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"People are looking for a little more space," points
out Adlam, who's been selling properties in Palos
Verdes for over 30 years. "We're seeing an influx
of people coming from the Beach Cities, where it's
perhaps more congested and tighter."
Not here. Step outside and one finds a fresh-air
lounge, perched on a platform and ideal for star-
lit gatherings around the blazing firepit. There's a
built-in barbecue area and a dining bar, both adja-
cent to a covered dining room that's embellished
by curved archways and sculpted columns. It's a
space destined for divine dinner parties, where
coastal breezes and the cobalt glow of the nearby
pool create atmosphere. Tidy green landscaping
throughout the yard adds another vibrant note of
contrast against the deep blue of the ocean and the
beige-sand border of the coastline.
Like the home's outdoor areas, the interior
spaces are also positioned to offer different takes
on the exterior panorama. When one lies back in
the master bedroom, for instance, the gaze reaches
past the crackling fireplace and straight out to sea.
Also, the studied placement of the home's windows
and doors offers a steady, uplifting stream of coastal
light to permeate the interior. By day it lends a gauzy
filter to the home's mellow palette of creamy walls
against wide-plank, French oak floors; at sunset,
it's an ideal backdrop for a shifting glow of vibrant
orange, pink and blue hues.
The home's luxurious atmosphere has been
established in part by its roomy scale, seen in
elevated ceilings, expansive rooms and generous
entranceways. Layered within this are standout
features and finishes, including a kitchen island
topped with Calacatta Gold marble, and a tower-
ing stone fireplace in the living room. The master
bathroom is also outfitted in marble; namely a
generous soaking tub and cavernous walk-in spa
shower where one can lounge on built-in benches.
The formal dining room is another glamorous space
with a bronze chandelier in its center and a raised
ceiling bordered in gleaming wood. French-style
doors open the space generously to the outdoors
and during evening's golden hours, its silver-sheen
walls are set wonderfully aglow. Steps away, a
see-through Sub-Zero wine cabinet, neatly trimmed
in wood, has room for about 100 bottles of one's
favorite labels.
Among the home's smart features is a whole-
house water filter and a mobile app, controlling
everything from security and sprinklers to the
temperature and lighting of the pool and spa. Much
like the overall design of the home, these touches
have been added to increase the comfort and conve-
nience of daily life—one already inspired due to
living amid such beauty.
