Marchmont Hardware

10/10/2026

Well. What an absolutely brilliant 40th birthday we had! 🎈🎂

Huge thanks go to:

Sugar Daddys Edinburgh for baking, decorating and sprinkling love on our cake (and short notice cos well, I forgot). You guys are the best 🩷

The Opticians at Marchmont for not only being an absolute rock in Marchmont, but for being such a great pal throughout the years 👓

Libraries & Archives Paper Co. Stationery for the most beautiful card I have ever seen, AND for letting all of their own customers know it was our birthday ❤️

All the doggos that came by today for a cheeky wee pup cup, just to name a few - Penny, Walter, Monty, Humphrey, Milo, Boo and Dougal 🐶

All our customers who wished us well, especially in the next 40 years! 🕰️

And, to you. For reading this post and taking the time to support a small, independent business. Thank you 🫶

I’m away to go eat my body weight in cake now, there’s only one bakery to blame for that…. 🎂 🍰

09/10/2026

Did you know we are in this? 👀👀👀👻

Kick off!

New issue now on sale!

Psychic Animal Football Pundits: From Paul the Octopus to Larry the Donkey

Dead Cat Bounce: The Argentinian football curse that lasted for 34 years

Empty Grounds: The sense of a presence in empty football stadiums

Disclosure Day: Are there any revelations in the declassified UFO files?

Cheating the Ferryman: A new theory of Near-Death Experiences

Meteorites and Messages from Mars: Alien mummies and mysterious hieroglyphics

Down the Rabbit Hole: The Crewe ‘doomsday cult’ and their giant alien bunnies

Plus: Ghosts of Lake Garda, frisky fairies, suicidal balloonatic, haunted hardware store, demons in the bathroom, more missing scientists, frauds and fantasists, Weird Weekend North, Dawkins’ AI delusion, miraculous carrot, human trophy hunters, Japan’s bear wars, impossible staircases, Children’s Film Foundation and much more!

09/10/2026

40 years of Marchmont Hardware 🪜🔨🛍️🫙

In 1986, our predecessor Stewart founded Marchmont Hardware.

With his soulmate, Jo (Liane’s mum), they ran the shop together with Stewart as the main boss (or so he thought) and Jo as chief window dresser, cleaner and stock organiser aka the real boss.

Up until Jo’s untimely passing, she was an anchor in the business, we think about her everyday and know she is watching over us. And that both of us 100% inherited her eye for window dressing 🛍️

After Jo’s death, Liane became more involved with the business, Stewart took Liane on board and helped her through this new way of life she was faced with. Though tough, she managed to get to where she is today.

Liane found out she was pregnant in 2001, where 𝓟𝓮𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓼 𝓫𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓱𝓸𝓻𝓮 was the first person to find out that Kayleigh was on the way. Then in June 2002, a miracle angel baby came along (haha, can you tell it’s me writing this?) 😇

When Stewart would go away to trade shows or conferences, Liane would step up and run the shop, whilst also juggling being a parent. This was the way of life for a while until Stewart became seriously unwell the first time with oesophageal cancer. How he survived the surgeries he went though, to this day is still a miracle.

Then suddenly in January 2018, we lost Stewart to secondary cancer. It was at this point, after loosing Jo and other family members to cancer, that we really did agree that cancer is a b***h.

Since that day, it’s been Liane & Kayleigh running the show. Through the many ups and downs, trials and tribulations, births and deaths we have somehow managed to get to milestone 40.

We could not have got anywhere near where we are today if it were not for our incredible community, customers, friends and family. Nevermind our wonderful suppliers both big and small.

Cheers to 40 years of Marchmont Hardware, here’s to another 40 🥂🍻🎂

Kayleigh, Liane & the doggos 🐶

https://ebx.sh/KPadC9 - check out our article in Edinburgh Live by reporter Nicholas Malizia 🩵

07/10/2026

40th birthday celebrations continue 🎂🧁🎈

A huge thank you to Nick for covering us in one of his final articles for Edinburgh Live 🥹 and mentioning Stewart’s very first customer - William Purves Funeral Directors 🤍

Have a read, enjoy the memories and reminiscing, and most importantly come along on Saturday for some treats 🫶

Thank you for 40 years, here’s to the next 40 🥂

'Without our community, we wouldn't have survived'

05/10/2026

Its our birthday week!

To kick off celebrations, we would love to hear all your memories of Marchmont Hardware over the years. No matter how big or small, we want to hear them all (did you see what I did there)

Comment below or DM us with all your memories and we will be picking one lucky memory to win a special birthday voucher!

We cannot wait to see what you have to say 🎁🎈🎉🪩

29/09/2026

Just a friendly reminder that we are closed today to head to Perth for a trade show. We will be back tomorrow (Wednesday 30th) 10am.

Mucho gracias for your understanding 🫶

23/09/2026

Tell me, what do you think 🤔

16/09/2026

Now, this is quite a different post to my normal ones but I wanted to take this time to bring attention to knife crime.

I have not personally been affected by knife crime however in Edinburgh it is very common which it shouldn’t.

I took the time to visit the breathtaking Knife Angel. A 27ft national monument against knife crime made from over 100,000 seized blades by artist Alfie Bradley.

This is a touring monument which I highly recommend you visit if you have time. It made me feel something, sorrow and sadness for those affected.

I just wanted to take the time to share this with you all in hopes it can raise even a small bit of awareness.

04/09/2026

Helllooooo 👋

It’s been a while!

Thought I’d show you very briefly our ever expanding range of cookware 🧑‍🍳

From salt and pepper mills to coffee grinders we have it all. Please pop in and have a look for yourselves, it really is the best of the best 😍🫶

07/08/2026

*No dogs were given caffeine in this video*

Lazy paw to start the day courtesy of René, our youngest pup. He’s a beautiful mixed breed from Romania that came to live with us last year 🩶

Let me know in the comments if you’d like to see our other boys on the grid 🐶⬇️



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