Wall plaque (which looks like a design by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, wife to Charles Rennie Mackintosh):-

Upper Level:-

Fireplace, upper level:-

Seating, upper level:-

Original fabrics at Hill House, some by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh:-

Closer views:-

Display room, Hill House:-

Mackintosh style modern stuff for sale:-

Charles Rennie Mackintosh ‘Rose’ design biscuits in café:-

The main bedroom of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed Hill House in Helensburgh contains many typical Mackintosh motifs.

Bed. Behind the bed are panels by Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh:-

At the foot of the bed there is a window niche and small dresser:-

Washstand (see bed to left):-

Furniture, fireplace and table plus Mackintosh chair from foot of bed:-

Wardrobes and chair:-

Wardrobe, stool and dressing mirror:-

Windows, lamp and dressing mirror:-

The interior of Hill House, Helensburgh contains wonderful examples of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s designs.

The photos below of the Drawing Room are from two different visits to the house. To preserve the pigments of the fabrics etc I didn’t use flash so some of the photos aren’t as clear as they might be.

Window seat (facing you as you enter the drawing room):-

Window Seat Niche:-

Fireplace:-

Fire iron:-

Cupboard (to left of fireplace in above photos):-

Lamp. (As I recall this is not a lamp original to the house but a reconstruction. Some of the carpet are also faithful replavements of originals):-

Located above the fireplace is a gesso panel by Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh:-

Settee:-

Windows and lamp:-

Furniture:-

Wall decorations, chairs and cabinet:-

Recess with piano:-

Another bench seat. (I can’t remember if this was in the drawing room or not):-

Hill House in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, was designed by famous Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. His wife, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, provided some of the interior designs.

Drawings of Hill House:-

The house was designed by Mackintosh for the publisher, Walter Blackie, (for whom Mackintosh also designed book covers.) Almost every aspect of the house is due to the Mackintoshes. Sadly it suffered from damp ingress and a cage has had to be erected to protect it until remedial steps can be taken to prevent water penetration.

The cage has, however, allowed a walkway to be built to give visitors unusual views of the house – and its roof. These show off some typical Mackintosh features:-