Doing the winner's project, [to transform a self-catering beach retreat in Watergate Bay in Cornwall], taught me a lot. A new television series following Banjo as he launches his design career in the Hebrides is set to air in summer 2023. Having won both Interior Design Masters 2022 and the hearts of the British public, Banjo Beale is fronting a new TV show, Designing the Hebrides.

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And you can feel it, when you’re in the room with her, she really takes it seriously because she knows that it’s changing all our lives. We were actually in 'my' bar in Soho, with Alan and and the rest of the nine other guys [10 designers took part in the competition], and the production crew and some others. Banjo found his way to the big smoke, working in advertising, eventually landing the plum role of 'Ideas Director'. The island community—consisting of just 10 people—commission Banjo to convert the bothy into a holiday let to attract more tourists.I love seeing my collection in my home because I know that I've had chai on a street in India out of every one of those cups. Tobermory has two seasons,” Banjo says, while painting a smokehouse ceiling a gorgeous sea-shade of blue, “June and winter. He read the poem out loud at the festival’s gala dinner night on Saturday at the Western Isles Hotel. But there is a definite pace that things move on an island, which means that you get to enjoy the smaller things.

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It’s special because I the first thing I did when I moved to the island, to be part of the community was join Woolley Wednesdays which is ‘stitch and bitch. Because it’s boring when you’re doing it for yourself, but on the island, the locals are the characters. Every author enjoyed a lively question-and-answer session with their audience at the end of their talk. I’ll say yes to everything and see what happens and make something of it, and then everything came true, so be careful what you wish for. Donna Clark, Executive Producer and DSP MD says: “When Banjo told us that he wanted to start his interior design business on the Isle of Mull, we knew that we had to follow him on his next adventure.Thankfully, some brave locals are handing me the keys to their places, from a bothy two hours walk from the nearest road to a remote lighthouse, castle turret and beloved community rugby club. Banjo’s creativity, warmth, and wit made him a popular with our Interior Design Masters audience so it’s lovely to be able to work with him,’ adds Clare Mottershead, Lead Commissioning Editor, Factual Entertainment and Events. In the middle of every project, everyone around Banjo is very gently tired of his faffy decision-making and the fact that his practical skills are next to zero. It is set against breathtaking Scottish scenery and amid the difficulties of remote locales and harsh weather. Fast forward and Ro is a big cheese, managing the the production of the award winning Isle of Mull cheese and helping the family create a distillery, turning leftover whey into spirit.

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A new BBC Scotland series sees properties throughout the Scottish Hebrides renovated and updated, and the latest episode features a stunning transformation of a crumbling bothy. Well, I would have said that the pace is slower, but I’m quite a chaotic person and anything I do tends to be a whirlwind, so I’m probably the wrong advertisement for slow living.Interior design guru, Banjo Beale, sets his sights on the Scottish isles in Designing The Hebrides, a new six-part series (6x30), co-commission for BBC Scotland and BBC Two produced by DSP production (a Banijay UK company).

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Designing The Hebrides is a DSP production (a Banijay UK company) commissioned by Steve Allen for BBC Scotland and Catherine Catton, Head of Commissioning, Factual Entertainment and Events. The six-part series is set against stunning Scottish landscapes and showcases distinctive makeovers, encapsulating Banjo’s irrepressible enthusiasm, ingenuity and design flair. Fresh from the success of his TV series, Mull’s best-known interior designer Banjo Beale will be there to launch his first book. We at The Oban Times endeavour to ensure that all our reports are fair and accurate and comply with the Editors’ Code of Practice set by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).With sustainability and budget in mind, he combines vintage finds with clever design and re-purposes the old, re-imagining it into something new.