Summary
As the lure of a week without rain tempts Scots to seek out the sun, I'm already back at home after a brief jaunt to Spain. This time I'd gone out there full of good intentions. Nothing to do with swearing off sangria or body-swerving Magnums, I'd promised myself I wouldn't be tempted by the local shops. No more lugging bargains home, only to find they didn't look quite as good in a Victorian flat as they did in a Spanish hacienda. But what do you know - there was this great pottery place practically on the doorstep (well, maybe an hour's drive or so along a stomach-churning dirt track skirting a sheer drop). So now I just have to find space in my kitchen for a new clay Spanish cooking pot (suitable for a family of approximately 25) amidst last year's Provencal potato dish (serves around 23), and the previous year's countless Italian pasta bowls.
But there are some people who manage to get the balance just right. Furniture importer Nick Gilmour is one of them. He and his Indonesian wife, Airin, have filled the rural home they converted four years ago with the type of beautiful furniture that Nick's company, Batavia, now imports. When Nick and Airin discovered a disused berry farm in Perthshire, they immediately bought it and set about converting the derelict buildings into the striking home they have today.See the full content of this document
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At Home
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