Scottish Baronial mansion which has gone through an amazing transformation hits the market in beautiful Perthshire location

A classic Baronial mansion given an extraordinary pop art transformation by a creative Scot and his designer wife has been put on the market for £1.75 million.

Stuart and Nikki McAlpine Miller bought The Gart, in Perthshire, in 2016 and immediately set about giving the traditional property and modern overhaul.

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Period features such as panelling, fireplaces and high ceilings were retained, but the rest of the 16,000sq/ft mansion has been given a cutting edge finish.

Nikki said: "I love original features, and I like the mix of contemporary and traditional.

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"We were definitely looking for a place with large open spaces.

"We wanted to create an art gallery within the house, so we wanted to have a lot of wall space and be considerate throughout with colour.

"It was a blank canvas at the time, but the view from every window was like a painting."

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The Gart looks out towards Ben Ledi and the Highlands and dates back to 1935. There was a fire at the property in 1901 and it was substantially rebuilt and extended.

It boasts nine bedrooms including a "sumptuous" master suite with large dressing room and en suite bathroom.

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The house also has grand entertaining rooms including a 50ft long drawing room, billiards room with bar, library with open fire and a morning room.There is a gym and yoga studio, office, shower room and laundry in the basement.

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Echoing the blend of the historic with the avant garde, the kitchen is a bespoke crafted affair to Nikki's own design and is fitted with an Aga.

The Gart is set in 12 acres and there is river frontage to the Teith which has salmon and sea trout fishing rights.

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Stuart and Nikki have now put The Gart, in Perthshire, on the market with Savills for offers over £1.75 million.

Jamie Macnab, from Savills, said: "This is quite simply an astonishing property - already a fine and substantial period house in a wonderfully scenic riverside setting.

"It has been given a whole new dimension by the style and workmanship and luxurious edge of the contemporary elements so boldly conceived and executed by Stuart and Nikki.

"Their name alone certainly adds an additional layer of interest in a sale that is bound to cause ripples not just in the UK, but also internationally."