Jill Macnair’s Peaceful Retreat In The Scottish Highlands

Interior designer Jill Macnair shows us around her home in the Scottish Highlands, a place of retreat that brings her a sense of peace, place and connection to the natural world.
Filming and Editing: Edmund Cook
Production: Hannah Phillips
Graphic Design: Tom Young
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  • @themodernhouse_films
    @themodernhouse_films Жыл бұрын

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  • @Richard_____
    @Richard_____ Жыл бұрын

    We've driven past this home many times. Very beautiful and in a beautiful setting.

  • @carolyncross9950
    @carolyncross9950 Жыл бұрын

    We bought a derelict barn in SW France which we'll be forever renovating and like this owner, I had originally envisaged it as a place for family and friends to frequently be together. Not exactly a party house but kind of. That actually hasn't turned out to be the case and for a brief moment, I was sad about that but then I realised that we had in fact embraced the total opposite, just as the owner did. It was good to hear her articulate that with no regret; it made me realise that's exactly how I feel.

  • @Songbirdstress

    @Songbirdstress

    Жыл бұрын

    It's surprisingly difficult to get people to come to beautiful places. Same here. No matter.

  • @anonnymous4684

    @anonnymous4684

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Songbirdstress It depends on how accessible the place is. I wouldn't be surprised if the most of the friends of the woman in video live in London which means that getting to the highlands is going to be quite a big endeavour. If though, this house was in Sussex, she'd probably have a regular stream of visitors.

  • @rubychew6535
    @rubychew6535 Жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful home with such tranquilly. The colors are so calming and peaceful.

  • @aquajuwel7098
    @aquajuwel7098 Жыл бұрын

    I love this so much. I could absolutely live there. I’m Norwegian, In 2004 I was on a motorcycle ride in the highlands in Scotland and I still think about it often. The beauty, the small villages on the coastline. It was pure magical.

  • @BaDazai
    @BaDazai Жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful home, and those views. I'm in love with all of it 😍

  • @JamesJustNow
    @JamesJustNow Жыл бұрын

    I couldn't think of a more beautiful place to live.

  • @fransirahome
    @fransirahome Жыл бұрын

    Wow...what a view from sitting room, really beautiful home.

  • @kayelle8005
    @kayelle8005 Жыл бұрын

    Stunning retreat. So happy for her.

  • @OrendaDesignStudio
    @OrendaDesignStudio Жыл бұрын

    Feels so calm and positive.❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @MaxamillianStudio
    @MaxamillianStudio Жыл бұрын

    Just a beautiful video capturing a beautiful authentic place. Thank you.

  • @charlieboylol527
    @charlieboylol527 Жыл бұрын

    What beautiful house ,a place were you can just unwind and appreciate the surroundings nothing flash just a peaceful place I love it , thanks 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍😊

  • @aleksandraalexander4506
    @aleksandraalexander4506 Жыл бұрын

    Well conceived home, and use of materials to bring about a beautiful place.

  • @CalmDown4628
    @CalmDown4628 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful and serene home. Stay blessed.

  • @andreahuszar-wolff5763
    @andreahuszar-wolff5763 Жыл бұрын

    1oo and 50 percent. We see and feel this beautiful land. Thank you so much for sharing

  • @kevinreid2720
    @kevinreid2720 Жыл бұрын

    I adore this! Stunning interior and landscape, wow!

  • @mmebirdie7125
    @mmebirdie7125 Жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful, beautiful house and surroundings. The owner is truly blessed.

  • @mylifeasjessio
    @mylifeasjessio Жыл бұрын

    I love it. Connecting with nature helps you connect to yourself.

  • @TibiDico
    @TibiDico Жыл бұрын

    So much serenity with free space to roam and oodles of fresh air to breathe--so vital in the midst (still!) of a pandemic. It absolutely takes my breath away!

  • @robertedwards9055
    @robertedwards9055 Жыл бұрын

    I want to visit Scotland so badly. This video intensified that desire. Stunning views. (As usual, the architecture and design featured in the video is remarkable.)

  • @phmwu7368

    @phmwu7368

    Жыл бұрын

    ... mosquitos everywhere ?

  • @irampotter

    @irampotter

    Жыл бұрын

    @@phmwu7368 No mosquitos as such but the highland Midge is an annoying little thing which can be a problem in Summer, by September they are mostly history for the season but there are some well known repellents that are not totally toxic that you can use, a quick online search would sort you out. It is a extraordinarily beautiful part of the world, I need to go back again soon, maybe even move there to live for a while.

  • @stephaniefagan1736

    @stephaniefagan1736

    Жыл бұрын

    Save up and go. Enjoy!

