Interior Painting Melbourne
Over 15 years' experience delivering trusted interior painting in Melbourne homes.
Living in the house while it gets painted is most people's biggest worry, and it's the first thing we plan for on every interior painting job in Melbourne. Dust sheeted floors, furniture moved and covered, doors that still open and close at the end of each day. The goal is a house you can actually keep using while the work's underway.
Hillcrest Painting and Flooring Services has been painting interiors across Melbourne's eastern suburbs for more than 15 years, from single feature walls to full repaints of period homes in Camberwell and Kew. Steve quotes every job himself and is on the tools, not a subcontracted crew.
If you're comparing quotes for interior painting in Melbourne, ask what happens to your furniture and your floors while the painting's on.
What's Included
Our Interior Painting Services
Interior work covers more than four walls. We paint walls, ceilings, cornices, skirting boards, architraves, doors and staircases, plus feature walls where you want one room to stand out from the rest. Whether it's a single room refresh or every internal surface in the house, the same prep and finish standard applies.
Walls and Ceilings
Full coverage with Haymes Expressions interior paint, matched to the sheen level that suits the room: low sheen for living areas, something more washable for kitchens, bathrooms and hallways.
Cornices, Skirting and Architraves
Trim work gets cut in cleanly by hand. Gloss or satin finishes in Haymes Ultratrim that hold up to knocks and cleaning. For more on sheen levels, see our "guide to paint finishes".
Doors and Staircases
Doors are removed or masked and painted properly rather than rushed on the hinge. Staircases and handrails get the same careful cut-in as trim.
Feature Walls
A single wall in a bolder colour, done properly with sharp lines and even coverage. It's a straightforward way to update a room without repainting the whole space.
OUR EXPERIENCEOver 15 years painting Melbourne's eastern suburbs
30+ years experience across both painting and flooring
$10 million public liability, with free written quotes
Free colour consultation included with every job
Steve is on the tools, not a subcontracted crew
OUR SPECIALITY
Preparation and Protection
This is where interior painters either earn your trust or lose it. Every job starts with drop sheets down and furniture either moved into the centre of the room or covered where it can't be shifted. Fixtures, skirting and anything not being painted gets masked off before a lid comes off a tin.
Walls get filled and sanded first: nail holes, old picture hooks, minor cracks and dings. That way the finish doesn't show every mark that was there before. Dust control matters more indoors than out, so we sand with extraction where we can and keep it contained to the room being worked on. At the end of each day, the space gets cleaned up: tools packed away, dust sheets tidied, so you're not living around a work site overnight.
Also covered
Colour Selection Help
Colour is where most homeowners get stuck. If you're not sure whether to go lighter or darker, warm or cool, we'll talk through options and test sample areas on your actual walls before committing. Paint reads differently under your home's lighting than it does on a swatch.
Not sure where to start? Have a look at our guide to warm and welcoming hallway colour ideas, or if you're choosing colours room by room, our post on the best paint colours for different home lighting is worth a read first.
What it costs
How Much Does Interior Painting Cost in Melbourne?
There's no flat rate per room, because too much depends on the specifics of your home. A few things that move the price:
Number of rooms and total wall area: a single bedroom refresh costs a fraction of a whole-house repaint.
Ceiling height: older Melbourne homes with high ceilings take longer to prep and paint than a standard modern build.
Wall condition: patched, cracked or previously poorly-painted walls need more prep time than walls in good order.
Number of coats: some colour changes need two coats, others need three or more depending on what's underneath.
What's included: whether ceilings, trim and doors are part of the job or just the walls changes the scope significantly.
Colour change: going from a dark colour to a light one (or the reverse) usually takes extra coats to get proper coverage.
Because of all that, we don't quote a price without seeing the property. A free, no-obligation quote gets you an accurate written price based on what your rooms actually need, not a guess over the phone.
What Our Clients Say
Trusted by Homeowners Across Melbourne
★★★★★
“Steve did an excellent job and we are totally satisfied with his work. We arranged for Steve to do a complete re-paint of our Edwardian house, both an interior and exterior re-paint. We were particularly pleased that he turned up when he said he would. A particularly nice touch was that as the whole project turned out to be less work than anticipated at the outset, Steve adjusted the final cost downwards.”
★★★★★
“Steve and his team at Hillcrest have been a pleasure to have in our home. A couple of months ago we embarked on a restoration of our home which included all external and internal painting. Having the right team work with us and fit in with our family was important. Steve and Michael have been very professional, great communication with us, responsive and flexible to our needs and to any changes We would highly recommend Hillcrest to anyone looking for great tradespeople (painting and flooring) who know how to do technically proficient work and are just good people to have in your home.”
Recent Work
Where We Work
Suburbs we service
We paint home interiors across Melbourne's eastern suburbs, including interior painters in Kew, painters in Camberwell, interior painting in Canterbury, house painters in Glen Iris, painters in Ashburton and painting homes in Auburn. We also paint interiors in interior painting in Burwood and painters in Croydon.
If you're after a full repaint inside and out, we also offer exterior painting in Melbourne as part of our wider residential service. And if you're repainting, it's often the right time to sort out tired floors too. We offer floor sanding and polishing as well, so the whole room gets refreshed at once rather than in two separate projects months apart.
Common Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to paint a room?
A standard room usually takes one to two days depending on size, wall condition and how many coats are needed. Larger rooms or full repaints take longer. We'll give you a clear timeframe before work starts.
Can I stay in the house while you paint?
In most cases, yes. We work room by room and keep the rest of the house liveable, though bedrooms being painted aren't usable overnight until the paint's fully cured.
How many coats of paint do you apply?
Most jobs get two coats. Significant colour changes, especially dark to light, sometimes need a third coat for even coverage.
Do you paint ceilings as well as walls?
Yes. Ceilings, cornices, skirting boards and architraves can all be included or left out. Your written quote lists exactly which surfaces are being painted.