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Interior painting across Melbourne

Walls, ceilings, ornate cornices and joinery. From period homes with plaster roses and chandeliers to new builds and apartments, prepared properly and finished clean.

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Victorian room in Melbourne repainted in deep blue grey, with a white cornice, marble fireplace, gilt mirror and
Heritage

Period & heritage homes

Older Melbourne homes in Armadale, St Kilda, Brighton and Oakleigh. Ornate plaster asks for a careful hand: cornices and ceiling roses cut in with a brush because a roller cannot follow the moulding, cracks plastered and sanded back rather than painted over, and the original detail kept sharp against the wall colour.

Old house in Armadale, prepared before a brush touched it

A renovation repaint in Armadale. Every crack and chip in the walls and ceilings was plastered and sanded back before any colour went on, which is why the before frames are covered in patches: that is the work, not the mess. Once the surfaces were sound the rooms went to an even off white, with the ceiling rose, cornices, picture rails, sash windows, doors and skirtings all kept crisp. Floors boarded and taped, fireplaces masked, furniture sheeted throughout.

BeforeHeritage ceiling rose surrounded by filler patches, cracks made good before painting, Armadale
AfterThe same ceiling rose finished in an even off white with no trace of the repairs, Armadale
BeforeEntrance hall before, patched walls and dado with the floor boarded and taped, Armadale
AfterThe same hall finished, arch fretwork and dado in crisp white down to the red front door, Armadale
Finished corner of an old room, walls and cornice in an even off white with the fireplace masked off, Armadale
BeforeBedroom before, filler patches around the sash window and along the picture rail, Armadale
AfterThe same bedroom finished in off white with the sash window and picture rail cut in clean, Armadale
BeforeSecond bedroom before, patched wall and ceiling beside the twin sash window, Armadale
AfterThe same window finished, sashes and architraves in crisp white against clean off white walls, Armadale

Victorian house in St Kilda, rooms and stair hall

A Victorian home in St Kilda taken to a soft blue grey: ceilings, walls, doors, frames and skirtings, and all the internal joinery with them, including the timber running alongside the stairs. The moulded cornices, panelled dado and ceiling rose were held in white. The stair hall keeps its arch and the light coming through the coloured glass above the landing. Painted around furniture that stayed in the house.

Victorian room with panelled dado and cornice in white, crystal chandelier and a gilt mirror over the fireplace, St Kilda
Moulded ceiling rose and cornice picked out in white above blue grey walls, with a crystal chandelier, St Kilda
Stair hall with an arched opening, black timber balustrade and coloured glass window above the landing, St Kilda
Blue grey room with a marble fireplace, gilt mirror and crystal chandelier under a white cornice, St Kilda
Blue grey sitting room with tall curtained windows and a white ceiling with deep cornice, St Kilda
Study in the same house, blue grey walls and white skirtings beside a curtained window, St Kilda
The same study from the other side, blue grey wall under a white cornice and chandelier, St Kilda

Old house in Oakleigh, warm apricot with white cornices

Ceilings, walls, window and door frames, doors and skirtings in an older Oakleigh home. The walls went from pale cream to a warm apricot, with the moulded cornices, frames and skirtings held in white and cut in by hand. The crystal chandeliers stayed up and were worked around, and the furniture and built in cabinetry were sheeted rather than carried out. Shown part way through, with the apricot cut in along the cornice while the wall below is still cream, then the rooms finished.

