Anyone happen to catch the last episode of Trading Spaces (TLC)? They had a special show dedicated to two couples trading Scottish castles, and re-modeling one room apiece in their traded space.

One of the designers wore a kilt through most of the show. He treated it as a novelty, sadly. And he hadn't really gotten the hang of it ... at one point, the Scottish castle-owner had to tell him to lower his kilt when he squatted.

The Scots in the show carried it off with more dignity. The woodworker was mostly kilted, and at the end one of the owners showed up in full formal regalia, as did a squad of pipers.

Moral of the story? Scottish castles are still very livable, and nice-looking until you agree to have them made over on basic cable. No, that's cruel, the rooms looked good when they'd finished.