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same color as the ocean," she notes. "It enhances the ocean
and draws your eye out there." A wrap-around deck with
bluestone floors extends this floor with extra play areas, a stone-
clad exterior fireplace and a peaceful seating area perfect for
waking up over coffee or lingering over the sunset hours.
Impossible to miss is the home's expansive kitchen where a
custom, gleaming vent hood and French-style double ovens
serve as focal points, reinforcing the farmhouse theme, along
with an oversized blue island topped with glossy porcelain
material. "We're big fans of using porcelain because of how easy
maintenance it is," says Ohe, who also used the material on the
counters. Meanwhile, the kitchen backsplash is a slab of Calacatta
marble, exquisite in its soft white hue and subtle veining.
e success of the home is in its skillful balance, with modern-
day coastal elements integrated into its traditional foundation
at every turn. "You're able to bring in a lot of natural, beachy
elements into that aesthetic and it feels right at home," Ohe says
of the mix. One sees this at first glance at the exterior, which is
clad in stone, stucco and shiplap, and features a homey, Dutch
split-door, painted a cheerful soft-blue hue and surrounded by
decorative casing that is mirrored throughout the home's interior.
One sees it in the powder room ("one of my favorite rooms in
the house," says Ohe), where a floating block vanity of Calacatta
marble creates a luxurious visual counterpoint to the pale, Alder
wood shiplap that covers the walls. Or at the beach-level patio, a
place with antique-gray stone floors that merges with the indoors
as cleanly as it does due to disappearing walls and matching stone
floors inside. "It's arranged so you have views of the ocean as well
as into the house," says Ohe of the space.
Step inside, and you're in an elegant room warmed by a
fireplace and hand-distressed box beams. Step outside, says
Ohe, for that really true California experience: "Yet you really
feel like you're in the same room." Exactly.
