‘I worked with the architects, LDN Architects, to design the built-in elements,’ she says, ‘and made changes to the bathrooms and kitchens to make them more exciting.’ Emma has worked on several properties owned by Scottish Canals and was given total control over the concept for these two holiday homes.

‘I begin by looking at the building, its history, location and significance,’ says Emma. ‘I then add my style, which is contemporary and comfortable. As I originally trained as a textile designer, I also work in lots of fabrics and textures, too.’





On the northern edge of Loch Ness, by the banks of the Caledonian canal, sits wee Bona Lighthouse. It is one of only two inland lighthouses in Scotland and was built in 1815 by celebrated engineer Thomas Telford. This modest building guided shipping through the narrow stretch of water that leads into Loch Dochfour, with light supplied by a lantern on the upper floor of the octagonal building.After more than 160 years, electric lights replaced the lantern, but since 2000 the building has been empty and had fallen into disrepair. Scottish Canals, the body that owns the lighthouse, has been renovating many of its historic properties and, in September 2014, Bona Lighthouse was reborn as stylish holiday accommodation after a total renovation. It is now divided into two sections. The original lighthouse building is a getaway with two bedrooms, while the converted stables and materials store that adjoins it is a smaller space with one double bedroom.Interior designer Emma Clanfield joined the project in early 2014.An inland lighthouse now divided into two holiday letsLoch Ness, Inverness1815Emma Clanfield of Emma Clanfield Design Bona Lighthouse was once Britain’s smallest manned lighthouse