Gwyneth Paltrow opens the doors to her 'Parisian apartment meets European barn' home

Gwyneth Paltrow has opened up her home for the world to see – designed with a 'Parisian apartment set within an old European barn' concept in mind – and fans are in awe.

The actor and Goop founder gave Architectural Digest a tour of her family home in Montecito, Santa Barbara, which she shares with husband Brad Falchuk, for its March issue.

The 49-year-old posted some images of the AD spread on her Instagram, including the dining room, the entry and the living room, writing in part that it was "an honour to have our home featured", it was a "BIG labor of love, years in the making" and that she couldn't have done it without her team.

Paltrow, together with designers Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch of Roman and Williams, created her dream building form the ground up, over the course of six years. She also enlisted the help of her friend Brigette Romanek to help her furnish the house, after originally trying to do it solo.

Paltrow told AD the concept for the design of the house was, "a Parisian apartment set within an old European barn, something with high ceilings, flooded with light, a place that feels generous yet manageable at the same time."

Jennifer Garner showed her appreciation of the serene home, commenting on Paltrow's post with, "Hubba hubba", while Amy Astley wrote, "Thank you for sharing the magic with AD", and dating app Bumble founder Whitney with, "BEYOND."

Fans have also flooded the comments, saying they are "obsessed". One fan also wrote, "Wow stunning..I would never leave home" while another wrote "The house of dreams".

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The property is powered on solar energy and has an environmentally friendly grey-water system. It features luxurious details like a home spa, described by Standefer as an "ancient bathhouse,", a hammock swing, much like a hanging bed, in the living room, and reclaimed-stone floors from Chateau Domingue on entry.

Speaking about the spa in a video for AD, Paltrow described it as "the most incredible thing of the house," adding, "you know, I'm into wellness, so I feel like it's justified."

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Showcasing just how much would have gone into the project, Paltrow said first discovered the listing in 2015 on Redfin, a property app. "It was like Grey Gardens," she told AD.

"There were wild animals living there and swarms of bugs, but I fell in love with the land and the views."

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First conceptualising the house at a different stage in her life, she said, "The kids were much younger when I embarked on this project, and I wasn't married to Brad, so I was ideating for a future self that didn't exist yet."

Demonstrating the importance of it being a home for her family, she said, "We spent a lot of time assessing family patterns, how we really live, what makes us most comfortable. The focus was on the experience, the emotion. "

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Paltrow has two children, daughter Apple, 17, and son Moses, 15, who she shares with ex-husband Chris Martin, while she married Falchuk in 2018.

The actor is more recently known for her sometimes controversial wellness products and opinions, including her This Smells Like My Vagina candle, as well as her experimental show The Goop Lab, where her team looked at methods like psychedelics and energy work.