HERITAGE INTERIORS
Period interior decoration
Period cornicing repair, ceiling-rose restoration, hand-cut lines for listed and Conservation Area properties across EH4.
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EDINBURGH · RAVELSTON
Award-Winning Painters and Decorators in Ravelston
Affluent Edwardian villas along Ravelston Dykes and Ravelston Heights, Belgrave Road family residential, Murrayfield Drive premium-detached belt. Borthwick has worked Ravelston for decades — decoration on period villas, period-correct paint specification for EH4.
4.9 / 5average rating
175+verified reviews
1959est. — 65 years of craft
£10 millionpublic liability cover
Welcome to Borthwick Decorators Ravelston
Borthwick Decorators works on Edwardian detached villas, affluent family residential and Murrayfield-edge homes across Ravelston EH4. Six decades of Edinburgh experience. 175+ verified reviews at 4.9/5 rating.
Affluent villa belt, Murrayfield edge.
Ravelston is one of Edinburgh’s most affluent villa belts — the Edwardian and early-twentieth-century detached residential along Ravelston Dykes and Ravelston Heights, with the Murrayfield edge to the south and Cramond to the north. Property stock is dominated by large detached Edwardian villas in generous plots, with smaller layers of late-Victorian carry-over and 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 RAVELSTON
Our painting and decorating services in Ravelston
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 Ravelston
ABOUT RAVELSTON
North-west affluent villa belt.
Ravelston anchors the north-west affluent commuter belt — the Edwardian and early-twentieth-century villa expansion that produced some of the largest single-family Edinburgh homes. Property stock is dominantly large detached Edwardian villas in generous plots with substantial Conservation Area coverage across the core.
On these homes that means period-correct Edwardian paint specification, hand-cut lines for period cornicing, sash-window repainting, and the operational care appropriate to large family homes with mature gardens.
EDINBURGH CLIENT FEEDBACK
A small sample from our Edinburgh portfolio.
Everything from getting a quote to invoicing was easy but the best aspect was the men themselves: polite, thoughtful, tidy and reliably turning up when they said they would
Great service from David and team - the guys were super quick but finished to a very high quality. They tidied up after themselves and we’re a pleasure throughout. Would highly recommend.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Working with us in Ravelston.
Do you take on listed and Conservation Area work in Ravelston?
Yes. Parts of Ravelston 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 EH4. Strongest concentration of recent work on Ravelston Dykes, Ravelston Heights and Ravelston Garden.
How do you handle occupied family homes?
Most Ravelston 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 Ravelston 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