Scotland's Home of the Year – Series 2
Three property experts scour the country on the hunt for Scotland’s Home of the Year.
Episodes
The Borders and Southern Scotland
In the Borders and southern Scotland, the judges visit a cliff-top home, a renovated former school, and a converted six-storey grain mill. But only one can make it through to the final!
Grampian and the Central Highlands
In Grampian and the Central Highlands, the judges visit a converted church, a self-build with stunning views and a renovated Manse. But only one can make it through to the final!
Glasgow and the Clyde Valley
The 1930s-built property has been given a contemporary edge with a stunning up-to-date colour palette, but many of the original features have been retained throughout, which impresses judges Michael, Anna and Kate. Elsewhere in tonight's area of focus - Glasgow and the Clyde Valley - there's an architectural gem overlooking a golf course with a gravity-defying cantilevered master suite, and a painstakingly restored apartment in the city's West End, with ornately gilded cornices and lovingly repaired plaster work.
Orkney and Shetland
Judges Michael, Anna and Kate are island-hopping this week as they take in some breathtaking properties in Orkney and Shetland in their search for Scotland's Home Of The Year.
Perthshire and Central Scotland
The three properties considered by judges Anna, Kate and Michael tonight are spread throughout Perthshire and Central Scotland - and they're all very different in style. First up is a cute cottage in the conservation village of Strathtay. Formerly a holiday home, artist owner Penny snapped up the two-bed property and transformed it with bright airy interiors and added in a garden room workspace that acts as her painting studio. In Falkirk, the judges climb to the top of a modern-day tower house designed by an architect for himself, his wife and their two children. Minimalist in style, accessories and decorative items are pared back, but there are plenty of considered design features to impress the judges. Last pitstop in this episode is Dunfermline where there's a funky vibe to a three-storey Georgian family home that embraces 1970s style with retro furniture with clashing prints and bold artworks.
Northern Highlands
Architect and teacher Michael Angus, renowned Glasgow-based interior designer Anna Campbell Jones and globally recognised lifestyle blogger Kate Spiers scour the country for Scotland’s Home of the Year. This episode sees them travel to three homes in the Northern Highlands, where Kate is driven to question her love of clutter at an elegant villa in Dornoch. Complete with delightful ‘sitooterie’ and a striking extension, it’s easy to see it is home to an interior designer. Next up for consideration is a timber-frame home outside Thurso. With picture windows framing the view across to Orkney and a balcony facing west, it’s a stunning home, though the judges debate whether it’s actually in the right place. They finish their journey searching for gold at the fabulously named Rainbow’s End, in Skelbo. It's a glass-fronted home with more than one surprise.Each house is marked out of ten, with the judges looking for unique, well-designed and much-loved homes.
Lothians and the East
Architect and teacher Michael Angus, renowned Glasgow-based interior designer Anna Campbell Jones and globally recognised lifestyle blogger Kate Spiers scour the country for Scotland’s Home of the Year. This episode sees them taking in three homes in the Lothians and the east. A two-storey dream home built for a family of four in Dalgety Bay enjoys views all the way from Edinburgh Castle to the Forth Bridges - but Anna isn’t sure about walking across its glass floor. Next up, the judges take a trip down memory lane to a cosy country cottage near Dunbar, which is decorated with vintage wares. Last to face their scrutiny is a stunning Georgian townhouse in the centre of Edinburgh, where the classical architecture, stylish design and family zoning offers something for each of our judges. Each house is marked out of ten, with the judges looking for unique, well-designed and much-loved homes, but only one will make it through to the final.
Argyll and the West
Architect and teacher Michael Angus, renowned Glasgow-based interior designer Anna Campbell Jones and globally recognised lifestyle blogger Kate Spiers continue the search for Scotland’s Home of the Year. This time they are touring three homes in Argyll and the West. It’s bath time for Anna at a waterside home in Oban. Designed as the owners’ forever home, it demonstrates some clever design inside and some stunning views outside. Next, the judges kick back at a personality-packed home on the Isle of Bute, decorated with skulls, swords and a sculptured wooden horse. And lastly, the judges put their feet up at a glass-fronted seaside home in West Kilbride - with stunning views across to Arran, it’s a striking house, but Kate has some queries about the balcony. Each will be marked out of ten, with the judges looking for unique, well-designed and much-loved homes. But only one will make it through to the final.
The Hebrides and Arran
Architect and teacher Michael Angus, renowned Glasgow-based interior designer Anna Campbell Jones and globally recognised lifestyle blogger Kate Spiers scour the country for Scotland’s Home of the Year. This episode sees them island-hopping between the Hebrides and Arran, viewing three unique homes. On Lewis, Michael steps into his very own fairytale at a colourful family home in Stornoway, packed full of local and homemade art. Skye offers a contemporary home overlooking the village of Carbost, with stunning views in all directions. And at the final contender, the judges are whisked away from the rural idyll of Arran to the Big Apple, in a home that blends barn-conversion design with New York loft style. Each house is marked out of ten, with the judges looking for unique, well-designed and much-loved homes, but only one will make it through to the final.
The Final
Architect and teacher Michael Angus, renowned Glasgow-based interior designer Anna Campbell Jones and globally recognised lifestyle blogger Kate Spiers face the unenviable challenge of whittling down the nine regional finalists to their top three, before choosing one overall winner. Gathered together for the first time at the stunning House for an Art Lover in Glasgow, the finalists have the chance to see their fellow contenders, and their homes, for the first time. It’s an anxious moment for them as they wait for the judges to emerge from the deliberation room and announce who will be going home with the trophy.