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House Style

Do you want your artwork to blend in or stand out? Framers and interior designers explain how to make your collection feel at home

Picture This

Art arouses feelings, evokes responses, brings back memories and raises debate.

Hot Spots

Studios and spaces in which to make art, see art and meet artists in person

Take Two - Natural Selection

Different artists discuss the role of nature in their work

Hammer Heads

Before you place a bid, take advice from Lucy Brown of Sotheby’s and Andrew Currie of Bonhams

This Life Ghillie Basan

Exotic flavours from far-flung corners of the world fill the remote Highland home of this celebrated food writer

Out There

Roderick James first came to Argyll in the mid-1990s to design a home for the former owner of the Drimnin estate.

On The Surface

Your Walls and Floors Dressed to the Nines

Key Stores

Places for Your Hoarding Habit

Case Study Azure Thing

Luxury and minimalism don’t often go hand in hand, but Emily Fotheringham was tasked with creating this very fusion for an apartment in Glasgow. Her client wanted a clean, crisp, cool interior for his home away from home, without sacrificing luxuriousness.

Behind Closed Doors John Moncrieff

Building on its heritage, history and strong foundations has ensured this Kinross glassmaker has a bright future

Art Attack

Give Your Walls Some Love

Case Study Rich and Pure

This uncomplicated and uncluttered kitchen-dining room is a master class in simplicity and the art of allowing beautiful materials to speak for themselves

The maverick maker

George Wyllie’s unique creativity, infused with humour and joie de vivre, has won him an enduring place in Scottish art

Lynne Frost Interiors

Interiors.

Design Works

Interiors designer architects

Russwood

Selected sustainable timber

Sinclairs

Soft furnishing and design

Lizzie Bell

Interiors Ltd

Carol Yates

designs.

Behind Closed Doors Tom Faulkner

Focusing on the craft and the materials as much as on the design itself has allowed furniture firm Tom Faulkner to experiment, innovate and go from strength to strength.

Cressa McLaren Glasswork

“I LIKE THE CHALLENGE. Glass is a complex material to work with, and you have to go through many different stages before you get to your end product.

Urban Paradise

One look at this sleek grey-toned kitchen, with its wood detailing, sculptural lighting and space for a bike, and you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s in Denmark.

This Life: Ruth Hinks

The champion chocolatier and founder of the award-winning Cocoa Black on thriving in Peebles, experimenting with flavours and living life to the max.

Dream Team

Creating a space as impressive as this one takes teamwork, says Shaun Dunbar, principal designer at Kitchens by JS Geddes, who brought the room to life with the help of friends old and new.

The Long Game

“Quality of craftsmanship, authentic materials and design beauty will always endure”

Stow Away

Need More Room To Breathe? Maximise Every Inch Of Storage.

United Front

This traditional stone villa in an Edinburgh conservation area has been transformed thanks to some dramatic features

Built To Last

Emma Ellson and Kieran Gaffney explain how to find, hire and brief an architect to deliver your building project successfully

The Only Way Is Up

Iain Hendry of Oakwrights, which designs and manufactures oak-framed extensions, garages and homes, takes us through the self-build process