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The Guardian — Life & Style • Jan. 12, 2026, 2:34 a.m.
How a TV interior designer is helping revive a remote Scottish island
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On Ulva, in the Inner Hebrides, Banjo Beale and his husband are transforming a rundown mansion into their dream hotel, while another adventurous couple have created a charming bothy for hardier folk Ulva House is a building site. There are workmen up ladders, hammering, plastering, but I leave my muddy walking boots by the door.
There’s no central heating or hot water and Banjo Beale and his husband, Ro, have been camping out here for weeks, but he greets me, dazzlingly debonair, in a burnt orange beanie and fabulous Moroccan rug coat. The 2022 winner of the BBC’s Interior Design Masters, who went on to front his own makeover show Designing the Hebrides , Banjo’s vibe is more exuberant Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen than quizzical Kevin McCloud.
There’s no central heating or hot water and Banjo Beale and his husband, Ro, have been camping out here for weeks, but he greets me, dazzlingly debonair, in a burnt orange beanie and fabulous Moroccan rug coat. The 2022 winner of the BBC’s Interior Design Masters, who went on to front his own makeover show Designing the Hebrides , Banjo’s vibe is more exuberant Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen than quizzical Kevin McCloud.
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