The discovery of rot could have stopped this project in its tracks. Instead, it forced a rethink of the plans – and a radically better design emergedArt Words by LhouetteMeet the maker: Angie Lewin, printmakerIn the frame: Richard ParryThis Life: Jeanetta Rowan Hamilton INTERIORS This designer used experience gained from her past properties when she took on her new homeUnashamed luxury meets glamorous styling in a dazzling chalet in the AlpsDesign special: Spin cityIt only took a few seconds to fall in love with a chalet in the Swiss AlpsAn elegant interior that’s also a comfortable home for four young children ARCHITECTURE The discovery of rot could have stopped this project in its tracks. Instead, it forced a rethink of the plans – and a radically better design emergedOnce used for storage, this two-floor basement is now a light-filled luxury homeIt could be the future of Scottish house building, an eco-friendly tenementDownsizing from a Georgian villa to a new-build in the back gardenHow the landscape informed a precious project in North Ayrshire TRENDWATCH Trendwatch: GalacticTrendwatch: The colour purpleTrendwatch: Clown aroundTrendwatch: Try the plyTrendwatch: Line upTrendwatch: Cut the mustard MOODBOARD Moodboard: Respect your eldersMoodboard: Farm freshMoodboard: Club classMoodboard: Three and easyMoodboard: Home at last SAMPLER Sampler: Sunshine stateSampler: Little birdieSampler: Grass rootsSampler: Pink paintSampler: Iconic ikat ESCAPE Escape: The Old Fire StationEscape: Killiehuntly FarmhouseEscape: Lews CastleEscape: The Ship InnEscape: Balbinny READING LIST Surf Shacks by IndoekFaraway/Nearby by Jan TöveBook Towns by Alex JohnsonNomadic Homes by Philip JodidioThe Hinterland by Gestalten
