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discreetly tucked into walnut cabinets. You
can mingle and cook around the sculptural
center island, sourced from German kitchen
manufacturer Bulthaup, while enjoying ocean
views. Steps away is a similarly airy dining
room, surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows,
all neatly framed in teak, that sets the scene
for unforgettable gatherings.
"The house sits high towards the back of the
lot," the agent describes, "so you have this
feeling of being on the hull of a boat, looking
out over everything." In this case, everything
is an unblockable expanse of pure Southern
California: from the first morning hours when
light casts a new day over ocean and town, to
the vivid blaze of color as the sun sinks into
the horizon. "You can see from Santa Monica
and Malibu all the way to Palos Verdes," says
Forbes. "You also have a great Queen's Neck-
lace view."
At night, this twinkling of coastal lights is
an elegant accompaniment to dinner parties
which can wind down in a fireplaced living
room, boasting equally superb ocean vistas,
located in the neighboring wing. You step
across a dramatic glass-encased catwalk to get
