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Nano doors link the space with the fire-
placed living room, while further back a
spacious kitchen features a sunny dining
area and wet bar—an ideal spot for hosting
casual beach-day gatherings. Streamline
wood cabinetry and hearty slab counters are
interspersed with tucked-away appliances,
from a built-in Thermador espresso machine
and a rugged 6-burner Wolf range, to double
ovens and dual beverage refrigerators.
It's a well-considered collection, given
the entertaining quotient of the home. On
this level there's an additional living room,
more formal, and a fine dining room; both of
these sculpted, inviting spaces are infused
with beach light and energy from life on the
Strand. For more privacy, guests can head
to the lower level, which is designed for
diversion: The water feature leads the way
to a mellow billiard room and a dedicated
home theater with oversized leather seating.
Guests can congregate in the disco-ball
lounge, while drinks are refreshed from
behind the sleek wood bar, or from bottles
chilling in the glass-front wine room. Also
on this floor is a bedroom and full bathroom,
ideal for housing overnight guests. "There
aren't many basements on the Strand in
Hermosa Beach," Thormodsgaard notes,
underscoring how this full-fledged lower
level creates four large floors in total,
versus the usual three levels typically found
in Strand homes.
There's an elevator to shuttle between
floors, and when it's time for bed, to the
third level, where sleeping spaces include
two en-suite bedrooms and a primary
bedroom suite housed in a wing of its own.
Here, you wake up over ocean views, and
step onto the beachfront balcony for morn-
ing coffee or nightly stargazing sessions.
There's a fireplaced sitting area and down
the hallway, a walk-in custom closet and a
spa-worthy bathroom where you can step
into a sizable rain shower or soak in the tub
over blue ocean views.
"It feels like new construction," Thor-
modsgaard says of the home, which was
completed in late 2010, and has served
as a sometimes vacation residence for one
owner, whose total days in residence add
up to less than one year. Custom details,
such as automatic blinds, have been added,
while upkeep has been meticulous, down
to the high gloss on the oversized Walker
Zanger tiles. "It's a timeless home that has
a different feel from other Strand homes,"
explains Thormodsgaard. "Here, it feels
like you are part of the beach. You can feel
the outdoors coming indoors. It's really
connected to nature."
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