{"id":4367,"date":"2015-07-17T10:26:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T09:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/?p=4367"},"modified":"2015-07-17T10:26:21","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T09:26:21","slug":"living-working-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/living-working-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Living and working by the beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/living-working-beach\/clare-and-murray-johnstone-bracklesham-bay-nr-portsmouth\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4369\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4369\" src=\"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/CJ-\u00a9R-Gadsby-Photography.jpg\" alt=\"Clare and Murray Johnstone Bracklesham Bay nr Portsmouth\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/CJ-\u00a9R-Gadsby-Photography.jpg 500w, https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/CJ-\u00a9R-Gadsby-Photography-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/CJ-\u00a9R-Gadsby-Photography-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you imagine waking up to a view like this every morning? Well, instead of just yearning to live by the sea, Clare Willison has turned her\u00a0dream into reality.<\/p>\n<p>To find out how Clare and her husband Murray knocked down a dilapidated beachside property to create this stunning home in West Sussex, pick up a copy of this month&#8217;s (August 2015) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.housetohome.co.uk\/countryhomesandinteriors\">Country Homes &amp; Interiors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, you can read the full story and take a tour of this fabulous home, courtesy of photographer colleague Richard Gadsby&#8217;s images, which include stunning\u00a0shots\u00a0of the rooms and Clare&#8217;s driftwood artwork.<\/p>\n<p>Having moved to the coast, this hardworking couple have gone one step further and opened their own successful business, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billysonthebeach.co.uk\">Billy&#8217;s on the Beach<\/a>, just half a mile along the shore. It&#8217;s a super cafe and restaurant \u00a0with fab food, amazing views and friendly service. Definitely worth a visit. A few of my snaps are attached below.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Driftwood Boats, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.driftwoodboats.co.uk\">here <\/a>or call Clare on 01243 673560.<\/p>\n<p>Photograph above of the master bedroom, courtesy of Richard Gadsby.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/living-working-beach\/img_5730-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4371\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4371\" src=\"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5730.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5730\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5730.jpg 500w, https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5730-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5730-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/living-working-beach\/img_5739\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4375\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4375\" src=\"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5739.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5739\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5739.jpg 500w, https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5739-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5739-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/living-working-beach\/img_5762\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4377\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4377\" src=\"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5762.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5762\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5762.jpg 500w, https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5762-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5762-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/living-working-beach\/img_6819\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4379\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4379\" src=\"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6819.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6819\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6819.jpg 500w, https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6819-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_6819-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you imagine waking up to a view like this every morning? Well, instead of just yearning to live by the sea, Clare Willison has turned her\u00a0dream into reality. 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