Mackenzie Hughes

Edinburgh builders and property restoration specialists Mackenzie Hughes create exceptionally beautiful home conversions requiring the highest standards of craftsmanship. We have an in-depth knowledge of the fabric of the various period properties within our city and a respect for their history and heritage. This allows us to deliver your brief whilst meeting the demands of rigorous planning processes. We have an eye for design and a passion for period properties, which means we can combine traditional homes with modern living.

Mackenzie Hughes began in 1994 as a family-owned building company specialising in conversions, extensions and restoration work on many of Edinburgh's fine period homes. As time moved on our clients turned to us more and more for advice on other interior matters such as colour, materials and lighting. So now, in addition to our core services, we offer interior design to help you get the right finished look plus advice on modern technology to ensure your home is well equipped for 21st Century living.

Over the years the team at Mackenzie Hughes has gathered a wide range of expertise which includes advice on the finishes for your newly refurbished home. We work closely with renowned interior designers Sybil Colefax and John Fowler who have a worldwide reputation for being among the best in their field. We also work alongside excellent local interior designers such as Lally Walford based in East Lothian. Why not contact us to find out more about our interior design service? We can help you plan the finished look for your home at the earliest stage of your refurbishment project.

Adding an extension to your Edinburgh home will not only give you the extra space you need for an additional bedroom or dining kitchen- it will add value to your property. And, if you work from home, there are tax benefits to adding an extra wing dedicated solely to your business. Edinburgh period home restoration specialist Mackenzie Hughes have built extensions for many satisfied clients. Each extension is unique and designed to complement or contrast with the existing property while keeping within planning permission guidelines.

Edinburgh's New Town was designed with uniformity in mind. Wide parallel streets, properties hewn from ashlar stone from nearby Craigleith quarry and entrance doors and windows, identical both in style and colour, were the order of the day - and with very rare exceptions - still are. However, although the exteriors may be uniform, inside it may be a very different story indeed. In fact, we work with many discerning clients, each with unique and individual tastes and, as the saying goes, you should never judge a book by its cover.

By contacting us first we can discuss your aims and objectives for your building project; and because we have excellent professional relationships with many of Edinburgh's top architects we can recommend the most suitable architect for you. By working in this way, we can employ our watchword of buildability. What does this mean? Now and again we come across designs which look amazing on paper but, when building gets underway, we begin to encounter challenges which can entail further costs - either in having to have plans redrawn, allowing for additional building materials or extending the timescale of the project.

If you have recently purchased an Edinburgh period property in need of restoring talk to Mackenzie Hughes first. We have over 20 years of experience restoring Edinburgh properties from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian eras and can give you an honest appraisal of what may be required to achieve the authentic period touches you are looking for - but with 21st Century living in mind. We also have excellent business relationships with many of Edinburgh's top architects and can recommend the one that most closely suits your specific project.