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...

As 2021 draws to a close (and what a year it has been), we’re taking the opportunity to pay tribute to the place that has been a constant, kept us safe and provided sanctuary over the last twelve months: home.

The 16th-century Kilmartin Castle in Argyll has been restored by this enterprising couple, who have filled it with treasures from their world travels and turned it into a boutique B&B

It’s the start of the cooler season, and that means it’s time to coorie in and hibernate – or to gear up into full festive swing. This edition embraces both

Doing your homework and taking plenty of thinking time is the best way to get results, as this grand home in a former Edinburgh school demonstrates

Her family farm in Perthshire hosts laid-back weddings and craft workshops, produces delicious home-cooked food, and rents out gorgeous boltholes

The award-winning comic-book writer describes the library as "my ticket to a million other worlds, each one bound neatly and stacked in rows"

The Glasgow florist’s eye for colour is put to good use in both her west-end home and her sculptural bouquets and arrangements

We’ve all heard of the his’n’hers bathroom –  but what about the his’n’hers kitchen?