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Sliding glass leads to the peaceful beach room which serves
as a media room or a convenient extension of the patio when
hosting beach get-togethers. The wet bar is equipped with a
refrigerator and a double kegerator. More public spaces are
found when you take the elevator to the third floor. "It's open,"
Forbes says of this level, "but spaces are separated so you can
have several different things going on at once." Like grilling
year round on the deck, while heaters warm you and music
pipes in from the sound system. Or relaxing in the sunny living
room, steps from a streamline kitchen stocked with commer-
cial-grade appliances and other niceties, like a built-in espresso
machine, a beverage refrigerator and a generously sized eat-at
island topped with pale Caesarstone quartz. The north end of
the floor is reserved for formal dining, and intimate get-togeth-
ers in a cozy living room where flames flicker in the fireplace.
While gathering spaces are found throughout the other floors,
sleeping areas are concentrated on the middle floor. Bedrooms
are all en-suite, including one that easily doubles as a creative
work space or office. "It's one of my favorite rooms," says Barone
of the chic space where she designed a peekaboo display closet
and a built-in glossy desk. Meanwhile, the primary bedroom suite
occupies its own wing overlooking the beach and walk street:
here, you can nestle in a pod swing on the balcony to watch
sunset, or unfurl at the end of the day in the invigorating jets of
the freestanding tub.
The residence succeeds in offering distinct settings within its
four walls and beyond—while immersing you in the golden Cali-
fornia environment at every turn. "It's important for people to be
unto themselves and do whatever they want; so kids can have
something going on, and adults can having something going on,"
notes builder Davis, whose firm has completed over 400 homes
in the Beach Cities during the last 35-plus years. Important too
are the mood-making qualities of the home, where characteristics
like softness, contemporary, glamour and earthiness come to mind as
you move through the different spaces. "I see things as a land-
scape overall," Barone says of creating the aesthetic unity within
the home. "Everything has its own moment, uniquely individual
and holding its own, but relating back to each other in some way."
The effect, ultimately, is one of balance and therefore peaceful-
ness. "Even if something is bright and playful," she adds, "I still
want it to bring a person to calmness and grounding."
