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 · CURRIE
Award-Winning Painters and Decorators in Currie
Pentland-edge family residential along Lanark Road West and Curriehill Road, Heriot-Watt University village core. Borthwick has worked Currie for decades — family-home decoration, period-correct paint specification for Pentland-edge.
4.9 / 5average rating
175+verified reviews
1959est. — 65 years of craft
£10 millionpublic liability cover
Welcome to Borthwick Decorators Currie
Borthwick Decorators works on family residential, Victorian terraces and Pentland-edge homes across Currie EH14. Six decades of Edinburgh experience. 175+ verified reviews at 4.9/5 rating.
Pentland fringe, university-village edge.
Currie is one of Edinburgh’s outer-western villages — the Pentland-edge family residential along Lanark Road West, with Heriot-Watt University’s Riccarton campus anchoring the village character. Property stock spans Victorian terraces in the village core, mid-century detached family homes along Cobbinshaw and Pentland Terrace, and post-war family-housing expansion toward Wester Hailes Road.
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 CURRIE
Our painting and decorating services in Currie
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 Currie
ABOUT CURRIE
Outer-west Pentland-edge village.
Currie anchors the outer-western Pentland-edge belt with Heriot-Watt University’s Riccarton campus giving the village a distinct university-residential character. Property stock is mixed — Victorian terraces in the village core, mid-century detached family homes, post-war family-housing.
In practice that means period-correct paint specification for family-home, hand-cut lines for period detailing, and the operational care appropriate to family homes.
EDINBURGH CLIENT FEEDBACK
A small sample from our Edinburgh portfolio.
They provided a very detailed quotation with options as to scope, and an indicative time frame. I was happy with both and agreed to use their services. The work was carried out as per specification and the team worked hard to complete the job quickly and cleanly.
Really impressive service. They came in with a very competitive quote, and the work has been done to an excellent standard. Many thanks!
COMMON QUESTIONS
Working with us in Currie.
Do you take on listed and Conservation Area work in Currie?
Yes. Parts of Currie 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 Lanark Road West, Curriehill Road and Cobbinshaw Avenue.
How do you handle occupied family homes?
Most Currie 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 Currie 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