The path of true love never runs smoothly – unless you design that path together. And the rest of the garden. And the house it’s attached to.
Simon and Nikki Rice have built their dream home in a perfect spot, overlooking Torbay and the East Devon coastline.
The stylish, contemporary building was constructed to capture the views, with a spacious kitchen and living area that opens out to sea. An upstairs terrace, complete with perfectly positioned sun loungers, makes you feel as if you’ve jetted off on holiday whenever you pop up to enjoy a coffee.
“It’s amazing, isn’t it?” says Nikki, breaking the silence because I’ve lost the ability to use words. “We come up here and just think: we’re so lucky to have this.”
This house has been a real labour of love for Nikki, 59, and Simon, 65. The couple first met (very fleetingly) in Torquay, just over 40 years ago when Nikki went to stay with her sister and brother-in-law at the home he was sharing with Simon.
“I’d just finished poly (college) and was all punky and feminist and alternative,” says Nikki. “Simon was there, already suited and booted. We just weren’t right for each other then, were we?” she adds. “You had different things to do, I had different things to do. It was like the film Sliding Doors. It just wasn’t meant to happen then.”
So that was that. Life went on separately for the pair until a chance meeting in Bristol decades later saw the couple get together – this time permanently.
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