  • @eventide8744

    @eventide8744

    5 ай бұрын

    Get ready for poverty right around every corner! :)

  • @ainurabazekenova7336
    @ainurabazekenova7336 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful house!!! I love minimalism!

  • @wesleycardinal8869
    @wesleycardinal8869 Жыл бұрын

    A beautiful home in a stunning location. It looks like a home with a heart unlike some of the architectural masterpieces I've seen. Well done everyone. 👍

  • @JustAnamValentina
    @JustAnamValentina Жыл бұрын

    speachless ....so so beautiful

  • @fashionforwarddd
    @fashionforwarddd7 ай бұрын

    This video is filled with so much peace❤

  • @MarsHouseDesign
    @MarsHouseDesign Жыл бұрын

    I am the architect. I love decorating and love my home but you help me elevate it more. Great suggestions!! Thank you!

  • @healingwithzac
    @healingwithzac Жыл бұрын

    I FREAKING LOVETHIS ONE!

  • @cmumford1477
    @cmumford1477 Жыл бұрын

    Saw this home shown in a magazine some time back. Loved it then. Seeing even more with this video it is truly spectacular. It evokes tranquility and honours the magnificent landscape upon which it sits. Really beautiful...

  • @melindadouglas1673
    @melindadouglas1673 Жыл бұрын

    I love the simplicity of the design of this home. It’s so calm and peaceful.

  • @KerrieRedgate
    @KerrieRedgate Жыл бұрын

    Really beautiful house! Sits so well in the landscape. Love the warm wood tones. Gorgeous interiors, very elegant. What a view!! Well done!!

  • @joycestewart4893
    @joycestewart4893 Жыл бұрын

    Breathtaking!

  • @alexalandy8714
    @alexalandy8714 Жыл бұрын

    What a Dream Home!

  • @chesca6469
    @chesca6469 Жыл бұрын

    what a dream. truly this is what it's all about.

  • @esterhudson5104
    @esterhudson5104 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant. Heavenly spot.

  • @AWAL76
    @AWAL76 Жыл бұрын

    Utterly divine! Well done

  • @tinagurl6118
    @tinagurl6118 Жыл бұрын

    Love this! From the Big Windows, the Sunken Living room, that Kitchen Counter. Would do different kind of Wood throughout. Maybe somewhere warmer. But gives Peaceful Vibes ❤

  • @shazzabelle123
    @shazzabelle123 Жыл бұрын

    Utterly captivating

  • @crashlikewaves
    @crashlikewaves Жыл бұрын

    Really beautiful!

  • @stevenmackenzie2252
    @stevenmackenzie2252 Жыл бұрын

    Perfect home, with perfect scenery to get away from it all.

  • @donh3239
    @donh3239 Жыл бұрын

    I'm speechless.

  • @Shelley-Nicole
    @Shelley-Nicole Жыл бұрын

    Oh my goodness, what a dream! I need to see this... 💖

  • @markaralvin7919

    @markaralvin7919

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello Dreama

  • @avagrego3195
    @avagrego3195 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful house and decore.

  • @carloshugosuarezsampaio8251
    @carloshugosuarezsampaio8251 Жыл бұрын

    Life goals.

  • @leahs.6780
    @leahs.6780 Жыл бұрын

    Ug gosh... this is insanely beautiful. All of it

  • @markaralvin7919

    @markaralvin7919

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello Leah

  • @insaneandvain6188
    @insaneandvain61885 ай бұрын

    Beautiful beautiful home …

  • @davidsheppard1362
    @davidsheppard1362 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic house, fantastic location.

  • @markaralvin7919

    @markaralvin7919

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello David

  • @danaalbader577
    @danaalbader577 Жыл бұрын

    Gorgeous Home 🖤✨

  • @jamesetal7088
    @jamesetal7088 Жыл бұрын

    I award you a galaxy of gold stars.

  • @BossCrunk
    @BossCrunk Жыл бұрын

    It's beautiful. You are so very lucky.

  • @vanessafitzroy77
    @vanessafitzroy77 Жыл бұрын

    So dreamy ❤️

  • @AKhan.28
    @AKhan.28 Жыл бұрын

    Gorgeous property

  • @basicfuck1
    @basicfuck1 Жыл бұрын

    fantastic house 🙏

  • @mariellaperruna2881
    @mariellaperruna288111 ай бұрын

    Soo beautiful ❤

  • @startpage717
    @startpage717 Жыл бұрын

    Very Peaceful looking...

  • @tabithamusic
    @tabithamusic Жыл бұрын

    inspiringly beautiful

  • @mariadasilva9594
    @mariadasilva9594 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @limoncello946
    @limoncello946 Жыл бұрын

    I love the view from your living from

  • @carolz5090
    @carolz5090 Жыл бұрын

    I realize the focus is outward, but the interior design is lovely too. Although minimalistic and serene it doesn’t feel as monastic as those can be. This may be due to juxtaposing warm woods against the neutrals, and having some open shelving. A beautiful space.