DuringLounge part way through, apricot cut in along the cornice while the wall below is still pale cream, Oakleigh
DuringBedroom part way through, the bed and wardrobe wrapped and the floor sheeted under the chandelier, Oakleigh
DuringLiving room part way through, built in cabinetry sheeted in plastic and furniture covered under the chandeliers, Oakleigh
DuringClose up of the cut in line, fresh apricot meeting the old cream in a straight edge above the window, Oakleigh
FinishedFinished lounge in warm apricot with the etched glass doors and cornice in white, Oakleigh
FinishedFinished living room, apricot walls under a white moulded cornice, Oakleigh
FinishedFinished lounge in warm apricot with a crystal chandelier, white cornice and timber floor, Oakleigh
FinishedFinished living area in warm apricot looking through to the next room, cornices and skirtings in white, Oakleigh
FinishedFinished room in warm apricot with etched glass doors, dark cabinetry and a view through to the next room, Oakleigh

Period house in Brighton, ornate plaster kept white

Rooms of an older Brighton home taken to a deep blue grey, with the panelled ceilings, deep cornices, ceiling rose, French doors, wall niches and skirtings all held in white. The owner left the colour to Mark and was very happy with where it landed. Plaster this ornate is cut in by hand, line by line, because a cornice like this cannot be rolled. Floors were boarded and skirtings taped before a tin was opened, which is what the working frame shows.

Period room in deep blue grey with a white ceiling rose, ornate cornice, marble fireplace and French doors, Brighton
The same house during the work, ladder and drop sheets on a boarded floor with skirtings taped, Brighton
Blue grey room with white French doors and a deep panelled cornice over dark timber floor, Brighton
Blue grey wall with a white plaster niche and two panelled doors cut in clean, Brighton
Panelled plaster ceiling and cornice in white above blue grey walls, Brighton
Blue grey room with a white niche, panelled door and ribbed pendant light, Brighton
Whole homes

Whole-home repaints

A house taken through in one go, room by room, while the owners keep living in it. Walls, ceilings, doors, window frames and skirtings, with the furniture sheeted where it stands and the floors boarded before a tin is opened.

Renovated home in Caulfield East, painted throughout

A full renovation repaint in Caulfield East: every wall and ceiling, the doors, the window frames and the skirtings. The new extension was taken from raw set plaster to a finished surface, and the VJ panelling on the stair wall, the landing and the hallway was finished in a soft grey against off white. Shown before and after in the open plan kitchen and living, a bedroom and the upstairs landing, with the finished staircase and a back bedroom alongside.

BeforeOpen plan kitchen and living before, raw set plaster ceiling and walls with ladders and paint tins, Caulfield East
AfterSame open plan kitchen and living after, off white ceiling and soft grey walls around black joinery, Caulfield East
BeforeBedroom before, plasterboard with set joints and patches around a black framed window, Caulfield East
AfterSame bedroom after, walls and ceiling painted with the black window frame cut in clean, Caulfield East
BeforeUpstairs landing before, bare VJ panelling and unpainted balustrade under a skylight, Caulfield East
AfterSame landing after, VJ panelling in soft grey with white walls and a black pendant, Caulfield East
Timber staircase with the stair wall in soft grey VJ panelling and white trim, Caulfield East
Back bedroom finished in soft grey with a black framed door and protected floor, Caulfield East

House above the valley in Ferntree Gully, taken to deep olive

An older home in Ferntree Gully looking out over the valley, repainted right through: walls, ceilings, window frames and skirtings, from white to a deep olive green, with the raked ceilings, beams and trims left white so the rooms keep their height. Furniture stayed in place under sheeting and the work moved room by room, which is what the before frames show. Shown before and after in five rooms, with the study, the bedroom behind the brick pier and the window that gives the house its view.

Bedroom in deep olive green looking out over the valley through a wide window, timber floor and glazed door, Ferntree Gully
BeforeLiving room part way through, white walls with the bulkhead already in olive, ladder and drop sheets, Ferntree Gully
AfterSame living room finished in deep olive with white ceiling and the doorway through to the brick wall, Ferntree Gully
BeforeLiving area before, white walls with furniture sheeted in plastic beside the garden doors, Ferntree Gully
AfterSame living area in deep olive, white doors and architraves against the garden doors, Ferntree Gully
BeforeStudy before, white walls and ceiling beam with furniture under plastic, Ferntree Gully
AfterSame study in deep olive with the ceiling beam and window frames kept white, Ferntree Gully
BeforeBedroom before, white raked ceiling and walls with the bed sheeted in plastic, Ferntree Gully
AfterSame bedroom in deep olive with the raked ceiling and beam left white, Ferntree Gully
BeforeSecond bedroom before, white walls with the timber chest of drawers covered up, Ferntree Gully
AfterSame bedroom in deep olive, the panelled door and skirtings cut in white, Ferntree Gully
Study in deep olive with corner sash windows onto the trees and a white ceiling beam, Ferntree Gully
Bedroom in deep olive behind an internal brick pier, with a tall narrow window, Ferntree Gully
New builds

