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are the vibrant shifts of natural light that cast both interiors
with soft glows in the morning, painted sunsets by afternoon
and starlit skies at night.
In the Highland home, unobstructed ocean views are expe-
rienced on all three levels, including an airy master bedroom
featuring a glass wall that slides open to expose leafy tree-
tops and the glowing horizon, where sky touches ocean. (Here,
Lee smartly installed etched glass along the balcony's guard-
rails to block out views of the street below.) "The ocean views
are framed in green grass and trees, which otherwise doesn't
exist in Manhattan Beach," says Dugan of the Highland home.
At the Crest house, ocean views are just as prize-worthy,
albeit less green park-driven and more elevated due to the
home's higher position on the hill: It's an epic command of
sea and sky found exclusively on the uppermost floor, and
exploited to the max by way of a grand deck that extends from
the great room. The result is an everyday living experience
that erases distinctions between being indoors and outdoors.
One can be in the kitchen, a gallery-like space sculpted in
Calacatta marble and streamlined cabinetry, or lounging in
the fireplaced living room, and feel as connected to this only
in California splendor as if one's gathered around the deck's
fire-pit, neatly sheltered by the sandy-hued planks of the
deck's tongue-and-groove ceiling. "We went out of our way to
capture every inch of the view," says Lee of the design. Note
