HERITAGE INTERIORS
Period interior decoration
Period cornicing repair, ceiling-rose restoration, hand-cut lines for listed and Conservation Area properties across EH14.
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EDINBURGH · CRAIGLOCKHART
Award-Winning Painters and Decorators in Craiglockhart
Edwardian villas along Craiglockhart Drive and Colinton Road, Glenlockhart Road family residential, Union Canal walks on the doorstep. Borthwick has worked Craiglockhart for decades — decoration on period villas, period-correct paint specification.
4.9 / 5average rating
175+verified reviews
1959est. — 65 years of craft
£10 millionpublic liability cover
Welcome to Borthwick Decorators Craiglockhart
Borthwick Decorators works on Edwardian villas, Conservation-Area period properties and family residential across Craiglockhart EH14. Six decades of Edinburgh experience. 175+ verified reviews at 4.9/5 rating.
Villa belt, university edge, canal walks.
Craiglockhart sits between Morningside, Slateford and Colinton — the Victorian and Edwardian villa belt along Craiglockhart Drive and Colinton Road, with the Napier University campus anchoring the eastern edge and the Union Canal path running through the southern edge. Property stock spans large Victorian and Edwardian villas, mid-century detached family homes, and a smaller layer of post-war infill.
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 CRAIGLOCKHART
Our painting and decorating services in Craiglockhart
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 Craiglockhart
ABOUT CRAIGLOCKHART
South-west villa-and-university quarter.
Craiglockhart anchors south-west Edinburgh — the Victorian and Edwardian villa expansion that built out around the Craiglockhart Hills from the 1880s onward, with the Napier University Craiglockhart campus (the former Craiglockhart War Hospital) giving the area its distinct heritage character. Property stock is dominantly Victorian and Edwardian villas with substantial Conservation Area coverage.
On these homes that means City of Edinburgh Council Conservation Officer documentation, period-correct Edwardian paint specification, hand-cut lines for period cornicing, sash-window repainting.
EDINBURGH CLIENT FEEDBACK
A small sample from our Edinburgh portfolio.
David and his team responded quickly to a rush job to help finish off some rooms for guests. The team were lovely polite, diligent and the quality of the work was excellent.
David and his team were excellent! The quote was clear and everything was completed on schedule and to a great standard. We cannot recommend him enough!
COMMON QUESTIONS
Working with us in Craiglockhart.
Do you take on listed and Conservation Area work in Craiglockhart?
Yes. Parts of Craiglockhart 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 EH14. Strongest concentration of recent work on Craiglockhart Drive, Colinton Road and Craiglockhart Terrace.
How do you handle occupied family homes?
Most Craiglockhart 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 Craiglockhart 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