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Majestic Italian Villa
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This 4,800 sq. ft. one-story Modern Italian Villa is a mix of clean details, antiques & reclaimed materials to reflect to client’s artistic style.  The deep taupe of the exterior walls are accented by mahogany doors & windows, travertine detailing at the entry tower, custom wrought iron lighting and stained wood eaves & rafter tails.

Once inside the private entry courtyard an intimate garden & antique fountain create a sense of tranquility.  The courtyard flooring is a brushed Versailles-pattern limestone that continues through the house to the back courtyard.  This helps blur the delineation between exterior & interior spaces.  Walnut wood flooring is used in a few more formal spaces which ties in with the walnut cabinetry that is found throughout the house.  The 4,800 sq. ft. house was designed as a u-shaped plan with its rooms gradually stepping out to capture ocean views.  The area inside of the “U” is a covered outdoor room that is 725 sq. ft. There are sofas nestled around a limestone fireplace and plasma tv.  There is a dining table lit by a custom chandelier & has a built-in barbeque conveniently next to it.  The ceiling of this outdoor room boasts reclaimed beams, eight skylights & built-in infrared heaters.  All of this looks onto a fountain that pours into a private Jacuzzi with unobstructed ocean views.



photo: Larny J. Mack Photography
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