Good 'N' plenty: a snug seaside cottage in sunny Southern California brims with ebullient French country style.

Country Living, September, 2005 by Drake, Laurie

While Lee Kirch lives in Colorado most of the year, her second home, a 1930s cottage in Montecito, Calif., may be where she retires, since it personifies the French country style she holds dear. The antiques she has collected over the years nestle beautifully in the 1,600-square-foot space, which doesn't leave a lot of room for error.

In fact she worried that the house was too small when she bought it two years ago. "But it's turned out to be very comfortable," she says. Her design philosophy is one of "abundance, without being gussied up," a look she achieves ...