Interior Painting Cost in Austin TX (2026)

**Standard bedroom (12×12):** $200–$350 labor. Two coats, walls only. Ceilings add $75–$150 per room. Trim and doors add $100–$200.

**Living room or great room:** $350–$600 labor. Larger square footage, often higher ceilings. Vaulted ceilings add $150–$300 due to equipment and complexity.

**Kitchen:** $300–$500 labor. Cabinets are excluded — those are a separate scope (see below). Open-concept kitchens that flow into living areas are priced as one large room.

**Full 3–4 bedroom home repaint (walls only):** $2,500–$4,500. Adding ceilings and trim brings it to $3,500–$7,000. This is the most common scope we do for pre-sale prep and post-reno refreshes.

Our standard painting scope includes surface prep (filling nail holes, light sanding), two coats of paint, and cleanup. We protect floors and furniture with drop cloths — you don't need to clear the room, though it helps.

Extra costs to know about: textured ceilings (popcorn, knockdown) add $0.50–$1.50/sqft due to cut-in complexity. Severe wall damage (cracks, water stains, major holes) requires drywall repair first, which we can bundle into the project. Dark colors over light (or light over dark) sometimes require a third coat — we'll flag this in the estimate.

Paint is typically included in our pricing. We use Sherwin-Williams for all interior work — SuperPaint for standard jobs, Emerald for high-traffic and trim areas.

Painting cabinets instead of replacing them is the single highest-ROI painting project in most Austin kitchens. We charge $1,500–$4,500 for cabinet painting depending on the number of doors, drawer fronts, and finish type.

The process matters: we remove all doors and hardware, sand, apply a bonding primer, spray two finish coats, and reinstall. Brush-and-roll cabinet paint jobs fail — proper spraying is required for a smooth, durable finish.

The transformation is dramatic. A 1990s oak kitchen with original honey-stained cabinets becomes a white or greige modern kitchen for $2,500–$3,500. That same update in new cabinets would cost $12,000–$25,000.

Exterior painting in Austin is affected by the heat. We paint in spring and fall when temperatures are moderate — summer heat causes paint to dry too fast, leading to lap marks and adhesion issues. We schedule exterior jobs accordingly.

Cost for a typical single-story Austin home (1,400–2,200 sqft): $2,500–$5,500. Two-story homes run $4,000–$8,000 due to equipment and safety requirements. Stucco exteriors (common in newer Austin builds) run slightly higher due to prep.

Sherwin-Williams Duration is our standard exterior paint — it carries a lifetime limited warranty and holds up well to Austin's UV and occasional severe weather.