HERITAGE INTERIORS
Period interior decoration
Period cornicing repair, ceiling-rose restoration, hand-cut lines for listed and Conservation Area properties across EH5.
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EDINBURGH · TRINITY
Award-Winning Painters and Decorators in Trinity
Sea-edge Victorian villas along Trinity Road and East Trinity Road, family-residential on Boswall Road and Lomond Road, Lennox Row mansion conversions. Borthwick has worked Trinity for six decades — decoration on period villas, period-correct paint specification for North-Edinburgh.
4.9 / 5average rating
175+verified reviews
1959est. — 65 years of craft
£10 millionpublic liability cover
Welcome to Borthwick Decorators Trinity
Borthwick Decorators works on listed Victorian villas, sea-edge family residential and mansion-flat conversions across Trinity EH5. Heritage period-property specialism, six decades of Edinburgh experience. 175+ verified reviews at 4.9/5 rating.
Sea-edge villas, Victorian fringe.
Trinity sits on the northern coast of Edinburgh — between Leith to the east and Granton to the west, with sea views toward the Forth and the Fife coast beyond. Property stock is dominated by mid-to-late Victorian detached and semi-detached villas (Trinity Road, East Trinity Road, Boswall Road), with a smaller layer of Lennox Row mansion-flat conversions and modern infill toward the Granton edge.
Decorating Trinity: City of Edinburgh Council Conservation Officer documentation, period-correct Victorian-villa palettes, sash-window repainting for original timber, and the operational care appropriate to family homes with garden settings. Borthwick has worked the postcode for decades.
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 TRINITY
Our painting and decorating services in Trinity
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 Trinity
ABOUT TRINITY
North Edinburgh's quiet villa quarter.
Trinity was its own burgh until 1920 — a distinct village character between Leith’s port and Granton’s industrial coast. The mid-Victorian villa development gives the postcode its dominant residential character today, with a smaller layer of late-Victorian mansion-flat blocks and inter-war family infill. Sea-edge plots with views across the Firth of Forth give Trinity its distinct premium feel.
In practical terms it means heritage-fabric Conservation Officer documentation, period-correct Victorian paint specification, sash-window repainting for surviving original sashes, and the operational rhythm that lets sea-edge family programmes run smoothly through coastal-weather windows.
EDINBURGH CLIENT FEEDBACK
A small sample from our Edinburgh portfolio.
Borthwick Decorators recently redecorated our ornate ceiling- Kamil and Nicholas did an excellent job, working at extreme heights and navigating themselves around a very big old building- the end result is beautiful.
Very good company to work with, the team worked very hard to ensure the job was completed as quicky as possible. A high standard of work
COMMON QUESTIONS
Working with us in Trinity.
Do you take on listed and Conservation Area work in Trinity?
Yes. Most of Trinity sits in a City of Edinburgh Council Conservation Area with substantial listed-building density. We hold the heritage finishes specialism and the documentation discipline conservation officers expect.
Which streets do you cover?
All of EH5. Strongest concentration of recent work on Boswall Road, Trinity Road, Trinity Crescent and the surrounding residential streets.
How do you handle occupied family homes?
Most Trinity work is occupied. We agree daily start and finish times with the household, 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 Trinity 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