Welcome To The House Of Light & Loveliness

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ANYONE who visits Cornwall for the very first time is sure to notice the purity of natural light we enjoy here in the South West, not to mention the stunning coastal views that light enhances. When Julie and Ray Hutton built their new home, ‘Seaways’, on St Austell Bay, they saw an opportunity to bring light and landscape together in one stunning space, inspired by the beauty of the Cornish coast.

‘When we bought the original Seaways on this plot, we were going to extend it, but just couldn’t seem to make it work,’ says Julie. ‘We spoke to an architect, who suggested we knock the original house down and build a completely new one. My husband Ray is a builder, so we thought: let’s do it! The plot here is spectacular – it overlooks Duporth Beach and you can see right over to Charlestown – so it all leant towards building something really special. The brief we gave the architect was “Rock meets Padstow meets New England”. We envisaged a sunlit glass and oak space, with huge outdoor space. It was thrilling knowing we were going to build our dream house.’