Balintore Castle Restoration Project

Gavin has done an amazing job tiling a mini kitchen in a servants' room in the basement of the castle. He finished today, using a remain...

Is hard to believe that this classy item of furniture below is a composite of a £10 bookcase (top-half) from Curr and Dewer auction rooms in...

While Angus Council has banned banquets of any form at Balintore Castle, one must I feel, be ready for the call when neither budgetary contr...

As my eyes run over the interiors of the newly restored rooms in the basement of the castle, I am most discomforted by the lack of coving. T...

Well Gregor sanded the slab of reclaimed wood that I bought recently at Steptoe's Yard in Montrose. What we both thought was weathered C...

Having friends banned from visiting me at the castle, has made me realise that I need to take little trips into the world for mental health....

I have been sourcing tiles for the large female servants' sitting room in the basement of the castle. The tiles are for a small kitchen ...