Close your eyes and imagine the perfect holiday cottage ... of your childhood or perhaps your grandmothers house, her gracious scented bedroom, the chintz curtains, bedside lamps and family heirlooms. Imagine the breakfasts in the friendly kitchen the familiar warmth of the Rayburn, the scrubbed table and mis-matched china. Imagine the promise of a long day by the sea spent idly, yet rewardingly and punctuated with a proper picnic. Now start to decorate a room in your mind with whitewashed clapboarding, a bookshelf of faded novels, the freshness of Gingham and the familiarity of faded floral cushions on a comfy sofa. In front of you is a worn table full of beach finds and a cup of tea and to your left a well walked dog. You have the beginnings of The House By The Sea style.