"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. His latest project with Ro, the transformation of a derelict mansion on the small Hebridean island of Ulva into a boutique hotel, is the subject of a new six-part series, airing on BBC Scotland."
"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."
Banjo Beale and his husband Ro are converting a derelict mansion on Ulva into a boutique hotel, living onsite during restoration. Banjo won the 2022 BBC Interior Design Masters and fronted Designing the Hebrides; his style favors exuberant theatricality. Ulva is a small Hebridean island near Mull that underwent a community buyout after its 2018 sale to attract settlers and revive the population. The island's population fell dramatically after the Highland Clearances. The restoration embraces an 'arrested decay' aesthetic. Community buyouts across Scotland aim to empower locals, and current settlement numbers on Ulva have risen, with a long-term target of fifty.
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