On the home front
In your April issue we have a fantastic 26 page spring interiors section. It includes two very different but fabulous readers’ homes – a town house in Perth and a castle in Fife. Completely different in style, each has a ‘Get the Look’ page which shows you how to add similar touches to your own home. I had a personal interest in putting together these interior features this month, especially our 21 hot interior tips, as I am about to gut my own home to make more bedroom space and put in a new kitchen. My husband is getting a little nervous about all the gorgeous, expensive kitchen brochures that seem to be littering our house at the moment – well a girl’s got to dream.
I think that I spent a little too much time dreaming of how some of the more luxurious ideas in our top tips feature would look in my own home, as my editor, Archie Mackenzie eventually asked me if the feature was ever going to get finished! Don’t worry not all the tips will cause your bank manager to take a sharp intake of breath – many of the ideas are quick, simple ones that you can easily translate into small, everyday changes.
There is also a brilliant competition this month to win a voucher for £500 worth of curtains from Montgomery who have departments in stores all over Scotland. There are fewer quick ways to transform a dull room than by adding some truly fabulous curtains – so hurry up and enter today. Click here now to go to this competition.
And don’t forget to go out and grab a copy of your April issue – or better still take advantage of one of our subscription offers so that you never miss a copy of Scottish Field. Click here now for subs offers.
If you would like to send us your own interiors tips then you can add them here by commenting below or email me – heddy@scottishfield.co.uk
Till next time,
Henrietta Forrest,
Scottish Field

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Now that spring is finally just around the corner we welcome back our ‘Garden News’ pages in your March issue. In it you will find lots of tips on what to do in the garden at this time of year to ensure that everything is in top condition for a colourful year. There are also ideas on things for keen gardeners to do in the spring – gardens that are open and courses that are running for the green fingered reader.
Well the new year has started with a flurry – a flurry of snow that is! Like the rest of the country Scotland has been shivering under a blanket of the white stuff. Getting back to work after the mince pies and chocolates of Christmas, has been a bit of an effort as everyone has been battling ungritted roads and icy conditions.
When I look back now at my own wedding (too many years ago to mention) I remember the flurry of activity to get everything ready for the big day. From finding a venue to sending out invitations from organising bridesmaid dresses and getting flowers up in the church. I appeared every now and again and agreed that I liked this and not that, but mum and dad put in a huge effort to make sure everyone enjoyed their day. In the end, on that May day, we were all glad we had plumped for an indoor venue for the reception as howling gales would have tested any marque to its limits.
Last week I packed may family up and we headed into the wilds of Highland Perthshire for a family break. Ignoring gloomy weather men, predicting gales and copious rainfall, I took the kids cycles and promised them we would have fun no matter what the weather. Well I needn’t have worried, Scotland came up trumps for us. The weather was perfect – gleaming Autumn days – when the lochs are slightly misty and the views are a myriad of oranges and browns.
The one thing about working for a monthly magazine like Scottish Field is that all your seasons get a bit out of kilter. At the moment the team is hard at work putting together your Christmas issue so heads are full of yummy Christmas recipes and finding a suitably festive cover – it always seems a bit incongruous when outside the office the trees still have leaves and roses are still blooming!
Autumn in Scotland is a fabulous time to take a holiday here. Its lochs and glens always look at their best when the trees are turning golden and the air is crisp and clear. You can now view online, our exclusive
This month we carry a controversial piece examining the question of whether big cats are really on the prowl in Scotland. At the moment hotspots for sightings seem to be Aberdeen and Ayrshire. In the latter county local police recently warned the public to be on their guard after they concluded an injured horse had been attacked by a big cat.