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and used to dazzling yet understated effect. Many of the home's
materials were gathered from across Europe, Mexico, and South
and Central America. Their patina reinforces the aura of solidity
and grace that infuses the rooms of this home.
Stepping through the home's heavy wooden front door and
into its light-filled hallway reveals an expansive sunken formal
living room, warmed by a skylight that peeks through a wood-pan-
eled and beamed ceiling. French doors on three sides of this
space lead to gardens dominated by mature coral trees which bloom
bright orange flowers and towering royal palms. On one side, the pool and
Jacuzzi, surrounded by an expansive brick patio, rivals that of an exclusive
multi-star resort. That same seamless indoor-outdoor flow, a hallmark of life
in Southern California, has been flawlessly integrated into all of the rooms
on the main floor. The open-plan family room, which wraps a professional-
ly-sized kitchen, breakfast room and family room into a welcoming central
hub, shares its outdoor space with the dining room, the expanse of which
is made intimate by a domed brick ceiling. (This partnership enables a
private chef and staff access to events that bring the two spaces together;
an outdoor kitchen and a bar designate this space as an ideal
setting for a cocktail event.)
