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Kitchen Transformation
Works are now complete to this impressive listed Victorian property in Edinburgh. The clients asked us to relocate the kitchen from the...

Ian McMillan
Mar 62 min read
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Convert It!
It's great to be published again, and this time it's in the February 2025 issue of Build It magazine. The focus piece is on 'Garages...

Ian McMillan
Mar 31 min read
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Review of 2024 - 10 of the best!
Now is the traditional time to reflect and look back on the year and also to celebrate the achievements and successes. Getting actually/...

Ian McMillan
Dec 27, 20243 min read
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Hot off the press!
You can read about our Kelso project in the Jan/Feb 25 issue of Homes & Interiors Scotland, which is just on the newsagents shelves....

Ian McMillan
Dec 27, 20241 min read
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Newcastle Progress
We’re excited that works are now at the wind and watertight stage in our Darras Hall house remodelling and retrofit project outside...

Ian McMillan
Nov 7, 20242 min read
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Two’s Company – Planning Approval
Two of our planning applications were successfully approved this week! Both within Edinburgh, one in Meadowbank is a rear extension...

Ian McMillan
Oct 24, 20241 min read
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Glasgow Disabled Scouts – Glengoyne Lodge
It’s just been over a year since the inaugural opening of the extended and refurbished Glengoyne Lodge at the Auchengillan Outdoor Centre...

Ian McMillan
Oct 17, 20241 min read
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Contemporary Workspace
In this fit out and refurbishment, the challenge was to make this low, vaulted ceiling in a 19th century former storage space in...

Ian McMillan
Oct 16, 20241 min read
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Steady Progress
This family home in Edinburgh had grown organically over the years with various extensions and alterations, which lead to a deep plan,...

Ian McMillan
Oct 15, 20242 min read
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Energy Efficient Retrofit Progress
Works are well underway in this retrofit project for a large detached family home on the outskirts of Edinburgh. As well as internal...

Ian McMillan
Oct 15, 20241 min read
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Aligning With Expectations
Houses tend to evolve and expand over time, sometimes in a piecemeal fashion, and often we have to edit existing extensions, to make the...

Ian McMillan
Aug 6, 20242 min read
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Rocking Along: Progressing in a smooth fashion
Works are almost complete in this north facing garden extension to a 1980s bungalow in Edinburgh. The orientation meant getting sunlight...

Ian McMillan
Jul 24, 20241 min read
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Rebuilding Castles
(NEW)CASTLE PROGRESS: We’re excited that works are firmly underway at our Darras Hall house remodelling and retrofit project outside...

Ian McMillan
Jun 25, 20242 min read
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From Church Hall to Two Stunning Homes
You don’t have to go ahead with plans to transform a whole building in one go - you can complete your project in stages. Our client...

Ian McMillan
Jun 11, 20243 min read
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Drawing Inspiration
We often use hand sketches and models as a way of working out the design problems in three dimensions in the early stages of design. In...

Ian McMillan
May 29, 20241 min read
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Befores and Afters
Some properties can feel daunting, and it can be difficult to imagine how they could be in the future. Get ideas for your home from some...

Ian McMillan
May 29, 20241 min read
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Re-inventing the bungalow
BUILDING IDEAS with Mark Millar Could This Be The Best Renovation Project You Could Take On? In this podcast Mark Millar is joined by the...

Ian McMillan
May 15, 20241 min read
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