Interiors
Virtual measuring becomes the norm for tartan creations
WHEN the ScotlandShop store on Queensferry Street in Edinburgh was forced to temporarily close in the spring, a whole new way of shopping evolved. The shop is open again and you can make an appointment to guarantee a safe and dedicated service, however – if going into town isn’t on your agenda – the same…
Read MoreTimothy Oulton opens in Glasgow
FURNITURE and interiors company Timothy Oulton has chosen Glasgow’s Princes Square as the location for its first Scottish store. The branch, which opened over the weekend, stretches to 1,300 square feet on the shopping centre’s first floor. Hailing from Manchester, founder Tim Oulton began working in his dad’s antiques shop, before taking over the business…
Read MoreThe May 2020 edition of Scottish Field is available
With the country in lockdown with the coronavirus outbreak, the May edition of Scottish Field is now available, to keep you company through these trying times. Our focus this month is on Orkney and Shetland, and we discover how a pack of the most photogenic pooches found fame on Shetland and beyond. We meet young…
Read MoreBeautiful Gamefield offers the great escape
Buying and selling houses is what William Frame does best – so why has he hung on to his family’s holiday retreat in Crieff for so long? Gamefield, as a visit there proves, seems just too good to let go. William Frame readily admits that he rarely forms an attachment to the houses he lives…
Read MoreThe great escape in Billy Connolly’s old home
When city life got too frantic, Lynne and Marc Lino bought Billy Connolly’s former holiday house and transformed it into a family home and luxury rural retreat. Despite not being used as a full-time family home for 30 years, Candacraig, in the Cairngorms National Park, turned out to be the perfect fit for the Lino…
Read MoreScots stylist goes second hand for first home furnishings
New homeowners should consider ‘settling in with second hand’ when they look to furnish their properties, according to one of Scotland’s leading home stylists. To show how pre-loved goods can transform a home, Wendy Gilmour, founder of the popular Thankfifi lifestyle blog, teamed up with Revolve and Glasgow-based estate agent Archibald Sharp to transform an…
Read MoreSix months to save The Steading
In the January issue of Scottish Field we featured The Steading, a unique and inspiring house in the Scottish Borders created by the late artist Tim Stead. Unfortunately The Tim Stead Trust only has around six months to save The Steading – before the house will have to go on the market and risks having…
Read MoreTaking a look around Scotland’s Home of the Year
Scotland’s home of the year was revealed to be the White House in in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway. The judges of the BBC Scotland show named Lesley Smith’s property as their favourite. Scottish Field was invited to take a look around her stunning home in 2015, as cylindrical shapes and expansive glazing make the most…
Read MoreThe August 2019 edition of Scottish Field is now available
The August edition of Scottish Field is now available – and we celebrate Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow. We meet the people, visit the places, and uncover some incredible real life stories, in our annual issue devoted to the third-largest city in the UK. Scottish Field editor Richard Bath said: ‘They say that “people make Glasgow”,…
Read MoreA new beginning for cool commercial interiors
With the growing demand for cool commercial interiors, Kitchens International has created a new stand-alone division – KI Interiors. As the trend for stunning interiors in restaurants, hotels, interior shops and dining facilities grows, there is a gap in the market in Scotland for specialist designers for this sector. Helen Taylor, one of KI’s top…
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