In the living room, sleek, modern furniture contrasts with a stone fireplace for a contemporary-meets-rural style that's a hallmark of the property's design, both inside and out.

Since parts of the home are open to the public for gallery space, tile floors provide a more durable surface, while wood flooring and carpet are used in the private areas.

Sofas: LC2 Petit Modele coffee table: Mortise & Tenon rug: Plummers

Large windows fill the living room with light, making it an ideal space for displaying artwork. The home's gallery shows mainly classic art with a focus on traditional landscapes.

The sofa table holds informational brochures regarding the gallery and greets guests as they walk in the front door.

The lower level of the living room includes a tucked-away library space, surrounded by large windows with lush views.

The library, with 20-foot ceilings, is Wendy's favorite spot in the home to catch some alone time or hang out with her family. "Despite the height, the space feels cozy and warm," she says.

The Weinsteins' decorating philosophy is simple: clean lines and low maintenance, with durable finishes, like the cherrywood seen here on the stair rails.

The kitchen and dining room have rows of hanging track lighting.

Jeff's favorite spot in the home is the kitchen counter seat against the division between the kitchen and the dining room. "I can see out the front and rear of my home, eat and drink, spend time with my family and watch TV for hours on end," he says.

Bar stools: Crate & Barrel

An 8-foot-tall cherrywood wall divides the kitchen and the dining room, providing more storage space for the kitchen and a place to conceal an audio control system. The divider has a small opening, providing a sense of connection between the two spaces.

Dining table, chairs: HD Buttercup

"The most interesting quality may be the home's airiness, with its 15- to 20-foot-high ceilings," Jeff says.

While the high ceilings and expansive windows make the home memorable, they were no easy task. "The high ceilings and clear expanses of glazing and clerestory windows require steel beams and columns integrated into the overall design," Jeff says. "It was challenging but well worth the cost."

The high ceiling in the dining room provides additional space for hanging artwork for the gallery.

Jeff's office is tucked between the main bedroom and the master bathroom. The space has a large corner window, giving him a view of the property while working on his latest project: a mixed-use property in downtown Ojai that will combine retail and commercial space with residential live-work apartments.

"I enjoy using color in architecture," Jeff says. "I didn't want just white museum-style walls, so we used a lot of earth-tone colors, such as stone beige, moss green, mustard yellows, clay dust, sea glass and various whites — bone white, luminary and gardenia."

He chose a turquoise tile from Daltile for the fireplace surround in the main bedroom.

The fireplace punches out to an outdoor deck, where the color also appears. "Turquoise is my favorite color," Jeff says.

Outdoor furniture: The Patio Collection

Jeff designed the family room specifically to fit a Ping-Pong table.

A sliding door sections off the family room and bedrooms from the main part of the house to allow for privacy when the home is open to the public as an art gallery.

Jeff wanted to create spaces that gave each member of the family the ability to do their own thing without disturbing one another.

The family room has an office space, where the boys enjoy playing computer games. At the end of the hallway the boys have their own bedrooms with a bathroom to share.

The Weinsteins have spent the past two years designing and installing the landscaping surrounding the home to fit with the natural surroundings. They created a driveway made of decomposed granite and stained concrete pavers, as well as a rose garden, a dry creek bed and exterior lighting.

Jeff used cedar shingles, redwood siding, plaster, stone and brick for the exterior of the home, and an asphalt shingle and standing-seam metal roof.

"The choice of building materials and landscaping all seek to maintain the rural feel of the property," Jeff says.

The design and orientation of the home are such that the family does not need to turn on the air conditioning until it is 90 degrees outside.

"The colored windows were inspired by church/synagogue stained glass and '60s psychedelia," Jeff says.

Jeff created large wraparound decks in the front and rear of the home, ideal spots for having breakfast or dinner while enjoying the view of the property.