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flowers, and walls clad in lush greenery.
Once inside, there are scores of places to host
along the spacious grounds or fine interiors.
The home has also been blessed with
a tucked away location, at 71 Marguerite
Drive in Rancho Palos Verdes. "It's a unique
blufftop location in the secluded, stately
neighborhood of Lunada Pointe," the agent
says of the private cul-de-sac, located off
Palos Verdes Drive West. "Despite its prom-
inent address, the home is accessible to
dining and shopping." There's a handful of
schools within a 10-minute drive, and less
than 5-minutes away are local shops and a
sidewalk cafe at Lunada Bay, plus a larger
shopping center for groceries and dining.
Back at home, though the aesthetic is
classic, the home's atmosphere and airy
scale are in keeping with a contemporary
desire for breezy, sunlit spaces, particu-
larly among coastal homes. "There are
big, free-flowing open rooms with a lot of
view orientation," says the agent, "which
is great, because you could be sitting
pretty much in any room, and have a view
of the ocean." Big ocean views are aided
by double-height glass in the main spaces,
from the kitchen and primary bedroom
suite to the office and great room. The
homeowners, he points out, have also been
meticulous in maintaining the home. "It's
been here for 25 years," Moen says, "and
it looks like it was built yesterday."
Almost startling in its detail is a richly
decorated wood ceiling in the sun-splashed
conservatory. Geometric in shape, the
ceiling features a complex sequence
of elaborately carved wood panels and
a central skylight streaming in natural
light and scenes of the sky. It's a feature
so ornate it seems unfathomable in its
construction. (The home, by the way, was
constructed by The J. Alexander Company,
a longtime builder of luxurious residences
in Palos Verdes and the Beach Cities.)
There's a studied thoughtfulness of
its design and placement that's consis-
tent with the rest of the home and the
grounds: Both are the result of a decades-
long pursuit to create a home that supports
a superb life; luxurious and filled with
elevated, refined details. Such enthusiasm
can be found in every hand-crafted corner.
"It's reflected throughout every detail of this
house, from the custom fireplace mantels
to the hand-hewn limestone columns and
custom wine cellar," says Moen. "All of
these things reflect the homeowners, who
really cared about what they were building,
and how they were building it."
"It's been here for 25 years,"
Moen says, "and it looks like it
was built yesterday."
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