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solar panels, air conditioning, three-zone heating and Control4
home automation technology, aligning the beauty of the past
with the needs of the present.
Given this home's spacious floor plan, there's plenty of space
for everyone to find their favorite niche in which to work, zoom
or entertain friends. You'll want to commandeer the library as
your permanent home office space, its long window seat, which
looks out over the street, the perfect place to dream up your
next blockbuster. The cozy media room has become the domain
of the younger kids, its wet bar now less apt to hold your wine
collection than their selection of sodas and juices. The teens
hang out on the upstairs balcony; a firepit here makes it a cozy
spot for enjoying the sunset. Find your happy place downstairs
in the home's speakeasy, hidden behind leather doors that
muffle the pervasive beat of "We Don't Talk About Bruno". (The
bar's tallest stool accommodated the wishes of a previous owner
to sit higher than his guests).
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Certainly, with this luxury of space at your disposal, you've
already started planning to host the entire family for Thanks-
giving. Your parents — your mom now confined to a wheelchair
— will enjoy the convenience of having a full bedroom suite on
the first floor at their disposal. The apartment over the garage,
currently posing as an editing suite, will happily accommodate
the older cousins — it's amazing how much everyone has grown
over the last three years — and allow them the freedom to come
and go, exploring Santa Monica on foot. "This home's proximity
to Ocean Avenue and the beach offers exceptional value now and
for the future," says Pence. You couldn't agree more.
