House Plans: Characterful Scottish Cottage with Timber Cladding

Looking to swap the city for a more rural setting, Liberty and Hamish Martin found the ideal overgrown plot for their self build. The couple were eager to create a vernacular Scottish home, with space to run a herb garden and cafe too.

12 months later and the finished scheme is a quirky, wood-clad home that oozes vintage charm.

“Although it’s a new build, I wanted to achieve an authentic vintage look,” she says. A number of fixed elements contribute to establishing the right setting – including exposed beams in the ground floor ceilings, along with the period-style, double-glazed sash and casement windows.