Inside colourful & creative flat in seaside town that features on Scotland's Home of the Year on BBC

Scottish Sun

22-04-2025

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SCOTLAND'S Home of the Year was back on out telly screens last night with a line up of stunning properties.
The BBC property competition has returned for its seventh season.
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The seaside conversion in Saltcoats is full of colour and creativity
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The pattern on the sewing room walls was inspired by a cushion
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The flat has a large spacious kitchen which is also packed with colour
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There is a vibrant dressing room on the loft conversion
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Judges Anna Campbell-Jones, Banjo Beale and Danny Campbell are on the look out for Scotland's most exceptional spaces.
And in last night's episode the trio were in the west and visited a colourful family flat in Saltcoats, a Victorian villa in Helensburgh and a 1930s sandstone bungalow in Giffnock.
First up was the seaside conversion in the Ayrshire town of Saltcoats, home to Tracey, Scott and their children Alfie, Blossom and Marley.
Inside the four-bedroom seafront apartment is packed with colour and creativity which caught the judges' attention.
Each room has been lovingly decorated with bright colours and patterns.
On the first floor of the flat, there is a large family kitchen, a living room, a bathroom and three bedrooms.
The upstairs conversion boasts a big double bedroom, a dressing room and an ensuite bathroom.
Tracey's favourite spot in her home is the dining table by the large bay windows which show stunning views of the seafront.
She added: "So this is our favourite spot in the home.
"We do everything here. Everybody is always around the table, Christmas dinners, board games, homework, and we get to look out onto the beautiful view."
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After taking a look around the family home, it was time for the judges to give their scores.
Banjo said: "This is a wild little family home, it's upside down, it's up-cycled, it's painted all sorts of colours. It's a fun little home."
Danny added that the property was a "beautifully coloured family home".
Anna said she admired the way the homeowner "used their home like a paint pallet to play with colour, pattern and texture."
She added: "It feels really fresh, sincere and fun."
The home was given an overall score of 25 by the judges in the end.
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There are a total of four bedrooms in the family home
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The family bathroom is also full of colour
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But it was not enough to top the judges' favourite which was the sandstone bungalow in Giffnock - thanks to its 'nana furniture'.
Graphic designer Pamela, 38, shares her home with businessman hubby Gordon, 38, and their eight-year-old son Caleb.
And the judges were blown away with her interior design, including a sky lantern in the hallway and the living room with pale pink walls and dark wooden floors.
But Banjo was particularly impressed with the 'nana furniture' adding that it also managed to 'look contemporary'.
Chuffed Pamela adds: 'It's not to everyone's taste because not everyone likes granny style.
'But I love it when you mix it with high street and more modern accessories and stuff. So I'm all for the granny.'
It got a perfect score of 30 from the judges.