BBC Scotland/iPlayer TRADITIONAL or modern? It is the question every estate agent asks, and it turned out to be the choice facing the judges in the final of Scotland’s Home of the Year last night. The winner was – spoiler alert – The Moss, a Georgian renovation in Killearn that is home to interior stylist Karen Welstead, husband Matt and their daughters Cora and Marnie and son, William. The runners up were the modernist The Garden House, St Andrews, and the Mid-Century Fun House in Dunblane. For the second year running, the west of Scotland produced the winner. Last year it was a traditional Glasgow West End flat with fin de siecle flourishes, this time it was a fabulously stylish but homely pile with a pink exterior.
Spottes Mill, The Moss and the Mid-Century Funhouse are all Scotland s Home of the Year finalists. Pictures: Paul Tyagi/Andrew Jackson/IWC Media/BBC Scotland WHO will be crowned Scotland’s Home of the Year? It is a question that has kept viewers rapt over the last two months as the judges have criss-crossed the country in search of abodes that delight and dazzle. The third series of the popular BBC Scotland show reaches its climax this week. It has showcased outstanding homes – big and small – stretching from the Borders to the Hebrides, across the Highlands to Orkney and Shetland, as well as Lothian, Glasgow and the Clyde Valley.
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.