SURF'S up

This playfully stylish holiday home by the beach has been created with Graham's eye for detail and hard graft, as well as Jen's unwavering support

- JO PETERS

Furniture maker and surfer F Graham always dreamed of having a holiday home in the Witterings after spending his childhood summers at his grandparents' house there. While living along the coast in Hove, he and his wife Jen spent years looking for the right property to renovate - somewhere they could holiday in with their increasingly active young boys.

So when a small, neglected bungalow came onto the market, a pebble's throw from the beach, Graham didn't waste any time. He worked closely with the architect and builder, both local surfers, bringing his ideas to the project with a meticulous eye for detail. Graham made all the fitted furniture himself as well as laying the wood flooring. Jen happily shares her husband's choices in almost everything, and the whole family love their stunning beach house with its minimalist design and pops of bright colours.

JEN SAYS...