New builds & apartments

Two different problems. New plaster is sound but thirsty, so the first coat goes on with a spray gun and a roller follows to work it in. An older apartment is the opposite: the damage comes first, every crack patched and made good, and only then the colour.

New home in Melton, painted before the owners moved in

A brand new house in Melton taken through in a warm off white: walls, ceilings, internal doors, architraves and skirtings, finished before anyone moved in. The first coat went on with a spray gun and the second was rolled by hand. Spray covers a whole empty house quickly and evenly, but it lays the paint on top of the wall rather than into it. The roller presses it into the pores of the plaster and the joins between sheets, so the coat seals the surface instead of bridging over it, and it leaves a consistent texture that spray on its own does not. That is why the second coat is worth the extra time. Shown empty, the way it was handed over.

Open plan kitchen and living in a new home, off white walls and ceiling with dark timber joinery, Melton
Hallway in a new home looking through to the timber front door, off white walls and white skirtings, Melton
Bathroom in a new home, white walls and ceiling with a freestanding bath and vanity, Melton
Entrance of a new home, stained timber front door framed by freshly painted walls and architraves, Melton
Rear living room in a new home with three windows and sliding doors, walls and ceiling in off white, Melton
Bedroom in a new home with an ensuite doorway, painted door, architraves and skirtings, Melton

Apartment in Preston, repainted throughout

An apartment in Preston, not a new one. The walls carried a lot of damage and cracking, so everything was patched and made good first. Then the whole flat went through: ceilings, walls, window and door frames and skirtings, taken from white to a warm greige with the trims kept white. The before frames are the job part way through, floors fully sheeted, tins standing on the drop sheet rather than on the timber.

Finished apartment living room in warm greige with a sliding door onto the balcony and oak floor, Preston
BeforeApartment living room part way through, white walls with drop sheets and paint tins on the floor, Preston
AfterSame living room finished in warm greige with white skirtings and the oak floor uncovered, Preston
BeforeApartment entry and living part way through, floors sheeted and the entry door still unpainted, Preston
AfterSame entry and living finished, warm greige walls with white doors and architraves, Preston
BeforeApartment kitchen part way through, drop sheets over the floor beside the black splashback, Preston
AfterSame kitchen finished, warm greige walls beside the black splashback and clean oak floor, Preston
Joinery

Staircases & joinery

Timber inside the house: treads, handrails, architraves and frames. Where a wall forgives a small mark, joinery does not, because every edge is at eye level and there is nowhere for a run to hide. Stain and clear rather than paint, so the grain stays visible.

Floating hardwood staircase in Doncaster, stained and sealed

A new solid hardwood staircase in Doncaster, finished on site. No wall work on this job, just the timber: treads masked along every edge, stained to a deep smoky brown and sealed with a clear coat. Shown before and after from the side, from below along the open treads, and looking down the flight.

Finished floating staircase, stained hardwood treads cantilevered from a white wall, Doncaster
BeforeFloating staircase before, bare hardwood treads with blue masking tape along the edges and a ladder alongside, Doncaster
AfterSame staircase after, treads stained a deep smoky brown with a clear sealed finish, Doncaster
BeforeOpen treads before, pale bare hardwood with masking tape, seen from below, Doncaster
AfterSame open treads after staining, deep brown timber against a white wall, Doncaster
BeforeLooking down the flight before, treads still protected and taped during construction, Doncaster
AfterLooking down the same flight after, every tread in an even stained finish, Doncaster

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