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that look like tide pools and sandcastles while the light fixtures
remind him of shells, sea rocks and jellyfish. "The curvature and
scalloping of some of the soft furniture feels aquatic," he says.
For example, the midcentury brutalist coffee table — one of
King's favorite pieces — by Silas Seandel seems to be a crab
crawling out of the water. "The downstairs powder and wine
rooms find you somehow submerged in underwater caves. I
wanted the upstairs [to give the impression] you are retreating
up the hills to treehouses and birds' nests, or a softly carpeted
perch in the clouds."
For King, the beachfront aesthetic of this coastal retreat is
inherent in the DNA of the reimagined relationships between the
structures and the landscaping that evolved over the years of
work on the project.
"The house is located in the best residential area of Venice with
easy walking distance to Abbot Kinney and the beach," notes
agent Jennifer Hughes from Bulldog Realtors. "Sometimes the
stars align and you actually can have it all!"
