- More uni courses cut in England
- Haulier fare subsidy 'must remain'
- Tax-dodging landlords 'targeted'
- Housing market recovery 'not there'
- 'Little prospect' for oil fund plan
- Disability cuts 'are devastating'
- Heart care 'more likely for rich'
- Lockerbie probe request to Libya
- Lennon bomb plot accused for trial
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- 'Serious failings' at health board
- Cottage death OAP 'was murdered'
- Murder jury retraces woman's steps
- Pine marten control called for
- Direct flights 'key for economy'
- Navy diver joins Concordia probe
- Independence plan 'may block bank'
- Moore suggests earlier referendum
- Anorexia no fad, says MSP father
- Bronze sculpture stolen from museum
At Home
Pat Elliott: ‘Take stock of the features you like most’
IF your existing kitchen cabinets, worktops, appliances and lighting are in good shape but you want a new look for spring, try the following tips.
Interiors: Style doctor
Q: I love 1950s-style furniture and have bought quite a few pieces at auction. I am currently trying to find bedside tables, without any success. Could you help?
P Johnson
Interiors: Designer Bernie Hurst’s coast home is as stylish as her visionary footwear
WHEN designer Bernie Hurst went on holiday seven years ago, she was dismayed to find the footwear she had packed was going to cost her more than £200 in excess baggage charges. Which is when she came up with the idea for... detachable shoes. “I have always loved shoes and have more than 100 pairs,” she explains.
Interiors: Grant and Laura Clouston see the light in basement Edinburgh apartment
SEEING potential in some properties can require a huge amount of imagination. In December 2009, when builder and developer Ian Murray viewed an A-listed garden apartment at 31a Heriot Row in Edinburgh’s New Town for potential clients Grant and Laura Clouston, he needed all the imagination he could muster.
Interiors: Happy accident proved the masterplan for Marie and John Owen
WITH backgrounds in fashion, it is no surprise that John and Marie Owen’s property is one that sets trends rather than follows them.
Lynn O'Rourke
Lynn O’Rourke: ‘I got rid of all the too-small, too-old, too-ugly coats and cagouls’
I HAVE been trying to streamline our home life – again – in a bid to make it to the car in the morning without returning to the house half a dozen times. Progress to date has involved clearing the passageway to our garage, where coats, boots and shoes converge, assaulting me from all sides as I attempt to squeeze past.
Lynn O’Rourke: ‘The washing machine is accessible again’
I’M NOT imagining it, the days are getting longer and the nights are getting lighter. No matter how wintry it might still feel, there is a sense that spring may be on its way, which can make you feel a bit livelier.
Lynne O’Rourke: ‘The eldest one’s room doesn’t look too bad - I find that strangely disconcerting’
HAVING been at a work event one evening I returned home late to a quiet house. It didn’t matter that I hadn’t been there though, all I had to do was look around and the night’s events were laid out before me.
Homes
Lynn O’Rourke: ‘I got rid of all the too-small, too-old, too-ugly coats and cagouls’
I HAVE been trying to streamline our home life – again – in a bid to make it to the car in the morning without returning to the house half a dozen times. Progress to date has involved clearing the passageway to our garage, where coats, boots and shoes converge, assaulting me from all sides as I attempt to squeeze past.
Lynne O’Rourke: ‘I check the basket and choke on my coffee’
I HAVE been trying to visualise our garden as a fragrant haven, which isn’t easy when all around is cold and dank.
Moving drama: Restoring an Edinburgh flat
For actress and businesswoman Monica Gibb, her role in the restoration of an Edinburgh flat was to allow its original character to shine
Interiors: Flat 1/2 Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow
A mixture of old and new, practical and decorative ensures the Bells’ Glasgow home is far from boring
2 commentsPat Elliott: ‘Specific patterns can narrow down options’
KITCHEN trends change rapidly. However, provided the bones of your kitchen design are in place, refreshing the look can be simple and cost effective.
Gardens
Rebecca Govier: A mixture of plants to transform your garden
OVER the coming weeks I will be speaking to nursery folk around Scotland about how to mix new plants with old favourites in a way I hope will inspire you to transform or create borders in your garden. Remember, don’t think of plants in isolation – good plantings are about smart partnerships of colour, texture and shape.
Gardens: Traquair House a piece of living history, not a museum, says Catherine Maxwell Stuart
STANDING at the centre of a group of ancient yew trees, you begin to understand the magical nature of Traquair. Only a few metres away, a well-clipped maze can hold you as tightly as any embrace. It’s this duality of nature and formality that runs through these grounds.
Gardens: A collection of Victorian glasshouses is the star of the show at Kailzie
THERE are so many dimensions to the garden at Kailzie in Peebleshsire that it is easy to overlook the striking row of colour-filled Victorian glasshouses that run across the south-facing façade of the walled garden.
Gardening: The spectacular formal gardens at Guthrie Castle
GUTHRIE Castle, a 15th-century stronghold situated in rich farmland near Forfar, in Angus, is approached down an avenue of cherry trees flanked by woodlands full of rhododendrons.
- Alan Pattullo: Dignity, not sanctimony, is required at Parkhead
- 300 jobs at risk as Ryanair axes five Edinburgh routes
- Suzanne Pilley trial: I kissed her goodbye then never saw her again, says would-be lover
- Rangers administration: Craig Whyte’s promise to step aside and hand Rangers over to fans ‘ludicrous’
- David Cameron is playing into the SNP’s hands, says Michael Forsyth
- Scottish independence: Spectre of border controls raised by top Tory
- David Cameron is playing into the SNP’s hands, says Michael Forsyth
- Scottish independence: Alex Salmond hits back at Tory ‘Bourbons’ in battle over devo-max
- Scottish independence: Anti-Scottish jibes boost separation, Michael Gove warns Right
- The Rumour Mill: Monday’s football news and gossip
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Weather for Edinburgh
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 7 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 26 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 5 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 29 mph
Wind direction: West
