Embracing a SEA CHANGE
The dream of living in an idyllic coastal spot is one frequently cast in golden light and set in endless summer. However, when part-time teacher and accomplished yachtswoman Julia James was searching for a family home on the south coast, she was under no illusions about the property she was about to view. “A friend told me about it and warned me that, ideally, it would be better to tear it down and start again,” she recalls. Externally, the 1960s part-brick, part-timber-clad house
