Balintore Castle Restoration Project

One of my rugs caught the eye of some lovely visitors of Persian extraction. Apparently, though the Arabic script is difficult to understand...

This blog entry is a somewhat "dry" or to be more accurate "dry-rotten". :-) However, it reflects the genuine everyday ...

One of the current tasks at the castle is smartening up the accommodation in the entrance tower. Permission has been formally obtained from...

When I discovered that two of today's vistors to Balintore Castle were professional musicians (a violinist and a composer), I couldn...

I had only intended dressing the kitchen wing with flowers for the open day earlier in the year. However, fresh flowers are so transformativ...

One item which holds its value as an antique is the humble bedside cabinet. The reason is that these pieces of furniture are eternally usefu...

Supplies for restoring a castle are not, unfortunately, to be found at your neighbourhood DIY superstore. Sometimes bespoke items have to be...