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balcony that can be reached via a circular staircase, its slender
steel spindles cutting a charmed silhouette along the mani-
cured grounds. On the deck there's room for an outdoor dining
room—a place to enjoy nightly al fresco suppers and relax over
twilight views of the yard. Alternately, candlelight dinner parties
happen with ease here, especially with trays of cocktails and
appetizers coming in from the bar's pass-through window.
The floorplan is roomy yet cohesive, with sleeping spaces
nicely placed for multigenerational families, or those with chil-
dren who skew a bit older. For starters, a distinct wing exists
on the ground floor: a trio of en-suite bedrooms, mellow and
sunlit, steps from the recreation room. Separate, but not too
far away, is a grand bedroom where arched doors open onto a
peaceful sitting patio, and glossy wood floors are cut in a pale
herringbone pattern. Rounding out this private suite—perfect as
a suite, perhaps for in-laws, with lots of privacy and fewer stairs
to navigate than other rooms—is a cream-on-beige bathroom
and yet another bedroom, this one filled with built-in cabine-
try, so it can alternately serve as an office or library nook. "It's
a great house for older kids or teenagers, where having them a
floor or two below you isn't always a bad thing," Stroyke says
with a chuckle. Head up to the top floor, where the home's sixth
and seventh bedrooms are located: the master bedroom is situ-
ated in a fireplaced master retreat tucked behind grand doors;
and just steps away is a bedroom that, due to its proximity to
the master, works well to house a nursery or a young child.
"The thing that makes this home special is the sheer size of
it," states Stroyke. While its generous scale and grounds offer
a liberation of space and nature, the home's coastal Span-
ish ambiance adds a lofty charm. The result is an airy family
enclave in the midst of this sunny beach community where
it's just a 10-minute stroll to downtown dining and shopping,
and a beach cruiser brings one to ocean sands in minutes for
surfing and swimming. "It's a northern Hill Section location,"
Stroyke says of the home, "so you can walk to town and walk to
the beach. It's a wonderful thing."
