Email Number 10 enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
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Welcome
to Number 10.
Quite simply Alan and Diana have created the most exclusive and sophisticated
self-catering Island retreat imaginable.
No expense has been spared on the furnishings and fittings to ensure ones stay is as enjoyable as possible.
Best summed up by a quote from Diana, interior designer and artist “We wanted to create something that was as dramatic as the scenery that surrounds” They surely have done that, and with an independent wine shipper and professional percussionist on hand, ones stay is definitely guaranteed to be a memorable one!
After successfully designing the interior of the nearby Three Chimneys Restaurant, Diana has used her expertise to create a unique and luxurious space for two.
Number 10 Accommodation
The living area features a wood burning stove with a large sofa, perfect
to recline on and enjoy the stunning views through the full length windows.
As darkness falls, lighting is provided by stunning chandeliers.
Even though you are far from the madding crowd, Sky TV, a private phone
line and broadband and wireless internet access are all available.
The kitchen is fully equipped and will satisfy the most enthusiastic
of cooks. A dishwasher and washer dryer are also included.
The bedroom has a stunning black glass chandelier for the romantically
inclined, and stained glass windows dapple the room with colour.
The king-size bed has a custom made, subtly perfumed bedhead fashioned from whisky barrels, and is dressed with sumptuous silks and velvets. The adjoining bathroom has a separate bath and shower, both big enough for two to enjoy!
The whole apartment has underfloor heating and deep-piled rugs. Coal
and firewood are also supplied.
Number Ten is a newly built extension to Alan and Diana’s home and
working studios, and enjoys it’s own private entrance and garden.
It sits in croft land just above the shore, with uninterrupted views across
Loch Dunvegan to the Coral Beach and the Outer Hebrides.
When artist Diana Mackie planned a garden surrounding the croft overlooking
Loch Dunvegan on the northwest coast of Skye with views over the Sound
of Harris towards the Hebridean Islands she "wanted to create an
impact." With the help and support of her husband Alan it is a result
she has certainly achieved.
Even the drive on a single-track road across miles and miles of moorland, punctuated by whitewashed crofts with stunning views over the sandy bays and rocky cliffs leading to the sloping drive that curves down the field to Number Ten is unforgettable.
For Diana, an artist whose seascapes and landscapes are inspired by the ever-changing beauty of this coastline creating a garden on this wild coast was the ultimate challenge.
Born and raised in Middlesex she was steeped in gardening from an early age. "My earliest memory is of hunting for my parents in the herbaceous border," later moving to Skye where she eventually bought, Number Ten a croft, which now boasts the addition of two wings, one housing a studio and bedroom the other containing the gallery that showcases her work.
Initially the croft sat in the middle of a field, with sheep grazing
right up to the house and a small patch of docken at the front door.
Drawing on her training as an interior designer, her love of architecture
and recent experience of designing the garden and helping with certain
aspects of the nearby Three Chimney’s Restaurant, she set about
creating a suitable setting that would harmonise with the surroundings.
"I felt the main challenge was to have sympathetic boundaries as the site was a rectangle, isolated in the middle of a field. I wanted to absorb the house in eventually build up a natural looking copse sheltering a garden."
Email Number 10 enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
