Recently reconciled Hollywood couple Patrick and Jillian Dempsey have locked down a $6.4 million home on about an acre of property in Malibu. Located in the gated Serra Retreat development, the home’s deceptively dowdy Colonial façade holds living spaces finished in a high-end contemporary style.

An antique wide-plank hardwood floor carries guests through the double-height entry into a vaulted living room headed up by a modern cantilevered concrete fireplace. White beams in the ceiling hint at a farmhouse inspiration, and a wall of wood-framed French doors opens to the backyard, offering an easy indoor/outdoor transition.

Marble is the name of the kitchen game, with Subway tile backsplashes played against a Carrera slab on the squat center island. A six-burner stovetop and double-wide stainless steel range hood make for a formidable entertaining workhorse, and dining areas include the adjacent formal dining room—papered in a gray and white pattern—a smaller informal table between the kitchen and a fireplace-equipped den and bar seating at the island.

All told, the house comes with four bedrooms and four bathrooms over its 4,415 square feet of space. The master suite comes with a walk-in closet, an oversized soaking tub and a frameless glass shower. In the backyard, a flagstone terrace leads to the free-form swimming pool, with views of the home’s lighted tennis court.