  • @sheepanddog4825
    @sheepanddog4825 Жыл бұрын

    Incredibly beautiful, I'm in love

  • @jcs3330
    @jcs3330 Жыл бұрын

    Love all the floor to ceiling glass. Although, from a personal choice at night I would have to draw the the blinds / curtains just because of the complete darkness outside opposed to the internal light and the mind playing games of being watched - Crazy I know!.

  • @fist003
    @fist003 Жыл бұрын

    short, sweet and beautiful. Wish this was shot in 4k though

  • @CarlosOliveira-jq8vy
    @CarlosOliveira-jq8vy Жыл бұрын

    A trully peace of Heaven on Earth. 🙏💚💙💚💚❤🐤🐦🐑🐣🐸🐟🌳🌱🍀

  • @kattihatt
    @kattihatt Жыл бұрын

    Wow.

  • @Jambobist
    @Jambobist Жыл бұрын

    Speaking as a native highlander, I do appreciate the architecture of some of the new builds that are popular at the moment but wish people would consider how their projects fit into the landscape a bit more. They always have these large, unnatural blocks of manicured lawn which really stick out against the landscape. It's all very well to enjoy the environment from your house, just make sure you're not making a blight on it for everyone else!

  • @veganryori

    @veganryori

    Жыл бұрын

    I'd like to remove our grass, what do you suggest instead?

  • @Gippo50
    @Gippo50 Жыл бұрын

    Now that's how you do a feature window!

  • @walsingham-xxiii
    @walsingham-xxiii Жыл бұрын

    Very beautiful. I saw the Grand Designs episode in which it appeared. It might sound strange but I wondered if the area suffered with midges.

  • @colmcgillveray1010

    @colmcgillveray1010

    Жыл бұрын

    Scotland? Near a loch? Yep, devoured at times...Midges are no joke...I have seen grown men cry..

  • @colmcgillveray1010

    @colmcgillveray1010

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh and i love "Suffered" as the descriptor!

  • @jazztheglass6139

    @jazztheglass6139

    Жыл бұрын

    Midges and ticks, lyme disease is getting more common in the Highlands

  • @asweetiepiebtw2032
    @asweetiepiebtw2032 Жыл бұрын

    ummmmmmm. perfect.

  • @arianasaira
    @arianasaira Жыл бұрын

    L❤ve house

  • @kimcorreale4067
    @kimcorreale4067 Жыл бұрын

    Exquisite, beautiful, solitude

  • @markaralvin7919

    @markaralvin7919

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello kim

  • @sutats
    @sutats Жыл бұрын

    Robert Burns wrote about this home.

  • @aikou2968
    @aikou2968 Жыл бұрын

    Want to get outside and want to stay inside. Either will work perfectly at this place.

  • @andrewharris8439
    @andrewharris8439 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful view. Fish in Loch? 🤔

  • @Bencuiencu
    @Bencuiencu11 ай бұрын

    Does anyone know the name of the song?

  • @Danielmountford_
    @Danielmountford_ Жыл бұрын

    wasnt this house used in a episode of black mirror?

  • @R0iY
    @R0iY Жыл бұрын

    3:48 where is this fireplace from?

  • @gaycha6589
    @gaycha6589 Жыл бұрын

    Lovely house. Can you share the appropriate build costs with us, not including plot. Thanks

  • @robertmarius4486
    @robertmarius448611 ай бұрын

    What's the name of the song in the background please?

  • @JJ-ze6vb

    @JJ-ze6vb

    8 ай бұрын

    Generic stock music, track 572.

  • @giotto4321
    @giotto4321 Жыл бұрын

    Cracking house and a good video of it, albeit spoilt at times by the obnoxiously loud background music.

  • @JT-tm5vj
    @JT-tm5vj Жыл бұрын

    Damn, that ceiling height. Soooo over the top for me

  • @tiffanycurtis4794
    @tiffanycurtis4794 Жыл бұрын

    Look at thi She can design my home anytime 😍👏🏾😁

  • @orges_x8652
    @orges_x8652 Жыл бұрын

    Japanese style !!!

  • @LS-kg6my
    @LS-kg6my Жыл бұрын

    In terms of “being one with the land”, what about rebuilding on an existing site and not further destroying the ecology with new buildings? You can get the same results or even more creative results because the existing constraints

  • @jward8868
    @jward8868 Жыл бұрын

    Reply to Ebb B - Thats illogical. If 2nd home owners were forced to sell what on earth makes you think first time buyers could afford to acquire these properties.

  • @icecreamforever
    @icecreamforever Жыл бұрын

    The inside is stunning as in the location & view but why does the outside of the building look like a 70s council house?

