HERITAGE INTERIORS
Period interior decoration
Period cornicing repair, ceiling-rose restoration, hand-cut lines for listed and Conservation Area properties across EH11, EH12.
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EDINBURGH · HAYMARKET
Award-Winning Painters and Decorators in Haymarket
Victorian terraces around Haymarket Terrace and West Coates, Eglinton Crescent affluent residential, Donaldson Drive family-housing belt. Borthwick has worked Haymarket for decades — period 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 Haymarket
Borthwick Decorators works on Victorian tenement-style flats, Coates Conservation-Area terraces and station-district residential across Haymarket EH11 and EH12. Six decades of Edinburgh experience. 175+ verified reviews at 4.9/5 rating.
Station district, Victorian terraces, Coates.
Haymarket is the west-central station district of Edinburgh — the Victorian terraces along Haymarket Terrace and West Coates, with the affluent residential core around Eglinton Crescent and Magdala Crescent, and the family-housing belt toward Donaldson Drive. Property stock spans Victorian tenement-style flats around the station, affluent Coates terraces, and family residential.
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 HAYMARKET
Our painting and decorating services in Haymarket
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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COMMUNAL
Tenement common-stair painting
Common-stair redecoration coordinated with factor and stair committee. Phased programmes that keep the close moving.
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Recent work in and around Haymarket
ABOUT HAYMARKET
West-central station-district character.
Haymarket centres on the station district that takes its name from the original Edinburgh market, with the Coates Conservation Area carrying the affluent Victorian-terrace character (Eglinton Crescent and Magdala Crescent are the architectural anchors). Property stock spans Victorian tenement-style flats, affluent terraces, and converted residential.
In practical terms it means City of Edinburgh Council Conservation Officer documentation for the Coates listed-building density, period-correct Victorian paint specification, sash-window repainting, common-stair coordination for tenement-style flats.
EDINBURGH CLIENT FEEDBACK
A small sample from our Edinburgh portfolio.
David and his team were very professional and made a fantastic job of decorating my home, they made sure everything was covered up and cleaned up afterwards, so no damage to my carpets or furniture. I can’t thank them enough, the quality of the workmanship was second to none.
We had Borthwick Decorators in to plaster our ceiling and repaint our sitting room after a leaking roof. From start to finish I was blown away by how professional they are.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Working with us in Haymarket.
Do you take on listed and Conservation Area work in Haymarket?
Yes. Parts of Haymarket 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 EH11, EH12. Strongest concentration of recent work on Haymarket Terrace, Haymarket Yards and West Coates.
How do you handle occupied family homes?
Most Haymarket 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 Haymarket 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