BBC’s Scotland’s Christmas Home of the Year has been announced this week, unveiling the most festive of them all. The well-known Scotland’s Home of the Year has a Christmas version, with homes in Lesmahagow, Cumbernauld, Dalkeith, Alloa and Fraserburgh in the run this 2024 season.
The homes were judged by Interior designers Anna Campbell-Jones, Banjo Beale and architect Danny Campbell, who deemed a traditional Victorian farmhouse in Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire as the winner. The property is home to Angela and Mark Breen and their four children Marylee, Samuel, Marcus and Rosa.
Angela told the BBC: “Winning Scotland’s Christmas Home of the Year 2024 is an unbelievable achievement.
“We adopted a traditional approach to decorating for Christmas. Lots of velvet, burgundy, natural foliage, dried oranges, and handmade crafts. It was a family effort, and the children love to get on board with creating decorations and adding their own interpretations of what a Victorian Christmas should look like.”
Judge and interior designer Anna Campbell Jones said: “The Festive Farmhouse is the epitome of what anyone visiting this planet would imagine the perfect Scottish Christmas home to be. Fellow judge Banjo Beale said: “It was a frosty reception outside but inside the Festive Farmhouse was a warm wonderland of fire, foliage and vintage family fun.”
Architect Danny Campbell said: “Every feature lends itself to festive adornments, with a layout primed for entertaining family and friends.”