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A decaying mansion that was once Coco Chanel's 'love nest' is about to become a luxury hotel. Take a look inside the Scottish estate where the iconic designer once hosted Winston Churchill.
Coco Chanel spent several summers in the 1920s at Rosehall Estate with her lover, Hugh "Bendor" Grosvenor, the second Duke of Westminster.
The couple hosted several well known visitors at their "love nest," including future prime minister Winston Churchill.
Source: Harper's Bazaar, The Times
The estate is located in the Scottish Highlands, less than a two hour drive from Inverness.
Source: Google Maps
The original house was built in the early 1800s and rebuilt after a fire burned it down.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Some of the walls are painted in Chanel's signature tone of beige.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The French fashion designer had these wallpapers handprinted for the house, inspired by those in her Paris apartment.
Source: Harper's Bazaar
Remnants of similarly ornate furnishings ...
... and lighting fixtures can still be seen at Rosehall Estate.
Still, the house is considered a historic landmark in Scotland.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
It's believed to be the only building Chanel ever designed in the United Kingdom.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Even the bathroom may have historic significance. Rosehall is believed to have been home to Scotland's first bidet.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Despite her attention to detail inside the main house, Chanel likely spent most of her time at Rosehall outside.
Source: National Records of Scotland
During an October 1927 visit to another Scottish estate with Chanel, Winston Churchill wrote in a letter to his wife that the French fashion designer "fishes from morning till night, and in two months has killed 50 salmon."
Source: National Records of Scotland
The couple primarily used Rosehall as a sporting lodge for hunting and fishing.
Source: National Records of Scotland
Churchill wrote during a May 1927 visit to Rosehall, "This is a very agreeable house in a Highland valley. Well-equipped with salmon, trout and snipe. The air is most exhilarating, keen and yet caressing. It is quite different to England. Coco got three fish yesterday."
Source: National Records of Scotland
Tourists might soon have the opportunity to go fishing at Rosehall, too. The Scottish estate was finally purchased by an undisclosed buyer with plans to convert it into a boutique hotel, after the home sat for more than four years on the market with an asking price of £3 million ($3.94 million).
Source: The Times
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