An Organic Modern House by the Ocean Is Airy and Bright -- House Call

Name: Elizabeth Burns Location: Mission Canyon neighborhood -- Santa Barbara, California Size: 1,900 square feet Years lived in: 8 years, owned A mid-century modern home was the farthest kind of house from my mind when I began house hunting in Santa Barbara. My husband is bicoastal and so the search for a West Coast home fell on my shoulders. After nine months, I walked into this house and knew it was the one. It has beautiful mountain views, a distant peek of the ocean, and scads of natural lig...