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Do lots of research, be very, very organised and be prepared to be onsite as much as possible. Then when anything does go wrong you can fix it quickly.


every night.” The deck almost doubles the size of their living space.


The deck did end up higher than the couple anticipated but it’s been a bonus they weren’t expecting. “The builder built the foundation really high to comply with building regulations but because the house is on a slight slope it ended up a lot higher on one side. It looked a bit weird, but one of the joiners suggested using up some concrete we had left over and creating storage underneath where we store logs for the log burner.”


The family moved into the house in October 2017 – albeit with only mattresses. Ailsa was loath to order furniture until she had somewhere to store it! Since then, its personality has developed as the family have grown into their home. The local auction house has produced some vintage finds and mementos that Ailsa and Jonny have collected but haven’t been able to display until now are now making an appearance.


She says: “This house is multipurpose – a 66 www.sbhonline.co.uk


The luxurious bathroom


compensates for their years washing in the caravan’s cramped shower room


family home and a space from which to run the business. It’s made life much easier, more organised and it’s made Big Sky Lodges run more smoothly. It’s a very hardworking house – it’s great, and a huge change from the caravan!” 


nov/dec 2021


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