Having been born and brought up in the Scottish Borders I've always been very aware of Sir Walter Scott and how much he meant to this lovely part of the country. Scott's home was at Abbotsford which is between Melrose and Galashiels and its given it's name to a style of furniture. 'Abbotsford Style' was first used in the late 19th Century and is used to describe imitation Jacobean, Stuart, Tudor and Gothic furniture made in the 1820s and 30s. It's a style of furniture that was used extensively throughout Scott's house, which is open to the public every day from mid March to the end of October. Visiting old houses, palaces and furnished castles can be a great way of seeing antiques in situ.
