Walter Blackie, director of the well known Glasgow publishers, commissioned not only the house and garden, but much of the furniture and all the interior fittings and decorative schemes. Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s wife, Margaret MacDonald, contributed fabric designs and a unique gesso overmantel.
Hill House’s rooms boast a timeless quality, appearing much more modern than their 1904 design would suggest. This is due in part to the level of detail Mackintosh poured into the project, which allegedly stretched to the architect suggesting the colour of flowers the Blackies should place in their living room to ensure nothing clashed with the décor.
Hill House is run by the National Trust for Scotland, open 01 April to 31 October 1.30pm to 5.30pm.
More information can be found on the NTS website.
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