Northern California Farmhouse and Garden Tour

When Beverly Wesman went in search of a sunny spot to garden—and a retreat from San Francisco—she wound up with much more than she'd bargained for: namely, an 1890s farmhouse on two-plus acres and a whole new way of life.

Home Grown

You know the old Bay Area adage, the one about the coldest winter being a summer spent in San Francisco? Well, it's no joke to Beverley Wesman. The passionate gardener, frustrated by weather too foggy and chilly for tomatoes, was also eager to escape the confines of her tiny urban backyard in the city's Jordan Park neighborhood. Which is why, eight years ago, she and her husband, Robert, looked to the warmer inlands of Sebastopol for a weekend place.

In this photo: To create a dining nook, Beverley pulled up a pine pedestal table and slipcovered armchairs to the living room's built-in benches. An ironstone jug holds a mix of hydrangeas and lilacs.

Kitchen

After two years of searching, the Wesmans discovered an 1890s farm three miles outside Sebastopol that had once been owned by landscape designer Mary Reid, who'd planted its two-plus acres with free-form perennial beds, lots of trees, and native ferns. Inside the 2,400-square-foot home? A huge kitchen, vaulted ceilings, and built-in bookcases. "It was perfect," says Beverley, "but we couldn't afford it." Before giving up, though, she returned to the house for one last tour, this time with a friend in tow. The two women hatched a plan—they'd buy the property together.

In this photo: Beverley brought character to the kitchen through an array of vintage finds: a painted hutch, pine farm table, and metal bistro chairs. She's been collecting milk glass dishware for years. The distressed bench is from Shabby Chic, and Whim & Caprice makes the olive-branch pillow.

Living Room

Beverley managed to decorate the shared getaway in three months flat, in part because she kept everything white. But ease and pleasing a crowd weren't the only reasons she chose a pared-down palette—it also allowed her to save money by slipcovering furniture she already owned. Plus, Beverley explains, her beloved quirky vintage finds called out for a clean backdrop: "I love old objects, and they really pop against white."

In this photo: The living room's bookcases house treasured finds, including oil paintings from the 1930s, and a midcentury Bulova wall clock. A slipcovered armchair is accessorized with throw pillows from Collier West (zipper stripe) and Whim & Caprice (butterflies). The walls are painted Antique White by Kelly-Moore.

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