PAINTED RENDER
Render and cottage repaint
The white-painted render that defines Comrie needs breathable coatings and proper prep. We cut out and make good before we coat, keeping the village look right.
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PERTHSHIRE · COMRIE
Award-Winning Painters and Decorators in Comrie
White-painted conservation cottages around Drummond Street and Dalginross, and stone homes where Strathearn meets the Highlands. Decorating Comrie since 1959.
4.9 / 5average rating
175+verified reviews
1959est. — 65 years of craft
£10 millionpublic liability cover
Welcome to Borthwick Decorators Comrie
Borthwick Decorators has painted Comrie homes since 1959 — white-painted conservation cottages and stone villas where Strathearn meets the Highlands. CHAS, SDF and PDA accredited, rated 4.9/5 from 175+ verified reviews.
White cottages, conservation village.
Comrie is a conservation village where Strathearn meets the Highlands, known for its run of white-painted stone cottages along Drummond Street and Dalginross and for sitting on the Highland Boundary Fault. The painted render and traditional stone here are part of the village character, which means exterior work has to keep the look right as well as last.
We handle interior and exterior decoration, sash window work and period finishes for this kind of village property. Same foreman across the job, daily clean-up, and a fixed quote agreed before we start.
AWARD WINNING
2025 Cultural Renovation Project of the Year
2025 Residential Category
2024 Private Domestic (Pre-1919) Project of the Year — Contract Manager 2024
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WHAT WE DO IN COMRIE
Our painting and decorating services in Comrie
INTERIORS
Interior painting and decorating
Full-house and room-by-room redecoration for village cottages and stone homes. Walls, woodwork and ceilings, hand-cut lines throughout.
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EXTERIOR
Exterior painting and masonry
Stone, render and trim coated in durable, breathable systems. Exposed Strathearn property prepared and finished to last.
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HERITAGE
Conservation and period finishes
Breathable, lime-friendly systems for older fabric, period-correct colour to the village palette, and conservation documentation where needed.
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WALLPAPER
Wallpaper hanging
Feature walls to whole rooms — walls lined first, patterns matched, seams tight. Designer papers and wide-width vinyls hung properly.
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KITCHENS
Hand-painted kitchen cabinets
In-situ cabinet painting in Farrow & Ball or Little Greene eggshell. Brush and roller on-site, no spraying, household kept running.
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Recent work in and around Painters and Decorators Comrie
ABOUT COMRIE
Strathearn's white village.
Comrie sits on the Highland Boundary Fault where Strathearn rises into the hills, a conservation village whose white-painted cottages and traditional stone give it a distinctive, much-photographed character. Keeping that look means decorating to the village palette and using the right breathable systems on older fabric.
We have decorated across Comrie since 1959. CHAS, SDF and PDA accredited, with the conservation and painted-render experience the village calls for and the same foreman from quote to final inspection.
PERTHSHIRE CLIENT FEEDBACK
A small sample from our Perthshire portfolio.
We just had our Sitting Room Kitchen Main Bathroom and Hallway painted internally in our bungalow and we just have to say what a brilliant job was made of it so much so we are now considering having our bedrooms done next year.
The Borthwick team, headed up by Kamil decorated six rooms for us recently, including repainting our hand painted kitchen and utility units.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Working with us in Comrie.
Do you understand the white-painted village look?
Yes — it is the defining job in Comrie. The painted render needs breathable coatings, proper preparation and a colour matched to the village, and we do it the way that keeps the look right and lasts.
Do you handle conservation-area work?
We do. Much of the village is a conservation area, so we use breathable, lime-friendly systems, match the palette, and handle consents where they are needed.
Do you repaint original timber windows?
Wherever the timber is sound — repair, repaint and draught-proof, replacing cills only where rot demands it.
Where are you based, and is there a travel charge?
We have a Perth office — our registered office is just along the road in Crieff — and have served Strathearn since 1959. There is no separate travel charge, and the quote is the price.
How quickly can you start?
Usually four to six weeks for residential work. We confirm the date when we quote.
NEARBY AREAS
Areas near Comrie we work in.
Accreditations & memberships
Public liability insurance to £10 million.
PDA
Painting & Decorating Association
SDF
Scottish Decorators Federation
SSIP
Safety Schemes in Procurement
Trusted Trader
Edinburgh — Trading Standards Vetted
SafeContractor
Independent H&S Verification
CHAS
Contractors Health & Safety
SMAS
Safety Management Advisory
PASMA
Mobile Access Towers
IPAF
Powered Access (PAL)
CONTACT — PERTH
Speak to our Perth team.
Borthwick Decorators Ltd5 Friarton House, Friarton Road
Perth PH2 8BB