My New Home in Scotland | Mary Skinner 

“Rooms” with no windows normally can’t be classified as rooms, typically for fire safety reasons I believe! I think they can’t list them that way for legal purposes! But your home is STUNNING and I’m so happy for you!

welcome to Edinburgh!! I am Scottish and live here, definitely the weather is not the best. Really recommend a SAD lamp for your desk, especially in Winter when it's just sooo dark. Summer makes up for it by being light so late. I am an autumnal girl and don't like too much heat but even I struggle with the lack of sun at times. Recommend getting out for full days when it's sunny ☀

I cannot WAIT until the cozy hibernation vlogs in this house! Those windows in the winter! Stunning ❤️

I am SO high maintenance with how I like to live and you’re helping me see the beauty of imperfection! The house has gorgeous character. I can’t wait to see you and Matt’s more permanent home down the line!

The kitchen is STUNNING!!!! You and Matt got SO lucky finding a place that literally spells your name out because it’s so you! The bells make me think of Cinderella!! 🩵🩵🩵Edinburgh looks good on you. ❤️ Also, please tell me you will show us everything when your stuff arrives! 🙏🏻

I know your podcast said you were struggling but girl your SMILE throughout this whole video. I'm so happy for you, I'll get better even if you miss home ❤

If you have space in the backyard (a tree, a pole, etc), there's the chance to put up a clothesline! Obviously you'd have to pull it in, and hang to dry inside when it rains, but on a clothesline you get the fresh smell of the outdoors, and the wind eliminates that stiff feeling! Congratulations on your move, the house looks so cool

I can't wait for seasonal decor in this home ugh I'm so excited for you

Those downstairs rooms are amazing! They look like old cellars, and landlords legally can’t rent rooms as bedrooms without exterior windows - it’s to try and prevent tenants having to pay for or live in bedrooms without good ventilation 😊

How sweet is your appreciation for the old features of your new home! I have seen so many influencers wanting to change and rip out things as soon as they touch base in a new space where it is absolutely not needed. You are right. That kitchen is gorgeous. Congrats on your new home!

Welcome to Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

House is gorgeous!! We use a drypod (from lakeland) to dry our washing! Particularly in the winter, uses a heater / tent to dry clothes and heats the room!

Welcome to Scotland we are happy to have u ❤❤❤❤

“It’s giving catacomb, it’s giving tomb.” I’m OBSESSED with this house! So so beautiful and historic. I’m from the States too and desperately want to move to Scotland one day, so I feel like I’m living vicariously through you!

It’s great to see your enthusiasm for old things that we take for granted. Looks gorgeous but I’m not sure the basement rooms will be useable in the winter with the cold we have here in Scotland. I think you will need a dryer, the heat pump dryers are good and don’t need vented so can be plugged in anywhere. I had a few months recently without a dryer and hated the crispy towels especially.

I clicked on this video so fast! I absolutely adore your kitchen!! It has so much character and charm😍

Absolutely love this for you! As a European, it’s so funny to see you so excited over old architecture and stuff. Anyway, so happy you’re happy.

Fall and Christmas in this home will be so cozy and magical 🤍

When you hang dry they need some sort of movement. I put a rotating fan on them to give them a little movement and it helps. It’s not as soft as when you tumble dry but better. Also if you can hanging outside with the wind moving the clothes helps too.

Seriously get a clothes line and hang your stuff outside to dry. It’ll make your clothes not feel so stiff. Have to bring that stuff inside if it’s going to rain but on a good sunny day. Love the home so much! Also not considered rooms because they don’t have windows but the game room and movie space is great:)

I am getting choked up watching this moving series....I'm so happy for you and proud of you!!! I look up to you in a lot of ways, and to see you living your best life while still being vulnerable and feeling your feelings is so inspiring to me.

A Hoosier cabinet!! That’s so cool! Such a romantic house. Can’t wait to follow the transformation and see your visions come to life!!

Wow!!!! I'm from New Zealand, and this house reminds me so much of old farm houses I've lived in. Im looking forward seeing what you do over time. NEW SUBSCRIBER ❤

For the laundry you’ll need to master the art of “hanging out a washing” if there’s a washing line in the shared garden. Loved this!

