Pioneering designer Pete Samson built his own dream home right by the sea in Dorset, going the extra marine mile to keep the carbon footprint as low as possible while providing a fabulous base for his family to thrive. WORDS ANNA TURNS
Amanda and Graham Inglis have re-imagined a North Cornwall property to create the holiday home of their dreams, giving them a base from which to surf, swim and explore the coast with their family
Susie has found the perfect balance of salty sea air, treasure hunting along the strandline and unleashing her creativity as she takes her design business in a new direction
Born and raised in Deal on the Kent coast, actor Neil Stuke has renovated a Georgian property in the town to reveal its historic character and create a stylish bolthole by the sea
Upon moving to the East Sussex coast, Geoff Stonebanks created Driftwood – a coastal garden full of innovative planting and original artworks – where he serves delicious tea and cake. Words: Alex Reece. Photographs: Paul Viant
How creative couple Debra Hepburn and Julian Whitehead breathed new life into a neglected Regency property – once a party house for St Ives artists – overlooking the Cornish coast. Words: Nicola Smith. Photographs: Paul Ryan-Goff
The transformation of a run-down arts club into a boutique guesthouse in Penzance has been a life-changing project for city émigrée Susan Stuart. Words: Lesley Gillilan. Photographs Paul Ryan-Goff
Living in a fishing village in North Devon, Emma Cocker and Neil Randall have turned their coastal cottage into a modern home and feel very lucky to have the sea on their doorstep. Words and photographs: Caroline Rees
How Midcentury enthusiasts Jonathan Howell and Clara Swinson fell hard for an iconic Modernist building on the West Sussex coast. Words: Alex Reece. Photographs: Bill Kingston
