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“It’s a 1930s ideal of a Malibu beach house,” Michael S. Smith says of the residence he designed for film producer Donna Arkoff Roth in California’s Malibu Colony.
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Smith arranged a circa 1750 English chest of drawers in the entrance hall.
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Nautical paintings—including a 19th-century oil of a burial at sea—hang in the living room.
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“I like beach houses to have layering and depth, not the white-on-white look often associated with them,” notes Smith, who opted for a colorful, casual mix of furnishings and fabrics.
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reclaimed-chestnut floors.
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A sunroom—known in Mallibu Colony as a teahouse—serves as the family room.
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A sitting area occupies one end of the master bedroom
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Back patio ready for guests.
All images from Architectural Digest
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