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Living room in Bonnyrigg freshly painted in deep burgundy below a white dado rail by W J Crighton, with crisp white skirtings and cornice

Est. 1988 · Edinburgh & Lothians

Painting and decorating done right. Since 1988.

W J Crighton has been painting and decorating homes and businesses across Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Edinburgh and the Borders for over 30 years. Family-run, detail-obsessed, and trusted enough that most of our work comes from repeat customers and recommendations.

Call Willie on 07801 297932Or text this number
  • Est. 1988 · 38 years' experience
  • Edinburgh & the Lothians
  • Competitive pricing

What Willie does

All types of decorating, inside and out. No job is ranked above another.

Interior Painting

Ceilings, walls, woodwork and skirtings, prepared properly and finished clean.

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Exterior Painting & Decorating

Render, doors, windows, fascias and rainwater goods, weathered in for Scottish winters.

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Wallpaper Hanging in Midlothian & Edinburgh

Patterned, plain and feature walls, hung square with matched seams.

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Wallpaper Stripping & Wall Preparation

Old paper taken off and walls made good, ready to paint or re-paper.

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Recent work

Finished jobs across Edinburgh & the Lothians, photographed on the day of handover.

Hallway and stairwell in Bonnyrigg finished in soft white with glossed woodwork by W J CrightonEntrance hall in Midlothian with freshly glossed panel doors and repainted front door surround by W J CrightonStairwell wall and balustrade repainted in Bonnyrigg, spindles and handrail glossed by W J CrightonTall stairwell wall in a Midlothian home rolled out in warm off-white with a crisp cut line at the corniceStaircase in Bonnyrigg boarded out with ladder and plank so W J Crighton can reach the stairwell walls safelyStairs in a Midlothian home fully sheeted and protected by W J Crighton before painting starts

Hall & stairwell repaint

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Lounge in Bonnyrigg painted deep burgundy below a white dado rail, fireplace and cornice cut in by handBay window surround in a Midlothian lounge painted burgundy with white woodwork by W J CrightonBay window lounge in Bonnyrigg repainted in burgundy by W J Crighton, furniture sheeted

Burgundy lounge

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Wall in an Edinburgh period home finished in clean off-white against deep mahogany skirtings and door frameCream painted wall with deep red gloss door frame and skirting in a Midlothian period houseCream walls cut in against dark stained trim in a traditional Edinburgh room by W J CrightonFinished bedroom in a Midlothian home, soft cream walls with white sash window and varnished picture railLarge room in an Edinburgh property repainted in warm cream with white doors and timber picture rail

Period rooms, cream walls & dark wood

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Freshly painted stone house exterior in Midlothian by W J Crighton, ladder up to white sash windowsTraditional sandstone house near Penicuik with freshly painted white sash dormer and repainted guttersRear elevation of a Midlothian stone house with cast iron downpipes and window frames repainted by hand

Stone house exterior

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Open-plan living space in Dalkeith with a dusky pink feature wall painted by W J CrightonFrench doors in a Midlothian living room framed by a raspberry wall, cut in neatly against white frames

Dusky pink living room

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Commercial decorating in Edinburgh — repainted white shopfront and window frames by W J CrightonFreshly glossed white shopfront timbers in Edinburgh with a wet paint sign in the windowWet paint sign in an Edinburgh shop window with the W J Crighton decorating van reflected behind

Edinburgh shopfronts

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38 years, one tradesman's name on it

Willie Crighton served his time with a local firm, was paid off, and started out on his own in 1988. It has gone well ever since — largely on repeat customers and recommendations rather than advertising.

The offer is straightforward: good workmanship, competitive pricing, and a job left clean. You deal with Willie from the first phone call to the final coat.

A finished room in Bonnyrigg by W J Crighton, cleanly cut in and left tidy at the end of the job

Areas we cover

Based in Bonnyrigg, working across Midlothian, Edinburgh and the Borders.

Get a straight answer on your job

Call or text Willie directly. No call centre, no chasing.

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Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 4pm · Edinburgh & the Lothians