The Scottish House: Eclectic and Unique InteriorsFrom the grand baronial style with its Italianate splendors to the Glasgow tenements once thought of as slums and now landmarked for preservation: through visually arresting photographs and an evocative text, feel the spirit of the Scottish home and the people who have contributed so much to the country's heritage. Standouts include the restored Liberton House, shown in dappled sunlight from its garden, as well as fishermen's cottages with boat-shaped "sterns" that defy the gales. |
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architect architectural artist Arts became bedroom bought building built cabinet CASTING castle ceiling chair Charles collection containing cottage created decorated Detail dining room door drawing room Drumlanrig Duke Earl early Edinburgh eighteenth eighteenth-century English entrance fire fireplace fishing floor French front furniture garden give Gordon ground guest hall hangs Highland Hill Hopetoun interior INVENTIVE TRADITIONS island Italy James John King kitchen known Laird land late later leading LEFT light living lodge Lord mantelpiece Marquess mirror Mount Stuart nineteenth century once OPPOSITE original Orkney owners painted panelling portrait present preserved reflects restored RIGHT Robert roof Royal Scotland Scots Scottish seventeenth century showing side space square staircase stands Street style supported tenement tower TOWERS OF FORTITUDE TRADITIONS Traquair URBANE ORIGINALS Victorian VISIONS OF SPLENDOUR walls