Picked up the latest issue of Elle Decoration a few weeks ago for a long train ride, and also for this bright and beautiful home built into the sand dunes on the east coast of New Zealand.  With floor to ceiling windows, floods of light and views of the beach, it is a study in perfect juxtapositions — indoor & out, and rugged & refined, the intermingling of glass and steel and crystal chandeliers, poured concrete floors set against utterly stunning bespoke brass cabinetry . . .

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