avoid retail markups with factory-direct prices. (www.directbuy.com) Old World Garage Doors offers custom Old World craftsmanship paired with modern technology when creating beautiful wood garage doors milled in-house that withstand any kind of weather. (760/966-1270, www.oldworldgaragedoors.com)