James Olson’s Malibu beach house
The one-acre estate above Point Dume includes a 1,700-square-foot home, multiple lawns and a flagstone patio overlooking the ocean.
![The one-acre estate above Point Dume includes a 1,700-square-foot home, multiple lawns and a flagstone patio overlooking the ocean.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2fabbe5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x952+0+0/resize/1440x857!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faf%2F30%2F61d4ef3a42e3893e6e87b8c2ef6b%2Fimage-08.jpg)
The beach house. (Mike Helfrich)
![The front of the home.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/07edaf4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x952+0+0/resize/1440x857!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa6%2F38%2Fa4efb2ca483a9b07d39b97046316%2Fimage-10.jpg)
The front of the home. (Mike Helfrich)
![The living room.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7c64b84/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x952+0+0/resize/1440x857!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fdb%2F1c29ac104ba9a93d7cfc22f0afff%2Fimage-09.jpg)
The living room. (Mike Helfrich)
![The entry.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/90d8320/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x952+0+0/resize/1440x857!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F58%2F19c91c1e46b4b37db4f6e1e188f6%2Fimage-06.jpg)
The entry. (Mike Helfrich)
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![The dining area.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ba7cb0d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x952+0+0/resize/1440x857!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7e%2F11%2F933f9e334684ab77a4fbdfb3f5f1%2Fimage-01.jpg)
The dining area. (Mike Helfrich)
![The staircase.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/97e0fba/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x952+0+0/resize/1440x857!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F25%2Fea%2Fdc6dbfdb4bc7910bc6ec929fb112%2Fimage-02.jpg)
The staircase. (Mike Helfrich)
![The kitchen.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4aa2c4b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x952+0+0/resize/1440x857!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F49%2F67%2F0043ba70445cb8590c441ab9c86d%2Fimage-15.jpg)
The kitchen. (Mike Helfrich)
![The bedroom.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4872a81/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x952+0+0/resize/1440x857!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F81%2F04%2Fb6a6bf09426ea2aa2a3188b91e34%2Fimage-03.jpg)
The bedroom. (Mike Helfrich)
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![The side of the home.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4188dbf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x952+0+0/resize/1440x857!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2F0b%2F3655d41e4400828186b2bfa17316%2Fimage-07.jpg)
The side of the home. (Mike Helfrich)
![The patio.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8116c4e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x952+0+0/resize/1440x857!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F2c%2Fd152261d4bfb847743eb1fda178c%2Fimage-14.jpg)
The patio. (Mike Helfrich)
![The backyard.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b0e2ab8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x952+0+0/resize/1440x857!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fca%2Fb8%2F41f45ead4289aafc75d072d4ede4%2Fimage-05.jpg)
The backyard. (Mike Helfrich)
![The lawn.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c7f04f9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x952+0+0/resize/1440x857!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fad%2Fff%2Fcf7855de4f10b5716ce6461e4bd0%2Fimage-11.jpg)
The lawn. (Mike Helfrich)
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![The steps.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/87ca091/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x952+0+0/resize/1440x857!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2Fdf%2F52b2b1df455eb4415f649d260010%2Fimage-17.jpg)
The steps. (Mike Helfrich)
![The one-bedroom beach house.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/902d7c3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x952+0+0/resize/1440x857!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2Fc7%2Ffbd498d548c2a9a6661de0738cf4%2Fimage-16.jpg)
The one-bedroom beach house. (Mike Helfrich)
Jack Flemming covers real estate for the Los Angeles Times. He was raised in St. Louis and studied journalism at the University of Missouri. Before joining The Times as an intern in 2017, he wrote for the Columbia Missourian and Politico Europe.