Scottish houses

Eildon Hall, a 19th-century house belonging to the Buccleuch family, has long been cherished for its relaxed conviviality. Now, current custodians Walter and Elizabeth Dalkeith, with designer Olivia Emery, have retained its charmingly domestic feel, but with a considered contemporary twist

A lochside cabin on Scotland’s west coast offers a welcome retreat for Tom and Connie Barton, whose life in London is dominated by his sustainably minded Honest Burgers restaurants and her graphic design business

Keen to create a synergy between the century-old stone building and the Hebridean landscape, Saffron Aldridge and her business partner Scarlett Supple commissioned local artisans to help restore and decorate it with a nature-inspired palette and beautifully balanced textiles

The former owner of Farrow & Ball (and co-founder of Fermoie) Tom Helme's colourful and comfortable Scottish retreat with spectacular views of the islands of Sanda and Rathlin on the furthest point of the Mull of Kintyre.

The textile designer and dealer Susan Deliss is known for her skilled use of colour and pattern. Now she is applying her talents to interior design projects, including this colourful flat in Edinburgh

More than a decade after inheriting their Perthshire estate, James and Caroline Inchyra have realised its full potential, turning this bustling family home into the setting for three thriving business ventures

Take a look inside the late Queen Mother's Scottish castle with our 1959 archive feature on the house, written by Loelia, Duchess of Westminster

A primitive bothy on Jura, one of the Western Isles, has been converted into a comfortable summer bolthole

Ben Tindall, an architect, and his wife, sculptor Jill Watson, have created a simple, unfussy holiday house in a fisherman's cabin on the coast of Scotland

Lamb's House in Leith has been lovingly restored by the conservation architects Kristin Hannesdottir and Nick Groves-Raines

The interiors of Bowhill in the Scottish Borders, one of the seats of the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry, have a rich and colourful history, along with one of the most impressive private art collections in the country

In an extract from  'Modern English: Todhunter Earle Interiors', we take a look at a charming Scottish house repaired and restored for a family relocating from Switzerland

Emily Walsh’s belief that art is to be enjoyed, not just bought and sold, has shaped her approach to both The Fine Art Society, which she runs, and her house in Edinburgh, a serene space filled with 20th-century pottery and prints

As the son of the celebrated artist and sculptor Gerald Laing, Farquhar Ogilvie-Laing is ensuring his family’s legacy lives on, both in the Highland castle home his father saved from ruin and through his prosperous bronze foundry

In December, Lulu Benson welcomes her extended family to Neidpath Castle in the Scottish Borders, where they celebrate the season with reeling and feasting in the vaulted medieval hall

Building a new house in the Scottish Borders enabled artist Sue Phipps to capture the best light for painting, and add character with architectural details and her curiosities

A prime spot on the Fife coastline gave David and Tibi Weir the opportunity to build a home that capitalises on the view and is sympathetic to the landscape and tradition