Scottish cashmere is reputed to be among the very best you can get, but what makes it so special? After all, most of the world’s cashmere starts off from the same place – the fine, soft hair of goats tended by nomadic herdsmen in Mongolia.
A south-facing hillside on the shores of beautiful Loch Duich in Lochalsh would be many people’s dream plot. It certainly seemed so to outdoors-loving couple Peter and Neepa Atkinson when they were searching for a site on which to build a home.
The vintage stores, independent retailers and quirky businesses that are breathing life into the Merchants’ Quarter of Kirkcaldy High Street have a new neighbour: Phil+Sophy.
The architect, entrepreneur and founder of interiors brand Buster + Punch has crafted a unique lakeside family home that encapsulates all of his passions
Where do you set up home when the world is your oyster? Danny and Rhian Tazioli enjoyed working overseas, but during one spell abroad, in South Korea, they realised their priorities had changed...
Glenlivet's Speyside distillery is heaven on Earth for lovers of whisky
Words Miriam Methuen-Jones
if your tipple of choice is a dram of the good stuff,...
The cookbook writer, food stylist and shopkeeper splits her time between her Borders cottage and Elliott’s, her expanding food and homewares emporium in Edinburgh
For a chalet designer, you’d imagine the task would be straightforward: simply create cosy boltholes, swathed in faux fur and warm wood, for snuggling up in after an exhilarating day in the mountains. But not everyone who loves the Alps enough to want a home in this part of the world restricts their visits to the ski season.
Update your Christmas shopping list with our selection of the best gift books – or why not treat yourself to a good read for the long winter evenings...
