Stirlingshire home owners hope it will prove a hit on top BBC TV show
The property - named 'The Dairy' - will feature as part of an episode of 'Scotland's Home of the Year' in the Central and Tayside region which is set to run on Monday evening.
A Deanston family are hoping their dream home will be a hit with judges on one of their favourite TV shows.
Mhairi Wilson and her husband Andrew live with their blended family of four teenagers — Ben (21 – Mhairi's son) and Andrew's children, Harry, 19, Hamish, 18, and Hannah, 14, - in The Dairy.
The house features on the latest episode of the cult programme 'Scotland's Home of the Year'.
In Central and Tayside, the couple's farm steading conversion near Doune will come up against a modernist bungalow in Broughty Ferry, and a detached Victorian home in Auchterarder.
Asked what would be her dream home, Mhairi said: 'Honestly, we've found it. The Dairy gives us everything we hoped for — views, light, space, warmth and complete joy.
'It feels like a retreat for our blended family and a home full of love and personality. I love that we have this place where everyone can come and go and be loved and looked after then head off back to their lives, usually with a load of food and their bags of washing done!
'Having this big blended family really is a joy and we all love this home.'
Summing up its style, she added: 'I'd say it's Contemporary Scottish with global influences. The interiors reflect what I'd call Joyful Maximalism — more is more, but not too much. The home captures who we are as people, our personalities and passions. Colour emerged as the defining factor.'
Mhairi, who runs Shine Creative, a PR agency for travel and hospitality businesses, is also an interiors writer for Scottish Field, a freelance travel writer and is currently studying a diploma in interior design. Her husband Andrew works for a bank.
She first applied for the show two years ago.
'But the time wasn't right,' said Mhairi. 'A lot of our furniture hadn't even arrived - but the producers came back to me, did the recce and then we were told we were picked for Central Region.
'The experience was so much fun and the crew were just so lovely. I feel proud of breaking out of my world of neutrals, which is what my home was like before we bought The Dairy, so I was just so delighted to have the chance to share my inspiration and journey with colour, which I fully embraced.
'Scotland's Home of the Year is hands down my favourite television programme so having our home featured was just such a thrill.'
The family first moved into The Dairy on Valentine's Day 2023.
'Andrew and I were both single parents and met just before the pandemic. We kept our relationship going over Zoom until we unlocked and then started to build a life together across two homes – mine in Dunblane with my son Ben and his in Edinburgh with his children, Harry, Hamish and Hannah. Judges Anna, Banjo and Danny must decide who will represent Central & Tayside at the grand final held at Glasgow's House For An Art Lover.
Scotland's Home of the Year, Ep4/7 Central & Tayside, is on BBC One Scotland on Monday, May 12, 8.30pm-9pm.
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