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Meet the Maker: Chris Turner, Cabinetmaker

You have to love what you do in life. I saw this in my own family, growing up in Northern Ireland. My dad made...

See how a bright extension incorporates a striking kitchen, diner, and snug

Adding an extension to this Edwardian villa gave its owners new space inside – and more space outside When Jim and Henrietta Simpson of Glasgow-based Designworks...

Living Rooms

Chill-out zone, den, lounge –  whatever you choose to call it, the living room is a space for all the family and the pressure's...

Fake flowers are upping the style stakes

Fabulous faux We all know the famous saying “fake it till you make it,” but what if going faux was making it? Previously shunned for...

Trendwatch: Red hot

For interiors that can take the heat Ask the expert Red is having a revival. You may need to some stealth to embrace it, however. “If...

Case study: Plunge pool

When interior designer Stephanie Dunning was brought in to help her clients build a garden house, her job was made significantly easier on two fronts...

The overhaul of a full townhouse in Edinburgh’s New Town has spectacular results

Bold, brave choices have created a home that suits its owners down to the ground

Behind Closed Doors: Glasgow Guild

Restoring and reupholstering furniture might be a new career for the two men behind this venture, but they have already won a legion of...

Meet the Maker: Ewan Ogilvie, Cabinetmaker

“I worked as an accountant until I was 40, at which point I decided to take up furniture-making. My biggest challenge was my first kitchen. I took on the job without the vaguest idea of how long it would take…"

Waterworks

They share the same medium but these two artists have very different styles. Angus McEwan and Jenny Matthews come together at the Smithy Gallery,...