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character, and the glazed door to the balcony flooding the room with light.

All the kitchens here have integrated appliances, including double-oven, hob and hood, dishwasher and fridgefreezer, while handy utility rooms have integrated washing machines and plenty of storage. The show-home’s kitchen, illustrating the Eglington house-types has units dividing the cooking area with a handy dining space.

The development is within a couple PERTH-based housebuilder Stephen is unveiling its brand new IKEA show apartment at Balgarvie Mill, in Scone, the first time that the Swedish furniture giant has designed a show-home in the area.

As well as being decorated and fully furnished by IKEA, the ground floor, two-bedroom apartment features everything from the store: rugs, lamps, vases and bedding, to photo frames, mirrors, bins, wall art and dinnerware, down to the finer details of a chopping board, cutlery, tea towels, mugs, ironing board, towels and even a rolling pin.

Working to a clean and simple palette of white against a backdrop of primary colours, it is a fresh young look for the apartment and illustrates what can of minutes’ walking distance from Haymarket Station where regular trains go into the city for commuting or shopping, although Princes Street is also within walking distance.

Trains from Haymarket are direct to Glasgow on a quarter hourly basis, and to most other Scottish cities. It is on the main line to london with travel times of around four and a half hours, so for the commuter who has to travel further afield, these homes are ideal. Edinburgh be done, even by a first time buyer with no furniture of their own.

Tom Buchanan, marketing manager at Stephen, said: “As part of our aim to open up the new homes market, we have decided to make the process as simple and accessible as possible by teaming up with IKEA who are synonymous with innovative and open-plan contemporary living.

“Put simply, the apartment contains everything buyers could possibly want, removing the financial burden and stress of furnishing and completing their new home.”

Meanwhile, Janie Bisset, sales manager at IKEA Edinburgh, said: “Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people and this idea is at the Airport is a ten-minute drive away, too. Prices start from £434,000 for the fourbedroom, three-storey Eglington townhouse with further prices and releases still to come.

For more information, visit the new townhouse show-home that’s situated on Devon Place. Opening hours are Thursday to Monday from 10am5:30pm. For more information visit www.taylorwimpey.co.uk/devonplace or call 0131 603 5307. heart of everything we do. Our range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products will work really well in the apartment at Balgarvie Mill.”

Furthermore, with the new Help to Buy (Scotland) initiative that is available here, buyers could secure the £159,950 apartment with as little as a 5 per cent deposit (£7,997). The Scottish Government funds up to 20 per cent of the purchase price with the buyer contributing only 75 per cent i.e. a £120,000 mortgage.

The new show apartment is available to view from Thursdays until Mondays, from 1pm until 5pm or by appointment. Contact Stephen’s sales office on 01738 620721, for more information. www.stephen.co.uk