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summer retreat but, when the family moved back permanently
to Scotland in 2008, it became their family home.
“It had been renovated in the 1980s, and it was liveable but
tired,” recalls Emma. She was eager to make the space work
better and adapt it to the needs of her own family. She worked on
the steading gradually, getting to know the quirks of the building,
and made changes to accommodate both her work (she has a
design studio at home) and her home life.
Her travels have had a direct influence on the decor. Colour
and texture are key. When Emma lived in the Middle East,
she couldn’t paint the walls, since the property was rented, so
she would use textiles to add colour and depth. Here, she has
employed the same concept, layering print and pattern with
neutral walls to keep rooms light and airy but welcoming.
The kitchen is a very relaxed affair. Emma rearranged the
space, rather than doing a complete refit. Russwood’s Chateau
Grey solid engineered oak flooring is warm and rustic and
complements the existing kitchen units that have been repainted
in Zoffany’s Cobblestone. A pine table has been revived by a
local joiner and family friend, who added pan drawers and a
shelf for cookbooks. The scrubbed pine top contributes to

[Top, then clockwise] The
studio board is for a project
Emma has been working on
in Pennan; in the washroom
a Kantha quilt in indigo from
Rebecca’s Aix, the pendant
light is made.com’s smoke grey
Plume lamp with a Plumen
bulb; swatches litter Emma’s
home studio space; the family
room is cosy with highlights
including a wooden block side
table from Timber Stone in
Aboyne, with s legs added,
an Indian silver console table
and painting by Emma’s mother,
Jennifer Hudson

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