The kitchen....OBSESSED!!! The old sink and all the wood counters! Imagine cooking a pot roast, cutting up vegetables in that kitchen. And the floors. The stone floors. Just amazing!!! So happy for you and jealous at the same time! So much history there I'm sure. ❤❤❤❤

Welcome to Scotland. With Scottish weather you are correct about lighting. Best wishes settling into your beautiful home. Looking forward to seeing your styling. I live near an Abbey town named Paisley. I am aged 76. Old enough to be your gran but I so champion young settlers. 😄🎉

Your house is absolutely stunning!!! I am manifesting one just like it for myself🥰

That kitchen is perfect. You and Matt (and Fergus) are going to have so many meaningful moments here ❤️ congratulations, Mary! Can’t wait to see what else you share with us!

I LOVE getting all the history behind your new home and when you show us the historical details!

The kitchen! The basement! The stairwells! Ahhh!!! So stunning! I can’t wait to watch this house become your first Scottish home!

You are a story teller! Thank you for sharing your journey with us ❤

I’m OBSESSED!!!!! It’s so stunning and I can totally see your vision, I can’t wait to see updates!

Christmas at your house is going to be sensational! ❤❤

Mary I am OBSESSED. Completely obsessed!! So happy for you and so excited to see more of your Scotland content. Keep us posted as you keep decorating!!

So happy for you! ❤ excited to see what’s next, and all the other vlogs.

this is all so 🥹🥲 seeing your updates about the move have been so special! your journey is only just beginning ❤

for the kitchen - it's a wooden hutch :) Congrats Mary, this is beautiful xx

So happy for you, Mary!! This house is a dream and I'm excited for your new chapter! Be gentle with yourself as you adjust ❤

That antique cabinet in your kitchen is usually called a Hoosier in the USA. The dispenser you see on the inside was usually used to dispense flour and the enamel worktop was ideal for baking. Since this one is likely made in Scotland it may go by a different name.

Mary I’m so happy for you!! This house screams you and hopefully becomes a long lasting place of peace for you! Wishing swift delivery of your things!

This is such a beautiful hom! Can't wait to see when it's all decorated

It’s crazy how different the houses look compared to the US, it’s very cool the history and the look. Idk if I could do it - it does seem a little dark and lonely but I’m truly excited to watch you and your Scotland journey and how this new chapter unfolds. Happy your dream came true ❤

Congrats Mary!! The house is SO cute! Excited to see you build out the rooms.

Couldn’t be more excited for this vlog! Love watching you at home xx

Oh Mary. I am so happy for you. I’ve been following you for years on TikTok, and I am so happy to be along for the ride for a part of this huge milestone and life journey!!

I’m so happy for you guys your home is gorgeous! I can’t wait to see how you decorate!

i am OBSESSED with this home and i am so excited to watch you continue to build your life here!!

So excited to see this video pop up on my feed!!! Congratulations Mary, the house is absolutely gorgeous 🤍

wow everything is so beautiful and unique, i love that there’s just so much character built into every part of the home

Sooo excited for you! What a beautiful house!!

So jealous & so happy for you!! Your home is absolutely stunning, can’t wait to see how you make it your own ❤️

I love this vlog!!! vlog decorating videos and keep us updated! so excited to see more!!!

what a beautiful home!! you seem very happy here and i’m wishing you, matthew and fergus a beautiful life here! 🫶🏻

I'm so happy for you Mary! This house is beautiful!!

Mary!! What a beautiful home!! Looks like something straight out of a book

I'm so excited for this new chapter!! 💛

Your place is so beautiful and so perfectly you❤️❤️❤️ I am so excited to keep following along for this journey!

This is incredible!!

absolutely love the old historic charm of this home. the basement is so cool

Such a stunning home! I can’t wait for more Scotland content

Your home is beautiful!😍 I feel as if I’m living through you. I’ve never thought of living outside the country, so it’s beautiful to see that through your eyes. I’m truly so happy for you, and so so excited to see it all come together 🤍

WOW what a find- this house is beautiful and so is Scotland.

Mary, oh my gosh this house has the bones of something I could easily see in Arch digest I cannot wait to see what you do with it!

This house is beautiful and you look so happy.

Oh my goodness, obsessed is an understatement. Congratulations 🎉🎉❤️❤️

I gasped when I saw the kitchen, gorgeous!! Such a beautiful home, so happy for you!!

I live in an older (for the US) flat and I love seeing you and Matt’s new (old) space in Scotland. I absolutely see the vision and cannot wait to see how it all comes together! I also hang dry my clothes, and the tip is add in a half (US) cup of vinegar to the wash. It doesn’t smell but keeps things much softer. I do stand by tumble drying sheets and towels though, just faster, helps kill any bacteria, and makes everything nice and soft.

