Transform your home with the stroke of a brush! At Ainsworth Painting, we specialize in bringing your vision to life through expert interior painting services. Whether you’re looking to refresh a single room or reimagine your entire living space, our skilled team delivers impeccable results that reflect your unique style and personality. With a commitment to quality, attention to detail, and a passion for perfection, we turn ordinary walls into extraordinary works of art. Discover the difference that professional painting can make—brighten, beautify, and breathe new life into your home with Ainsworth Painting. Let’s create something beautiful together!
What is Interior Painting?
Interior residential painting involves applying paint to the inside surfaces of a home, such as walls, ceilings, trim, doors, and sometimes cabinetry. This process enhances the aesthetic appeal of living spaces, protects surfaces, and can even improve the home’s value.
Wall Painting
Painting your walls is a great and cost-effective way to improve your home. When we paint the walls in your home, our standard process is to use a brush and roller to apply two coats of quality acrylic paint. Before we start painting any interior walls, we take great care to protect the floor in your home with drop clothes, tarps, and masking paper. Also, we remove all the switch plates and outlet covers.
Once the area is protected, we repair the walls because they are seldom ready to be painted. Most walls we paint will have some drywall damage that needs to be repaired before we can apply paint. We will patch nail holes, repair drywall wall cracks, and damage, use a stain-blocking primer, and clean where necessary.
It is best only to paint walls when the surrounding areas are protected and the walls are adequately prepared. Only after we are comfortable with protecting the surrounding areas and that the walls are adequately prepared do we start applying coats of paint.
What Type of Paint is Best for Walls?
There are many paint options, and we realize it can be overwhelming to take a trip into the paint store to look at all the possibilities.
One of the first options you will need to consider is the price and quality of the paint. Wall paints can range from $30 to $100 per gallon. The quality of the paint improves with the price. The variance in price has to do with the quality of the ingredients in the can. Cheaper paints have fewer acrylics, less solids, and less coverage. While the more expensive paints cover better, are high in solids, and have highly durable acrylics. Depending on your situation, you can determine which interior wall paint is good for you. Use a more affordable paint if you are ready to sell your house. However, if you are planning on living in your home for a while, a quality paint that looks good and is highly durable may be the better choice for you.
Next, you should consider which sheen (flat, matte, eggshell, satin) will work best in the areas of your home. Do you want a painted bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, living room, or utility room? For areas in your home that are acceptable to moister, like the bathrooms, laundry room, and kitchen, you may want us to apply a satin or eggshell finish. A matte or flat finish may be the right option for you in areas like the bedroom and living room. Note that the higher quality paints in a matte or flat finish work equally or surpass the performance of lower quality satin or eggshell paints. Most homes will have paint with a matte finish in the living room, bedrooms, and hallways and a satin finish in the bathroom, laundry rooms, and kitchen.
We recommend using paint that fits your budget and meets your needs. We can help you determine the right quality.
How Much Does it Cost to Paint Interior Walls?
The size and difficulty of the walls determine the price of painting them in the interior of your home. How difficult is the area to paint? For example, painting a living room with 20-foot ceilings or a stairwell is more complicated than painting a 10 x 12 bedroom. Will any special equipment, like extension ladders or scaffolding, be needed? Do the walls need extensive repairs?
All these factors determine the time, skill, and material needed for a professional paint job.
When we come to give a quote, we measure each room’s length, width, and height to determine the labor and material needed for your painting project. Our quotes itemize each area so you can see each room’s price.
Ceiling Painting
Painting the ceiling of your home shouldn’t be an afterthought. A fresh coat of paint on the ceiling will brighten and freshen up a room. When painting a ceiling, our standard process is to brush and roll two coats of flat ceiling paint. Before painting interior ceilings, we thoroughly protect the floors with drop cloths, tarps, and masking paper.
Once the area is protected, we take the time to repair the ceilings, ensuring there are no cracks or other drywall damage. Most ceilings we paint will have some damage that needs to be repaired before we can apply paint. We will patch holes, repair drywall cracks and damage, apply a stain-blocking primer, and clean where necessary.
It is best only to ceilings when the surrounding areas are protected and are appropriately prepared. Only after we are comfortable with protecting the surrounding areas and the walls are properly prepared do we start applying coats of paint. When painting ceilings, we ask that all furniture be removed from the room so we can walk in without obstruction.
What Type of Paint is Best for Painting Ceilings?
We recommend flat paint when painting ceilings. Flat paints make it difficult to notice drywall imperfections, making your ceilings look great. Ceiling paint doesn’t have to be durable, so a lower-cost paint will do the job. Let’s apply eggshell sheen paint for added protection if you want to paint the ceiling in a bathroom with little ventilation and high humidity.
Trim Painting
The trim or millwork includes the baseboards, crown molding, window and door trim, stair trim, and shelving. Painting the trim in your home will elevate its look and elegance. We are often asked to paint trim that has yellowed, cracked caulking, or has become worn over time. We apply two coats of quality enamel paint to the trim and millwork.
Before we can paint trim, we ensure the floors and surrounding areas are protected. After we protect the areas not to be painted, we have to prepare the trim for painting. We sand the trim to remove the shine; this helps the paint to adhere better. We repair any failing caulk and patch holes. After preparing the trim, we apply two coats of quality enamel paint.
What Trim Enamel is Best?
Trim paint must be durable because trim often sees the most wear and tear. Whether it’s baseboards being hit by a vacuum or shelving used to hold books, the paint needs to hold up and remain looking great for years to come. That is why we recommend using a high-quality enamel. We use Sherwin-Williams Emerald Trim Enamel on all interior trim work. Emerald Trim Enamel is a waterborne urethane that is low VOC, durable, and beautiful.
Interior Doors
An interior door is the first thing you see when entering a room. It is a room’s first impression. Let us make it a good one. We paint all interior doors two coats.
We remove the door knob to not get paint on it and also to paint behind the knob. We sand the door with medium grit sandpaper, then clean off the sanding dust. Based on your needs and feasibility, we determine whether spray or brush and roll the door is better. We use a quality trim enamel, like Sherwin-Williams Emerald Trim Enamel, to give your doors lasting protection. Then we reinstall the door knobs.
How Much Does Interior Painting Cost?
The price of painting the inside of your home is based on the size, condition, difficulty, and scope of the work. To determine the cost of painting the interior of your house, Ainsworth Painting will have to determine each of the factors to come up with a cost estimate for you. We provide free estimates to homeowners in our service area. We serve Lake Jackson, TX, and Brazoria County.
About Ainsworth Painting
Ainsworth Painting, a professional residential painting contractor, stands out with its unique mission. We strive to bring our clients’ envisioned designs to life by expertly applying stunning coatings that stand the test of time.
With a wide range of services, including exterior, interior, and fine-finish cabinet painting, we cater to all your painting needs and ensure your space looks its best.
Ainsworth Painting, a veteran-owned small business, is committed to your satisfaction. We are fully insured, ensuring your peace of mind. As proud Painting Contractors of America (PCA) members, we uphold the highest standards in the industry.
