Portobello's windswept sands sound like an unlikely place for a sun-loving Australian to find his forever home. But Craig Lynagh and his Scottish wife Kirsty have taken the Antipodean idea of celebrating the outdoor life as the inspiration for the recent renovation and extension of their home in Edinburgh's beachside suburb.
The couple met in 2005 when living in London and moved together to Australia to travel. “We returned to Scotland in 2010 after getting married, having decided that Edinburgh would make a good base,” says Kirsty, who grew up in the Black Isle in the Highlands. “Our first place was in the city centre but we fell in love with Portobello after our son Alfie was born and we'd take him to the beach – not
