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The Great Bannister Mystery

February 15, 2021 Britt Smith 1 Comment

One of Bardmony’s most beautiful features is, without doubt, the main staircase. Centering around a rather grand cupola, it features…

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Filed under: #bannister, #BardmonyHouse, #historicproperty, #mystery, #renovation, #ruralscotland, #spiralstaircase, #StrathmoreValley

Wading In: The Study, Part IV (The Big Reveal!)

February 7, 2021 Britt Smith 1 Comment

I can hardly believe we’re through January already – it seemed to go by in an absolute flash! And I…

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Filed under: #antiques, #auctions, #BardmonyHouse, #farrowandball, #historicproperty, #renovation, #ruralscotland, #sofadotcom, #StrathmoreValley, #tartancarpet, #thestudy

Wading In: The Study, Part III

January 26, 2021 Britt Smith 2 Comments

Full disclosure: I’m not doing the big reveal with all the furniture and decorative bits and the really cool fun…

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Filed under: #BardmonyHouse, #farrowandball, #historicproperty, #renovation, #ruralscotland, #StrathmoreValley, #thestudy

Wading In: The Study, Part II

January 23, 2021 Britt Smith

Before we bought Bardmony, Chris and I had only ever bought relatively modern houses. These are generally fairly straightforward in…

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Filed under: #BardmonyHouse, #eBay, #historicproperty, #newlighting, #periodlighting, #renovation, #ruralscotland, #StrathmoreValley, #thestudy, #wallsconces

Wading In: The Study, Part I

January 16, 2021 Britt Smith

With Christmas and the start of the new year at work, time has been a little short to write anything…

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Filed under: #BardmonyHouse, #Bona, #historicproperty, #renovation, #ruralscotland, #StrathmoreValley, #thestudy, #woodenfloors

Oh, Christmas Tree

December 7, 2020 Britt Smith 1 Comment

Since before we moved in to Bardmony, Chris and I have been dreaming about what our first Christmas in the…

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Filed under: #BardmonyHouse, #Christmas, #historicproperty, #holidaycheer, #ruralscotland, #StrathmoreValley

A Time for Thanks

November 29, 2020 Britt Smith 1 Comment

We’ve been in Bardmony about 4 months now, and we’ve finally started to settle into a rhythm. It has taken…

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Filed under: #BardmonyHouse, #historicproperty, #StrathmoreValley, #thanksgiving

The History of Bardmony House: a Brief Introduction

November 15, 2020 Britt Smith 2 Comments

Bardmony House is old. Really, really old. At first glance, it just looks like a very fine Georgian country home,…

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Filed under: #BardmonyHouse, #dowerhouse, #heroninacarrotfield, #historicproperty, #StrathmoreValley

An Autumn Morning

November 8, 2020 Britt Smith 1 Comment

Situated between Perth and Dundee, Bardmony House overlooks the flood plain of the Strathmore Valley. To the south of the…

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Filed under: #BardmonyHouse, #countrylife, #countrywalks, #historicproperty, #StrathmoreValley

The Dream of Bardmony…

November 7, 2020 Britt Smith 10 Comments

We were snowed in, working from home in the teeny tiny office room in our early 1970s semi-detached house outside…

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Filed under: #BardmonyHouse, #buyingahouse, #dreambig, #historicproperty, #homesickabroad, #movingtoScotland, #StrathmoreValley

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