Valley Haven is honored to be on the Lompoc Hospital Foundation's Holiday Home tour this year. The following describes the tour and how you can purchase tickets. Please help us support the Hospital by purchasing a ticket. We can't wait to show you Valley Haven at the Holidays. Our members have been busy making ornaments and doing watercolors to display at the home tour and Linda Zivich, our board member and local artist, has led the decorating team in preparing Valley Haven for the tour.
Three unique homes and one senior day center, each beautifully
decorated for the winter holidays, are set for touring Sunday, Dec. 13,
for the Lompoc Hospital Foundation’s annual Holiday Home Tour and
Candlelight Tea.
The self-guided tour takes place from 1 to 5 p.m., and encompasses homes in Lompoc and Vandenberg Village. A traditional holiday tea, featuring a scrumptious array of Lompoc
Valley Medical Center Chef Michael Despres’ finest foods, includes his
traditional gingerbread house. The tea will be held at the Ocean’s Seven
Café, 1515 E. Ocean Ave.
Tickets are $25 per person and are available at: The Lompoc Valley
Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau; Union Bank of California; CVS
Pharmacy in Lompoc; Lompoc Valley Medical Center Administration and
Coast Hills Federal Credit Union.
Proceeds from the Holiday Home Tour and Candlelight Tea will be used
toward the renovation of patient rooms at the Comprehensive Care Center.
The following describes the homes on this years tour.
The featured Vandenberg Village home this year entices visitors with a
French country décor and European flair. A distinct element of the home
is a chance to see a magnificent doll room, where more than 90 dolls
handmade by the homeowner are displayed on one wall. The owner
hand-crafts the doll bodies, clothing and molds each individual face.Elsewhere in the home, dolls are arrayed amid decorations and are
dressed in Christmas frocks. The home’s kitchen includes a collection of
Santa Claus figures and the Three Kings, as well as a display of angels
and nutcrackers. In the living room, caroling dolls are set around a
Martha Stewart tree, with dresses designed and sewn by the homeowner’s
sister.In addition to doll-making, the homeowner creates gorgeous linens,
which will be featured in each bathroom. The blue-themed master bedroom
is the site of a tree decorated with holiday elves. Throughout the
layout, the homeowner’s talents are on display.
The other two homes on the hour are situated next to one another in a neighborhood on the southeast part of town.
The first is a 1960s ranch-style home designed by architect Pierre
Claeyssens, with undeniably one of the most magnificent views of the
Lompoc Valley from its backyard.
Inside, the living room features a Texas creamstone fireplace set off
with wide ceiling beams. Decorating features include references to the
Bogota, Columbia homeland of the homeowner’s wife. Unusual features
include a hidden bar surrounded by dark leather furniture and a kitchen
with cherry wood cabinets overlooking a sheltered patio. Outdoors, a
painted brick fence depicts a strumming guitarist.
The master bedroom is a reflection of the homeowners’ fascination
with Disney, as well as photographs of Bogota in the suite and
throughout the living spaces.
A neighboring home on the tour is an antique collector’s dream. Glass
cabinets in the kitchen are filled with a collection of Stratford dogs
while nearby, an antique light fixture features an image of soldiers
returning from war. In the living room, visitors can view a collection
of international dolls, many more than 50 to 80 years old.A stunning 1893 Steinway piano is a centerpiece of the room, and a
pianist will play Bach renditions during the home tour. A collection of
Russian carved wooden Santa dolls will grace the top of the piano, while
a nearby cabinet houses an inherited inkwell collection.
Another Steinway piano, this one from 1916, is situated in the sun
room, where visitors can see views of the valley and a manicured garden.
A doll room is a collector’s paradise, with hundreds of antique dolls,
many with their own writing desks.
The fourth locale for the tour is Valley Haven Day Care Center. The
California bungalow-style home was built in 1920 and once served as a
birthing center. Situated on one-third of an acre, the exterior grounds
have been extensively renovated with pergolas, patios and walkways.
Valley Haven, the only day care center for seniors, will celebrate its
30th anniversary next year. Decorator Linda Zivich is organizing the
effort to turn Valley Haven into a Christmas wonderland for the tour.
The Lompoc Hospital District Foundation raises funds for the
development, operation and maintenance of Lompoc Healthcare District
facilities, programs and services.
For more information, Contact Alice Milligan, 736-4005
