Grain store conversion almost completely BLACK goes on the market

One for the night owls! Beautiful three-bed grain store conversion surrounded by greenery but almost completely BLACK inside and which came close to winning BBC Home of the Year goes on the market for £750,000

• Spottes Mill in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway featured in last year’s BBC Scotland’s Home of the Year
• The property was listed on the market yesterday for offers over £750,000, and features a stylish mezzanine
• Spottes Mill also features a full-height mural painting by Scottish graffiti artist and tattooist Mark Gorrie 

A converted grain store that made it to the final of the BBC’s Scottish Home of the Year has gone on the market for £750,000. 

Spottes Mill in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway featured in last year’s edition of the programme and stood out due to its almost entirely black and contemporary interior, despite being surrounded by greenery. 

The property was listed on the market yesterday and features a stylish mezzanine and an open-plan living space. 

Estate agents Galbraith said: ‘This sublime three-bedroom open plan architectually designed home, with additional plot and outside entertaining spaces, is situated in an idyllic rural setting on the banks of the Spottes Burn in South West Scotland. 

‘Cross over the 18th century Spottes Bridge and you are met by a view of this unique oasis of exceptional design.

The living room uses grey and black tones with contemporary artwork, including a motorbike

The kitchen has large windows to let in natural daylight, but keeps the darker colour themes in the kitchen counters and island

Modern artwork decorates the dark master bedroom, with black walls being the perfect colour to display colourful pieces 

The black-tiled bathroom is spacious, modern and bright, matching the master bedroom

‘The industrial-style glass balustrades, steel cabling and polished concrete floors stand out in stark but complimentary contrast to the softer, more tactile textures of the solid oak cantilevered staircase and Douglas fir roof trusses.

‘The black painted walls provide a blank canvas for bold artworks and perfectly frames the large windows allowing the surrounding garden and woodland to become pieces of art themselves.’ 

The three-bedroom property also features a full-height mural painting by Scottish graffiti artist and tattooist Mark Gorrie. 

Current owners Mark Patterson and Carol-Ann Brown bought the property in 2009 and undertook a full renovation in 2016 which lasted three years.   

The house is a converted grain store, which retains some of the features including the stone and wood

The living room is open planned, with this study space built over looking the plush sofa and carpets

This ensuite has a lighter colour scheme in comparison with the rest of the house. According to the estate agents the bathrooms have large shower spaces with a hotel-feel 

The house features concrete floors, towering windows, and a transparent egg chair creating a sleek, modern theme. 

Two of the bedrooms however have a lighter colour scheme compared to the rest of the house.  

Despite this the master bedroom keeps with the black, contemporary theme. 

The exterior of the property has a mixture of brick, wood, glass and concrete encompassing the building. 

Steel cabling is also used inside the property which contrasts with the solid oak. 

Spottes Mill made it to the final of last year’s Scotland’s Home of the Year alongside eight other homes from the series.

The house has a modern outdoor space and firepit built onto a concrete structure with black wood beams surrounding it

This bedroom is much lighter in comparison to the master bedroom, but the black flooring and bed sheets keep the theme of the rest of the house

Modern artwork is seen throughout the house, with this bright pink piece hanging above the stairs 

However, the home received a mixed reaction after airing due to several motorbikes being stored around the house, including in the kitchen.

Judges Anna Campbell-Jones, Kate Spiers and Michael Angus ended up crowning another property – The Moss – as their 2021 winner. 

The house also features concrete floors, towering windows, and a transparent egg chair. 

Two of the bedrooms have a lighter colour scheme compared to the rest of the house. 

However the master bedroom keeps with the black, contemporary theme. 

The exterior of the property has a mixture of brick, wood, glass and concrete encompassing the building. 

Steel cabling is also  used inside the property which contrasts with the solid oak. 

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