Homebuilding & Renovating

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This striking new single family home in rural Aberdeenshire started life simply. Known locally over the years as ‘The Mill’, this former utilitarian stone building was once part of a working farm. However, for owner Wilma Geddes, The Mill meant a lot more. Finding the building and site was the culmination of years of searching for a suitable place to build a contemporary, minimal house that could accommodate her family during their frequent visits. It would be, according to Wilma, her ultimate home.

“I’d been looking for a site for many years,” begins Wilma, who purchased the plot three years ago. “I work part-time as a picture-framer in a

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