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HOMEOWNERS Lauchlan and Charlotte Maclean-Bristol
LOCATION Isle of Coll, Inner Hebrides
PROJECT One-bedroom stone cottage
SIZE 35m²
BUILD ROUTE Self project managed with subcontractors
BUILD TIME 13 months (Feb 2019-March 2020)
HOUSE COST £80,000
BUILD COST £40,500
VALUE £120,000
“It is known as the ‘house of love’ due to so many of the residents finding love while they lived there!”
The Isle of Coll in the Hebrides has proven to be an idyllic, yet often-challenging backdrop for enthusiastic renovators Lauchlan and Charlotte Maclean-Bristol. The stunning island – which has been home to the Maclean-Bristol family since Lauchlan’s parents took on a farm on the island in the 1960s – was the location of the couple’s first cottage renovation, a “falling to bits” farmhouse that emerged almost 10 years
