California Mission Style
![Colorful terracotta roof tile in warm reds, oranges, browns, and whites on a Mission-style home near the ocean in California.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_Blog-CA-Mission-Style-Terracotta-Tiles-via-Roofcalc.org_.jpeg)
Your inspiration today is breezy beautiful California Mission style. One of the main elements of Mission style is a gorgeous terracotta tiled roof.
![A staircase railing in delicate wrought iron scrollwork, in front of a pair of multicolored pink and purple and orange drapes, beneath dark wood beams, all in the Mission style.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_Blog-CA-Mission-Style-Drapes-via-Homestolove.com_.au_.jpeg)
Style wins: Delicate scrollwork instead of over-bearing metal, alongside wood box beams and soft puddles of drapery fabric.
![Coffered arched heavy wood front door opening onto a colorful rug, criss-crossed metal supports on a table and chair, in front of french doors showing greenery and streaming light, under a metal scrollwork pendant lamp in the entryway.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_Blog-CA-Mission-Style-Arched-Door-Madeline-Stewart-via-Pinterest-Yahoo-Life.jpeg)
Arched doorways and coffered doors are especially inviting into a Santa Barbara-style home.
![White walls under dark wood beams and an elegant chandelier accent white dining chairs at a dark wood table, all in the Mission style.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_Blog-CA-Mission-Style-Dining-Room-Design-by-Meredith-Baer-Home-Photo-by-Benjamin-Ariff-via-Pinterest-580x387.jpeg)
White dining chairs and walls reflect light and provide a feeling of calm, under dark wooden beams and an elegant chandelier.
![Dark red leather chairs with embroidered backs in a graphic floral pattern surround a dark wood dining table, underneath dark wood beams in a white room, all very much in Mission style.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_Blog-CA-Mission-Style-Leather-Embroidered-Chairs-Madeline-Stewart-via-Pinterest-Yahoo-Life.png)
Mission embroidery and leather chairs are historically flavored, boasts interior designer Madeline Stewart of this LA home.
![An all-white wooden bedroom with large dark red brick colored floor tiles with white grout covered in a white faux skin rug. A queen sized bed in natural beige colors and blue patterns is topped by a blue and gold square pillow. White table lamps on white side tables flank the bed.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_blog-Mission-style-bedroom-spanish-colonial.jpeg)
Cooling brick-colored tiles underfoot are tempered by faux animal skin rugs in white, a familiar feature of Montecito-style homes. What a relaxing space….
Kimball Starr designs Santa Barbara, Montecito and Mission-style homes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Lake Tahoe. Contact her today for a socially-distanced in-person or remote consultation!