Interior painting with the preparation your walls actually need.
Walls, ceilings, trim, doors, and whole-home repaints for homes across Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb counties. Scoped surface by surface, protected room by room, and finished to a standard you walk with us.
Built for homes where the walls, the trim, and the millwork all deserve attention.
Our interior work is designed for substantial projects: whole-home repaints, multi-room refreshes ahead of a move or a listing, trim and door packages that bring an older home back to crisp, and the large single rooms, great rooms, two-story foyers, and stair halls, that most painters quote by eye and regret.
Across the housing we serve, the surfaces vary enormously. Plaster and original millwork in Huntington Woods and the Grosse Pointes behave differently than 1990s drywall in Novi or new construction in Oakland Township. The estimator scopes preparation for the surface in front of them, not for a generic house.
What we look at before we price a single wall.
The estimate is only as good as the inspection behind it. These are the things we check, measure, and talk through on site before anything is priced.
- Wall substrate: plaster, drywall, skim coat, or previously textured surfaces
- Existing paint condition: adhesion, peeling, glossy surfaces that need de-glossing
- Repairs: cracks, nail pops, failed seams, water staining, and plaster movement
- Trim and doors: wood versus MDF, prior enamel versus latex, hardware removal
- Ceilings: height, texture, prior stains, and whether they are in scope
- Natural light and exposure, which drives sheen and white selection
- Furnishings, floors, and finishes that need a specific protection method
- Access, staging, and how the household will keep using the home during the work
Scope that reads like a plan, because it is one.
Surface-by-surface scope
Every wall, ceiling, trim run, and door is listed with the preparation it gets and the product going on it.
Room protection plan
Floors, furniture, fixtures, hardware, and HVAC registers are protected before sanding starts.
Repairs and preparation
Holes, cracks, seams, and small plaster repairs, sanded and spot-primed so patches disappear.
Premium products by line
Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams premium lines, specified by surface and sheen in the proposal.
Color and sheen guidance
Drawdowns on your walls, reviewed in morning and evening light before anything is final.
Review and walkthrough
Our detail review first, then yours. Touch-ups are handled before closeout, not after.
Sheen is where most interiors go wrong. Here is how we choose.
Sheen is the decision most homeowners get the least help with, and it changes how a room reads more than most color choices do. We recommend by surface and by how the room is used, then confirm it with drawdowns on your walls.
Products are specified in the proposal by line, not just by brand. For most interiors that means premium Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams lines chosen for the substrate and the traffic the room sees, with enamel on trim and doors so they stay crisp and cleanable.
| Surface | Sheen we usually recommend | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Ceilings | Flat | Hides texture and roller marks; ceilings take no handling. |
| Bedrooms, living, dining | Matte or eggshell | Soft, low-glare, forgiving of older plaster. Premium matte lines now clean well. |
| Hallways, stairs, kids' rooms | Eggshell or satin | Enough washability for hands and bags without reading shiny. |
| Kitchens and baths | Satin | Moisture and cleaning resistance where it is needed, without a plastic look. |
| Trim, doors, cabinetry | Satin or semi-gloss enamel | Hard, cleanable, and crisp against matte walls. Sprayed where it matters. |
The finish you see is the preparation you do not.
A premium paint applied over a poorly prepared wall still looks like a poorly prepared wall. Before color goes on, every surface is repaired, sanded, dusted, and primed where it needs to be, and trim is caulked and filled so lines read clean from across the room.
- Walls washed, repaired, and sanded smooth
- Patches and raw surfaces spot-primed to prevent flashing
- Trim caulked, filled, sanded, and primed where bare
- Doors removed or masked, hardware pulled where practical
- Two finish coats applied at the manufacturer's coverage, not stretched
How a typical project runs.
Walkthrough
Surfaces inspected, goals discussed, colors and sheens talked through on site.
Proposal
Written scope, products, protection plan, schedule, and price.
Selections
Drawdowns on your walls, final colors confirmed, start date locked.
Production
Protect, prepare, prime, finish. Daily cleanup and updates.
Walkthrough
Detail review, your walkthrough, care guidance, closeout.
Signs your interior is ready for more than a touch-up.
None of these means you need to act this week. All of them mean a walkthrough would tell you something useful.
- Walls that look clean but read dull or uneven in daylight
- Trim and doors that have yellowed or show chipped enamel at the edges
- Patches and repairs that are visible at an angle
- Rooms where the color still feels like the previous owner's choice
- Sheen that reads shiny in some rooms and flat in others
- A listing or a renovation on the horizon that deserves a finished backdrop
Interior Painting questions, answered plainly.
Do I need to move everything out of the room?
No. Large furniture is moved to the center and fully covered, small items and wall hangings should be cleared, and closets or built-ins being painted need to be emptied. The protection plan in your proposal spells out exactly what we handle and what we ask of you.
Can you paint while we are living in the house?
Yes, and most of our interior projects run that way. Work is sequenced room by room so you keep usable space, low-odor premium products are standard, and the site is cleaned at the end of every working day.
Do you repair walls before painting?
Yes. Nail holes, cracks, dents, failed tape seams, and small plaster repairs are part of standard preparation. Larger plaster or drywall repair is scoped separately during the walkthrough so there is no surprise on the invoice.
How do you handle older plaster walls?
Carefully. Plaster in pre-war homes across Birmingham, Huntington Woods, and the Grosse Pointes needs sound repairs, proper priming of patched areas, and sheens that do not telegraph every ripple. We scope plaster differently than drywall and say so in the proposal.
What about homes built before 1978?
Surfaces in pre-1978 homes may contain lead-based paint. Work that disturbs those surfaces is handled under the EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting rule, with testing and lead-safe practices written into the plan. Our guide on lead paint explains what that means for your project.
Will you help us choose colors?
Yes. Color and sheen guidance is part of the walkthrough, and large drawdown samples go on your walls before anything is finalized. Whites in particular behave very differently in Michigan light, which is why we test them in the room rather than on a chip.
How long does an interior project take?
A few rooms typically run several days; a whole-home repaint with trim and doors runs longer and is sequenced so you keep usable space throughout. Your proposal includes the schedule, and you get updates as the work moves.
Is the work warrantied?
Yes. Coverage for workmanship and the installed products is written into your proposal, where it is specific and enforceable.
Guides for this decision.
How to choose paint sheen, room by room
Sheen changes how a room reads more than most color decisions do. Here is how to pick it by surface, light, and use.
ColorChoosing the right white, and why most whites go wrong in Michigan light
White is the hardest color to get right. Undertones, north light, and gray winter days change everything. A practical guide.
InteriorHow to prepare your home for interior painters
What to move, what to leave, and what to decide before the crew arrives, so the project starts clean on day one.
Start with a walkthrough, not a sales pitch.
Tell us what you are considering. We will confirm the fit, schedule a walkthrough, and put the whole project in writing before anything is scheduled.