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Abbie Meehan

BBC Scotland's Home of the Year: Inside the Glasgow properties battling it out for title

BBC Scotland's Home of the Year will be taking a trip to the city of Glasgow and the Clyde Valley in a couple of weeks, in order to find yet another finalist to add to the tally already chosen.

So far, Lorne Cottage in Fort William, The Ostro Passive House in Kippen, The Pastel House in Orkney, Firestation House in Hawick, New Tolsta in Lewis and Victorian Terrace in Edinburgh have made the finals for Scotland's Home of the Year.

But, who will join them in the remaining places from Glasgow and the Clyde Valley? Read more about the three homes up for the award.

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A converted apartment in Motherwell; a renovated villa in Glasgow’s South side and an eco-friendly cottage near Biggar are in competition as the judges choose a winner from Glasgow and the Clyde Valley.

Judges Anna Campbell Jones, Kate Spiers and Michael Angus start their search at Pentland View in Elsrickle, a recently renovated cottage a few miles north of Biggar.

Dating back to the 1890s, for the last couple of years Pentland View has been home to Navraj and Rachel, their son VJ, Aljay the dog and cats George and Ina.

The house had been derelict for years and the couple performed a major restoration on the cottage including a contemporary extension.

Mixing antiques and contemporary designs throughout, Pentland View is also a zero carbon home with insulation, underfloor heating, solar panels with sustainability at its heart.

Check out our photo story here for a closer look into these homes!

Next, is the Glencairn Apartment which sits within a Baronial building in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire.

Home to Mark and Shelley for just over two years, Glencairn was originally built in the 15 th century before becoming the seat of the Hamiltons.

Over the years, it has also been a World War 1 hospital and a boarding school for boys.

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Mixing gothic artefacts with modern design, the Glencairn Apartment also boasts a hidden room which the couple have transformed into a quirky little bar.

Finally next week, the judges visit a Southside Renovation in Glasgow, home to Sam and Alan, their daughter Lois and new addition to the family, baby Rory.

Since purchasing the property from a Housing Association, Sam and Alan have been busy breathing new life into their home converting it back into a four-bedroom family home after years of housing multiple bedsits.

Alan did a lot of the work himself which, at times, was a mammoth task but it is now their pride and joy boasting, amongst other things, a cinema room. The home mixes together warm furnishings and a soft palette with bold and bright colour schemes in key rooms.

Armed with only the basic facts about the three Glasgow and the Clyde Valley properties and their owners, the judges must choose only one to go forward to the grand finale at House for an Art Lover.

You can tune into episode seven of Scotland's Home of the Year on Monday, May 16 on BBC One and BBC Scotland at 8:30pm.

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