Banjo Beale is an Interior Designer, TV presenter and author based on the Isle of Ulva in Scotland. Host of the BAFTA award winning BBC series Designing the Hebrides and Scotland's Home of the Year and winner of Interior Design Masters, his books Wild Isle Style and A Place in Scotland have been reprinted around the world.
Living on a remote island is my secret recipe. Resourceful, inventive & intrepid.
Banjo combines unique finds with clever design to create sustainable, characterful and collected spaces for his interior design clients and TV projects alike.
His Interior Design practice Studio Banjo creates warm, natural and layered spaces for private and commercial clients across the UK and beyond, taking the best from the past to create beautiful interiors for the here and now.
His television series Designing the Hebrides follows Banjo as he resourcefully renovates properties in remote locations across Scotland from lighthouses, castles and bothies to apothecaries, crofts and ice-cream parlours on the edge of the Atlantic.
In 2026, Banjo debuts his hilarious and heartfelt new BBC series The Grand Island Hotel, following his journey with husband Ro and their menagerie of animals as they transform an abandoned mansion on the remote Scottish island of Ulva into a luxury retreat, blending design, farming, food and adventure.
Banjo's book Wild Isle Style, released in 2023, champions design that doesn't cost the earth and celebrates style from the the British Isles to the Antipodes. His follow-up book A Place in Scotland was an instant bestseller and follows Banjo on a grand tour of the most spectacular Scottish homes and hotels.
From hunting antiques to creating resourceful, character-rich spaces, Banjo brings warmth, creativity and authenticity to everything he does.
