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alifornia is the stamping ground of British-born interior
designer Kathryn Ireland, who has successfully fused a
relaxed European sensibility with the hot hues appropriate
to a sun-drenched coastline. At Hilltop, an abode
hacienda north of Los Angeles, the decorator has mingled Mexican
and Moroccan styles, using blazing reds and pinks that vie with the
bougainvillea.
After the swelter and anonymity of Los Angeles’ street grid it is a

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and - once past the well-heeled suburbs of Malibu and Ventura – to
enjoy breathtaking ocean views and the sweet smell of the sea. Within
an hour or so, the gargantuan city seems far away. Los Padres National
320km to the north.
Among the foothills of the Coastal Mountains, with views to the
lies the estate, Hilltop.
The thousand acres that comprised the farm were staked out by
Captain John Smith of Boston in 1895. He built a substantial house

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