BBC Scotland/iPlayer WEEK two of the competition to find Scotland’s nicest abode and “they” have arrived on the scene. “They” are the enemy of pristine white walls. “They”, and their pals, like nothing better than to clutter up the place disturbing karate-chopped cushions and perfectly placed throws. “They” care nothing about showroom tidy kitchens. “They”, you’ve guessed it, are weans. Last week’s show, set in the Borders, was a child-free zone. On this trip to the Hebrides there were three small people. Hardly a mob, but this is how ant invasions start. First stop for judges Anna Campbell Jones, Michael Angus, and Kate Spiers, was a renovated croft house on Skye. Bealach Bothy in Staffin was home to Jo, Allan, and their two children, Lexi and Lachlan.
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Spottes Mill, in Castle Douglas, is an urban rebuild of a former grain store with a stunning stone exterior.
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(SPOILER ALERT) MICHAEL loves a well located mirror, Anna is a fan of “stuff”, and Kate becomes delightfully girly around a chair suspended from the ceiling. Scotland’s Home of the Year returned last night, with judges Michael Angus, Anna Campbell-Jones, and Kate Spiers back as the three amigos with a pash for Amtico, big windaes, and that all important but hard to define “good taste”. First stop in the third series was the Borders. Before we started, the judges set out what they were looking for. Man in black Michael, architect/lecturer/the world’s worst Johnny Cash impersonator, said he wanted a home that was “exceptional in its ability to embrace, to entertain, and to exalt”.
THREE Cockenzie cottages which were once the site of a murder have been chosen to appear on the BBC series Scotland’s Home of The Year. Hannah and John Biddulph bought the three cottages, on the western end of the village’s High Street, in 2016 and moved in after six months of extensive renovations, which saw the three homes turned into one for themselves and son Samson, now seven. Hannah, who works as fundraising and marketing manager for social enterprise Heavy Sound and also runs their holiday cottage, Boatshore by the Sea, next door, entered their home into the TV show’s contest as a fan of the format.
Anna Campbell-Jones, interior designer and presenter of Scotland s Home of the Year alongside a trio of properties that feature in series three. Pictures: Steven Mclaren/Rory Dunning/Andrew Jackson/IWC Media/BBC Scotland WE all love a good nosy around other people s homes and when they happen to be some of the most stylish in the country, that makes for excellent telly. Scotland s Home of the Year returns this week, allowing us a glimpse through the keyhole at the stunning pads – from sprawling, architectural gems to quirky, rustic dwellings – that will be in the running to take this year s title.