  • @bobobobk6360
    @bobobobk6360 Жыл бұрын

    Sub indonesia please... 👍👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰🥰 Thank you

  • @gwendolyn7462
    @gwendolyn7462 Жыл бұрын

    Why do you have drapperies? YOU DONT NEED THEM

  • @ergo322
    @ergo322 Жыл бұрын

    Asian/Eastern inspired---> Glory of G-d is in the east (Yesu/Jesus) John 3:16-18 ; Zech 13:9

  • @andrew4809
    @andrew4809 Жыл бұрын

    seen at least 20 like this on grand designs

  • @whatthe6532
    @whatthe6532 Жыл бұрын

    Those sunken lounge’s are a folly, an architectural menace which make the space less usable.

  • @xfloodcasual8124
    @xfloodcasual8124 Жыл бұрын

    Life must be pretty easy when youre rich

  • @theandroids

    @theandroids

    Жыл бұрын

    You can get a loan from the bank too and build a house like this. What do you think all these people millions sitting around.

  • @xfloodcasual8124

    @xfloodcasual8124

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theandroids yes most construction loans require payment in full within one year. they are not the same as mortgages.

  • @theandroids

    @theandroids

    Жыл бұрын

    @@xfloodcasual8124 A loan is a loan is a loan. I estimate this they spent house is between £500,000 - £800,000. Total.

  • @xfloodcasual8124

    @xfloodcasual8124

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theandroids That makes no sense whatsoever. There are many kinds of loans. A construction loan needs to be fully paid in a year, so if you live in the house, you need to have a ton of cash.

  • @theandroids

    @theandroids

    Жыл бұрын

    @@xfloodcasual8124 I don't you what you dont understand. ITS A LOAN regardless of what type of LOAN you get.

  • @colmcgillveray1010
    @colmcgillveray1010 Жыл бұрын

    Shame she doesn't live there full time.

  • @thebuttermilkyway687
    @thebuttermilkyway687 Жыл бұрын

    The problem with all those plate-glass windows is that they are really good at killing birds.

  • @samsun01
    @samsun01 Жыл бұрын

    I muted the video and turned on the subtitles to save my ears from bleeding. The commentary also irked me because this is clearly just a "Ikea" type of designed house. Nothing more, nothing less. Ikea. No spirit, soul, character or any design in it. I was glad I x2 speed watched this

  • @virnamisra1657
    @virnamisra1657 Жыл бұрын

    This was against the. I want peace. Remark at KK Agarwal IMA s 🔥🔥🔥 hot education higher education eenjoyable times. Albeit waiting for the Psychiatrist To fuzz away Psycho. RML by shyam

  • @narasimha7187
    @narasimha7187 Жыл бұрын

    God, interiors that look like an upscale airport lounge are so soul destroying.

  • @commonwunder
    @commonwunder Жыл бұрын

    Stunningly beautiful, idyllic ... until you see a group of juveniles walking menacingly up to your property. Then it's a horror story. The Scottish Highlands are bereft of dangerous animals. There is only the indifferent 'sky' weather and the knowledge that humans are the only creature capable of monstrous acts... you'll ever see there. You'll confront this every time you look in the mirror... you'll know you're looking at the most dangerous creature in Scotland.

  • @Jambobist

    @Jambobist

    Жыл бұрын

    Clearly never been bitten on the ankle by a rampaging haggis.

  • @JJ-ze6vb
    @JJ-ze6vb8 ай бұрын

    Eat the rich. No, wait! Tax them.

  • @mao4324
    @mao4324 Жыл бұрын

    Horror film setting

  • @ebbeb9827
    @ebbeb9827 Жыл бұрын

    they should tax these second homes into oblivion. Locals can barely afford to buy or rent anything

  • @GPTechno

    @GPTechno

    Жыл бұрын

    It's typical of the greed in Britain, they don't have a clue of give a fuck about anyone else!

  • @elinannestad5320

    @elinannestad5320

    Жыл бұрын

    yes. There is that.

  • @KOL630

    @KOL630

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh what it is to be wealthy! It’s a fine house though.

  • @novpet83

    @novpet83

    6 ай бұрын

    Rather the UK government should flood the housing market with millions of new homes in the decade or so, the ones which average people , even young people can truly afford. Prices could be matched the country's median income and only 15-20 years of sustainable mortgage. I'm talking about economical construction methods, prefabs with intensive quality checks for a better result. That would upset a lot of today's property owners.😊

  • @kismit100

    @kismit100

    6 ай бұрын

    Pure jealousy

  • @knomb
    @knomb Жыл бұрын

    This is depressing.

  • @anonymousonlineuser6543
    @anonymousonlineuser6543 Жыл бұрын

    Meh, I have much better view.