Back Bay home transforms into elegant villa

“We’ve owned this house since 1962 when my parents bought it,” says Macara Bonja, standing in the living room of the Corona del Mar home she shares with her husband, Samir.
But this lovely, airy Mediterranean villa with views for miles isn’t exactly the place her late parents called home for 40 years, for once Macara and Samir made the decision to leave their Back Bay home (complete with backyard dock and boat) for this airy perch, they went all the way.
 
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