I'm so glad you filmed the beginning clips for our sake and yours!!! Living vicariously through you

I am obsessed with your house!! It was so much charm 😍

This house is beautiful! I cannot wait for you to show us how you make it yours

The house is a dream! So happy for you!

you can always just move the clothes dryer outside if its warmer weather and it will dry quicker. i live in a smaller place so no room for a big appliance dryer, I have something called a 'dri buddi' and you put your clothes in it and it circulates warm air and drys the clothes. it can take a couple hours depending on how much you load in but its fab ive had one for 15+ years. clothes come out soft and also no risk of shrinking anything which i love!! your place looks lovely, can't wait to see it all finished up 💜

Hi Mary. Congratulations on your move to Scotland & your beautiful home. I have wanted to visit Scotland for years. New subscriber. ❤

wow your home is stunning! The imperfections give such a historic charm to your home. I can totally envision all of your future plans for the space!!! girly don’t apologize for the state of your house!! when i moved last summer (i was losing my mind lol) my therapist told me it takes a minimum of two years to feel at home in a new place. ❤🏡you’re doing amazing and i’m so happy for you guys. thank you for sharing with us all!

I can’t wait to see what you do during cooler months and hibernation period 🩵

This is so cool! I just wanted to say that your vlogs have helped me so much over the past few months due to the fact that this fall I am going to be a first year at the University of Edinburgh as an American. Its a scary feeling, but you have shed light on moving to another country that is very helpful!!

Mary! This house is absolutely stunning. What a dream. The cabinet in the kitchen is called a hoosier cupboard. It’s an old baking cupboard! It’s in great shape

New follower! I loved Scotland so much when I visited there. Very excited to watch your new journey. 💕

You literally inspire me to travel more! Love your home it’s so cozy and has so much personality!

This is my first time watching your journey, just love the way it looks as it is ,but i can hardly wait to see how you decorate it ,well done♥️

The way this video made me so happy!! You look like you’re loving it, even with the Scottish weather 😅 also cannot wait to see how you style your home as time goes on, I just know I’m going to be so inspired!

What a stunning house Mary! You mentioning launching a brand has me so excited 🤭

I’m obsessed with agas slay!!! The house is beautiful. Congrats Mary ❤

Such a lovely house in the most lovely city! Can’t wait for more of your Edinburgh content x

The wooden piece in the kitchen looks like a hutch! Beautiful home, congrats! ❤

Mary this home is so beautiful congratulations :)

The basement is gorgeous!!!!

I like to shake out my clothes before and after drying & make sure I add a lil extra fabric softener when washing! Your home is gorgeous! Congratulations 🎉

That kitchen!!! A dream 😍😍

I was counting down until my lunch break just so I could watch this video! ❤️❤️🙌🏻🎉

Ahhh love Scotland sooo much!!

So stunning!! I love the kitchen and "tomb"😅

In the back door of the living room, it would look nice to have like a bookshelf for all your books and decor and the credenza can go in the other wall

I’m not sure if you’re even going to see this Mary but I wanted to type it out anyway. I just came from your latest podcast episode and I felt like I needed to tell you how positively you and your content has changed my life. Yeah, I know how that sounds and I am not one to say stuff like this but honestly. I started going to therapy for the first time in my life, started journaling, started practicing self care consistently (and not just the consumeristic kind), I’m working out again for the first time in nearly 7 years, I take better care of my body and my nutrition, I am (trying) to romanticize my daily life and I truly think it’s because of you (maybe staring down 30 and having a bad back was a factor as well.) I’m pursuing my dreams again. And I didn’t think I’d ever do that. As a girl who grew up in a highly religious environment and felt she’d never escape it (mentally or physically) I’m finally feeling like I’m okay. You’re living a lot of younger me’s dreams and I’m so happy to see you doing it. In some way, it feels like I am living them. I could go on and on, but I think the readers get the point. This feels unnecessarily sappy (and this Aquarius is not a sappy girl) but after you mentioning the comment on your podcast, I thought maybe you’d like to hear this (if you see it of course.) Thank you, from another small town girl🫶🏻 You’ve done more good than you’ll ever know.

Your home is GORGEOUS

Can’t wait to learn more about how you brought your dog!!

The kitchen is just dreamy 🥹

Nice adapting the wee study into something that works for you.

Hi Mary 1st time I've watched you, I've subscribed straight away. The house is gorgeous, love how quirky it is. That basement wow, can't wait to see what you do with it all 😊

Although I can imagine this is one of the hardest things to process and move through it’s also somehow at the same time such a dream. I hope you settle in and start to feel more at ease ❤️