HERITAGE INTERIORS
Period interior decoration
Period cornicing repair, ceiling-rose restoration, hand-cut lines for listed and Conservation Area properties across EH13, EH14.
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EDINBURGH · COLINTON
Award-Winning Painters and Decorators in Colinton
Conservation-village residential along Bridge Road and Spylaw Bank Road, Bonaly Road family homes, Water of Leith path through the village core. Borthwick has worked Colinton for decades — village decoration, period-correct paint specification.
4.9 / 5average rating
175+verified reviews
1959est. — 65 years of craft
£10 millionpublic liability cover
Welcome to Borthwick Decorators Colinton
Borthwick Decorators works on Conservation-Area village properties, Victorian terraces and family residential across Colinton EH13 and EH14. Six decades of Edinburgh experience. 175+ verified reviews at 4.9/5 rating.
Conservation village, Water of Leith walks.
Colinton is one of Edinburgh’s most coherent Conservation-Area villages — the heritage core around Bridge Road and Spylaw Bank Road, with the Water of Leith path running through the village, and the post-war family-housing expansion along Bonaly Road and Redford Road. Property stock spans Victorian terraced housing in the village core, Conservation-Area villas, and post-war detached family homes toward the Pentland edge.
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 COLINTON
Our painting and decorating services in Colinton
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 cabinet
In-situ cabinetry painting using Farrow & Ball Estate Eggshell or Little Greene Intelligent Eggshell. Brush and roller on-site, no spraying.
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STONE & EXTERIOR
Sandstone & masonry coatings
Lime washes, mineral paint and breathable systems for Edinburgh sandstone elevations. Scaffold or tower hire coordinated.
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DESIGNER-LED
Designer or architect-specified
Sample boards in Farrow & Ball, Little Greene and Paint & Paper Library. Site meetings as part of the design team. RIBA briefs executed.
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Recent work in and around Colinton
ABOUT COLINTON
Outer-west Conservation village.
Colinton’s heritage core sits in a defined Conservation Area with substantial listed-building density — the Bridge Road and Spylaw Bank Road village character anchored by the Water of Leith path. Property stock spans Victorian and Edwardian villas in the Conservation Area, mid-century detached family homes around Bonaly and Woodhall Roads, and modern executive infill toward the Pentland edge.
What that involves in practice: City of Edinburgh Council Conservation Officer documentation for the village core, period-correct paint specification, hand-cut lines for period cornicing, sash-window repainting.
EDINBURGH CLIENT FEEDBACK
A small sample from our Edinburgh portfolio.
Hard working, thorough and friendly painters and decorators, and responsive and friendly office. Highly recommended!
Borthwick Decorators did a great job. They arrived on time, they were polite and friendly and the work was a very high standard. Because there were 2 men and they worked full days they got the job finished really quickly which was great. I would definitely recommend them.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Working with us in Colinton.
Do you take on listed and Conservation Area work in Colinton?
Yes. Parts of Colinton sit in City of Edinburgh Council Conservation Areas. We hold the heritage finishes specialism and documentation discipline conservation officers expect.
Which streets do you cover?
All of EH13, EH14. Strongest concentration of recent work on Bridge Road, Spylaw Bank Road and Bonaly Road.
How do you handle occupied family homes?
Most Colinton work is occupied. We agree daily start and finish times, dust-protect the working zone, and walk the family through the plan each morning. Daily clean-up is non-negotiable.
What is your lead time for residential work?
Four to six weeks typically. Listed-building consents add six to twelve weeks of pre-work paperwork; we handle that liaison.
Do you work with interior designers and architects?
Regularly. We support sample boards in Farrow & Ball, Little Greene and Paint & Paper Library, attend site meetings as part of the design team, and execute to RIBA briefs.
NEARBY AREAS
Areas near Colinton 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 — EDINBURGH
Speak to our Edinburgh team.
Borthwick Decorators Ltd93 George Street
Edinburgh EH2 3ES