For the second year in a row, the annual Pasadena Symphony Association Holiday Look In Home Tour, presented by the association’s Women’s Committee, will be virtual, showcasing the lush verdant gardens and magnificent architecture of four elegant homes embellished with the talent of the finest floral designers.
As you enjoy the online experience and see the interiors and exteriors of each of these beautiful Pasadena homes, the narrator points out interesting features of each home, with elegant background music provided by the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestras playing in the background.
This year, the 54th Holiday Look In Tour will feature these grand homes dressed in their holiday best and adorned by some of Pasadena’s most talented floral designers: a Regency Ranch house, the 115-year-old Robinson House, a 1948 mid-century modern home, and a 1927 English country cottage.
The Regency Ranch home was designed in 1949 by architect H. Roy Kelley in the Californian Ranch Hollywood Regency style, including several classical Colonial Revival elements. The home consists of 4,000 sq. ft. on 1.5 acres of spectacular park-like grounds, including a breathtaking view of the long front driveway leading to the house that’s nestled among mature pine, liquid amber, and other trees.
The Robinson House sits on a site that’s almost four acres and was designed by Green and Greene and completed in 1906. The 12,000 square-foot house is half-timbered, with exposed stucco, deep eaves and rafter tails characteristic of Craftsman style homes and Pueblo Indian characteristics, facing west with breathtaking sunset views. The current owners have restored the home, keeping true to the original design, including re-landscaping the entire estate, planting over 100 citrus trees and hundreds of other specimens.
The 1948 home is ensconced behind a high privacy hedge of greenery, introduced by a beautifully designed wooden gate. It was built by architect Ken Banks, and the current owners have had the vision and commitment to give this home the amenities and beauty its setting deserves. With panoramic views of Pasadena, the San Gabriel Mountains, and the San Bernardino Mountains, the home is designed for indoor and outdoor entertaining. The view is complemented by an infinity pool that flows into the scenery and is only steps away.
Finally, the charming English Country Cottage, built in 1927, welcomes the holidays each year with the lighted branches of a magnificent Deodar tree on the property. A large original Dutch door invites entry into the newly reconfigured home, where the current architect owner and family have decided to focus on making changes that would create more open spaces and accommodate a wish for casual comfortable living. While maintaining the traditional style, the home now represents the owners’ vision of new modernity and comfort for both inside and outdoor living.
The virtual Holiday Look In Tour will be live from December 4 to January 7. To watch a preview of the virtual tour and book your space, visit www.pasadenaholidaylookin.org and click the Buy Tickets button. You will receive a confirmation email with a link to the Tour before the event opens.
On December 4 and 5, you can visit the popular free Holiday Look-In Boutique live at the Scottish Rite Cathedral at 150 N. Madison Ave., where you can mingle with friends and shop to your heart’s content. The boutique will feature an assortment of gift items, accessories, sophisticated jewelry, hostess gifts, table linens, and gourmet food, many of which are not available in retail stores.
To see which vendors have signed up to offer their products at the boutique, visit www.pasadenaholidaylookin.org/
Donations to the virtual tour, as well as 25 percent of vendor proceeds from the live boutique, will benefit the Pasadena Symphony and POPS and its education and outreach services.
