Homes & Interiors Scotland

Published bi-monthly, Homes & Interiors Scotland is loyal to showcasing beautifully designed homes and innovative architecture. It’s a collectors’ magazine covering the latest trends and aspirational kit to covet, from wallpaper, paint and fabric to furniture, food and gardens. Its 300-plus pages are filled with sharp, informative writing to complement the striking and professional imagery. Work by flourishing and established artists and makers reflects the country's creative landscape, while the annual free supplements accompany what is an invaluable design and cultural source book.

EDITOR’S WELCOME

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HOMES & INTERIORS SCOTLAND

INDIA HICKS

THIS life KATE SPIERS • The broadcaster, serial renovator and interiors influencer shows us round her Glasgow flat with its winning blend of Victorian and 1970s styling

A SLICE OF LIFE

MONITOR • TRENDS | ESSENTIALS | NEWS | IDEAS

INTERIORS news • THIS SEASON’S STYLES

Au naturel • Revel in the wild, informal beauty of the new season’s garden blooms

BISCA • Flights of fancy meet time-honoured craftsmanship at this innovative staircase firm

DISCOVERY • OFF THE BEATEN TRACK

TRENDWATCH SINGING THE BLUES

TRENDWATCH SUNNY SIDE UP

TRENDWATCH SIMPLY RED

HEIRLOOM • KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY

ART WORKS • Pops of pigment inspired by the great painter David Hockney

LIME CORDIAL • Beautiful, fresh, zesty adornment to uplift

HOW BIZARRE • DESIGN INNOVATION

Bathrooms

SNAZZY SURFACES • Give your walls and floors attention – wild prints and a mix of colour are the order of the day

GET BUSY • A lick of paint and a roll of wallpaper can quickly transform your space, but is it just as straightforward in the bathroom? What should you be looking out for? Where should you start?

SOOTHING SERENITY • Create a carefree environment with neutral hues

TAKE IT LYING DOWN • Bathe with traditional beauty

A CUT ABOVE • Sleek and chic shower solutions making waves

STAND OUT • Opt for a statement sink to add character

BATHROOM news • FRESH IN FOR THE MASTER SUITE

MADE TO MEASURE

PRIVATE VIEW • Let the light in and enhance your space immeasurably

MODERN MASTERS • Choose smooth lines and simple shapes for lasting impact

EXOTIC ESCAPE • Invoke those relaxing, holiday feelings

KITCHEN news • FLAVOURS TO SAVOUR

READING list • As we emerge from lockdown, we’ll still need books to guide us. Here’s a diverse, illuminating selection for both daily life and daydreaming

CHARLOTTE RIORDAN • Charlotte Riordan heads up contemporary and post-war art sales at auction house Lyon & Turnbull, and appears on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow as a paintings specialist

KEEP IT UNDER WRAPS • Enveloping the extension in aluminium mesh has turned a dated suburban villa into a stylish and much more contemporary home

STYLE COUNCIL • This dilapidated semi has shed its breezeblock shell and ropey DIY past to emerge as a spacious, thoughtful, well-crafted family home

FOR LOVE AND HONEY • Commissioning your own build gets you the home you’ve always dreamt of, as one happy beekeeper in the Borders has discovered

OPEN-AIR EXTRAS

DESIGNIDEAS • DECOR THAT’S OUT THERE

SIMON HARLOW & LEWIS HARLEY • Surface designers, Mirrl

ART news • UPCOMING SHOWS AND ARTISTS TO KNOW

WILLIAM CROZIER • Part of the Soho avant-garde of the 1950s, he blossomed into a painter of rare emotional intensity

ART WORDS • FIRST PERSON

KIDS news • WHAT THE WEE ONES WANT

BARN AGAIN • Until very recently,...