Homes & Interiors Scotland

Published bi-monthly, Homes & Interiors Scotland is loyal to showcasing beautifully designed homes and innovative architecture. It’s a collectors’ magazine covering the latest trends and aspirational kit to covet, from wallpaper, paint and fabric to furniture, food and gardens. Its 300-plus pages are filled with sharp, informative writing to complement the striking and professional imagery. Work by flourishing and established artists and makers reflects the country's creative landscape, while the annual free supplements accompany what is an invaluable design and cultural source book.

EDITOR’S WELCOME

OPENING SHOT

Homes & Interiors Scotland

Banjo Beale • The interior designer is the the author of Wild Isle Style, a judge on Scotland’s Home of the Year and the host of Designing the Hebrides

PAM BRUNTON AND ROB LATIMER • Meet the couple behind Inver, the acclaimed restaurant with rooms on the edge of Loch Fyne

MONITOR

INTERIORS NEWS

DISCOVERY • OFF THE BEATEN TRACK

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS PROSPECT COTTAGE • Thirty years after his death, we at last have the chance to peek into Derek Jarman’s coastal home

FINE LINES

HEIRLOOM • KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY

A tale of two gardens • An appealing front garden for a 1950s build in Fife and, overleaf, a city-centre sanctuary for post-work relaxation

Ask the experts

Outdoor pursuits • Finishing touches for your garden

HOW BIZARRE • DESIGN INNOVATION

CASE STUDY HIP TO BE SQUARE • Something for everyone: Art Deco meets Turkish hammam in this glamorous yet muted bathroom

ESSENTIALS SOAP OPERA • Accessories to add intrigue to your bathroom

BATHROOM NEWS

CASE STUDY ON THE SUBJECT OF COLOUR • Lions and coral and tiles, oh my! This bright bathroom is a bit of fun

AHEAD OF THE CURVE • Swap sharp, sterile angles for something a little softer: the playful inclusion of a bathroom arch

ROOMS TO PINE FOR • Create warmth with wood

SPLASH OUT • Alfresco ablutions can be a thing even in Scotland, especially when they look this good

KITCHEN NEWS

Reading LIST • We’ve got your summer sorted get your travel plans in place with these inspiring books

DESIGN IDEAS • DECOR THAT’S OUT THERE

CARA GUTHRIE • Ceramicist

DOUBLE OR QUITS • The remarkable transformation of a cramped 1980s bungalow into a sleek, modern home with twice as much space and a fraction of the energy use

ON A ROCK AND A ROLL • Squashed into a tiny plot and hemmed in by a giant slab of rock, this clever little house on Harris is proof its architect owners are really going places

‘All the magic happens inside’ • It looks like an ordinary house in an unremarkable street. But step through the new front door of this North Berwick home and you’re in another world

HERE COMES THE SUN

ART NEWS

Alberta Whittle • Born in Barbados in 1980 and based in Glasgow, Alberta Whittle is an award-winning artist who works in a wide variety of mediums - drawing, digital collage, film, sculpture, performance and writing. Through these she develops a visual, oral and textual language that questions accepted Western constructs of history and society. She has a major exhibition at Mount Stuart this summer.

KIDS NEWS

Heavens above • A top-floor apartment in Paris has been opened up to the light and decorated in glorious textiles and vintage finds

GET THE LOOK • An expert mix of textures combined with modern, curved furniture brings this cheerful home to life

THE MANOR REBORN • A thoughtful redesign has gently coaxed this grand Georgian country house into the 21st century without sacrificing any of its period charm

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