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On the family room's den side, a garden with an outdoor fire-
place provides a link to the two-bedroom guest and spa wing that
showcases a professionally-equipped gym, an infrared sauna
and a steam room. Overnight guests will appreciate their ability
to entertain privately without disturbing the home's main occu-
pants. The library, tucked just off the living room, also opens to
the gardens. Its stunning features—built-in wood shelves, steel-
framed windows and French door, wooden ceiling and burnished
wood floor—reimagines the home office as a space that cele-
brates the creativity of work.
Spaces throughout are grand with soaring ceilings and
generous size. (Should there be any doubts that this home can
accommodate a gala, the knowledge that scenes from "Father
of the Bride" were filmed here put them to rest.) Parking for 23
guests and a staff apartment over the two double-car garages,
a state-of-the-art theater, basketball court, outdoor fireplace
and lounge areas—there's even a chicken coop and fresh fruit
trees—provide plenty of flexibility when it comes to entertaining.
(Meanwhile, an industrial-sized generator, whole-home water
filtration system with an additional reverse osmosis drinking
water unit, new A/C units, ductwork and UV/Hepa units under-
line the home's functionality.)
Imbued with the laidback feeling that is at the heart of
Malibu's beach-forward lifestyle, the home, while exquisitely
designed, is equally well suited for everyday living. This is appar-
ent in the rooms upstairs as well. Consider the master suite.
Its checklist of features and materials, including large walk-in
dressing areas, a beautifully tiled bathroom with deep Turkish
tub and room for a generous seating area around a stone fire-
place, are indubitably luxurious. Yet again its warm materials
and perfect proportions offer the ideal balance of elegance
and ease. Waking up here to the sound of birds and the gentle
breezes coming off the ocean, and glimpsing clear blue sky and
rich green foliage, one is forgiven for thinking it's all a dream. To
live that dream in a house poised to support it so elegantly does,
however, feel like a fantasy that only exists in reverie.
