There an old-fashioned wood desk faces a window that looks out on to the mountains.

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"All you need is a gale of wind driving a piece of wood into somebody's window, " she said.

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The pile of wood on view from their window is in fact a "bug hotel" complete with cardboard and other biodegradable matter.

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At one point, Davern recalled, he glanced out of the pilot house window and saw Wagner and Wood on the yacht's aft deck.

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There is a ban on cars, cats and dogs and the view from your window is a pile of rotting wood.

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Various doors and window shutters are made of reused wood found from the demolished 19th century home that was originally part of the estate.

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Though larger than the neighboring bungalows all painted in the burnt umber that's de rigueur on the island their own residence is gracefully composed of two airy, soaring gray wood structures, with the ocean waves breaking mere yards from their bedroom window.

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Top-quality luxury materials (a signature Holly Hunt element) were a main focus of the design the rooms feature thick linens, cotton velvet and leather in the furniture and window coverings, darkened bronze for the door hardware, and bleached and stained oak and walnut wood used around the fireplaces.

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