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Interior and Exterior Painting in Corio — Kanooka Drive

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Interior and Exterior Painting in Corio — Kanooka Drive

Presale makeover of a 1970s home, converting dated stained timber to a painted finish

Location: Corio, VIC
Project: Presale repaint
Scope: Full interior, selected exterior

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Neutral painted living room with polished timber floors and a wall-mounted air conditioner

Project overview

About this project

Highlight Painting completed a full interior repaint and exterior refresh at Kanooka Drive in Corio, as a presale makeover before the home went to market.

This typical 1970s Corio home was in good condition for its age, but extensive stained timber — skirting boards, architraves, window frames and a timber-lined ceiling in the main bathroom — made it feel dated. The interior was repainted throughout and the stained timber converted to a lighter painted finish. Outside, the fascia, gutters, eaves and front door were refreshed.

Neutral painted room with timber flooring and built-in cupboard — This image shows a clean, unfurnished interior room with neutral painted walls, a white ceiling, recessed downlights and polished timber flooring. The space appears simple and well presented, with a partial dividing wall creating depth between the main room and the adjoining area. A built-in cupboard is visible near the window, adding practical storage while keeping the room uncluttered. Natural light enters from the right side of the frame, softening the neutral colour palette and highlighting the warm tones of the timber floorboards. For a painting business website, this image is well suited to interior house painting content, especially pages about refreshing living areas, bedrooms, investment properties or homes before sale or lease. The neutral wall colour provides a versatile backdrop that can appeal to homeowners, property investors and property managers seeking a tidy, modern and low-maintenance interior finish. It also supports service messaging around careful preparation, neat edges and a polished result. In the context of Highlight Painting Service, the image can help demonstrate the value of professional interior painting in creating a calm, move-in-ready space. It would work well on an interior painting service page, a residential painting page, a project gallery, or a learning centre article about choosing neutral colours for Geelong homes.

Scope of work

What was painted

Interior

Ceilings and walls throughout
Skirting boards, architraves and window frames — previously stained
Timber-lined main bathroom ceiling

Exterior

Fascia
Gutters
Eaves and quad mouldings — degreased
Front door

Interior room with dark painted walls, white trim and timber ceiling — This image shows an interior room with a warm timber panel ceiling, a central light fitting, dark painted wall sections and crisp white trim around the upper walls and window. Natural light enters through a large frosted window, helping highlight the contrast between the deep wall colour, the clean trim lines and the rich timber ceiling. A doorway or built-in opening is visible on the right, adding depth and showing how painted surfaces connect across different parts of the room. For a painting business website, this image is useful for demonstrating the importance of neat interior painting, careful cutting in and balanced colour contrast. The combination of timber, dark wall paint and white detailing gives the room a distinctive look while showing how paint can refresh an older interior without removing its original character. It also helps illustrate the role of preparation and precision when working around windows, ceilings, trims and adjoining surfaces. In the context of Highlight Painting Service, the image supports content about interior house painting in Geelong, room painting, ceiling detailing and professional finishes for residential properties. It would suit a service page, project gallery or learning centre article about choosing interior colours, updating older rooms or achieving a tidy, polished finish with careful workmanship.

The brief

Modernising the finishes buyers would notice

The client wanted the property refreshed and modernised before sale. As the home was already sound, the aim was not unnecessary restoration but a cleaner, brighter and more consistent appearance for prospective buyers.

The biggest change was the stained timber. The client asked for the skirting boards, architraves and window frames to be painted, and chose Antique White USA for the walls and timberwork.

Bathroom interior with painted ceiling, light walls, frosted window and glass shower screen — This image shows a compact bathroom interior with a freshly presented ceiling and upper wall area, a frosted window, dark wall tiling or panelling, and a glass shower screen. The white panelled ceiling helps brighten the room, while the soft neutral wall colour gives the space a clean and calm feel. A small ceiling light fitting sits near the centre of the frame, adding to the practical bathroom setting. The contrast between the pale painted surfaces and the darker lower wall finishes creates a defined, modern look without overwhelming the room. For a painting business website, this image is relevant to interior house painting, bathroom painting, ceiling painting and neutral interior finishes. Bathrooms need careful preparation because moisture, ventilation and surface condition can affect how paint performs over time. A neat finish around windows, ceiling lines, corners and fixtures is especially important in smaller rooms where every detail is easy to see. Highlight Painting Service can use this type of image to support content about refreshing bathrooms, laundries and other interior spaces with precision and care. It visually reinforces the value of professional workmanship, clean edges and suitable surface preparation. The image would work well on an interior painting service page, a bathroom painting section, or a project gallery focused on clean, practical home updates in Geelong and surrounding suburbs.

Preparation and painting

Two top coats, sprayed and back-rolled

The whole interior was prepared and repainted, including ceilings, walls, skirting boards, architraves and window frames, with two top coats on every surface. The low-sheen walls were sprayed for the first coat, then sprayed again and back-rolled for the second to give an even, traditional roller stipple — an approach explained on our spray painting page.

The stained skirting boards, architraves and window frames were prepared and recoated in an oil-based semi-gloss. The timber-lined bathroom ceiling was thoroughly sanded and given an oil-based undercoat so the top coats would adhere properly.

Outside, the fascia, gutters, eaves and front door were prepared and repainted in Tasmanian Builders White using Taubmans All Weather exterior paint.

Colours and finishes recorded

Surface	Colour or product	Finish
Walls	Antique White USA	Low sheen, two top coats, sprayed and back-rolled
Skirting boards, architraves, window frames	Antique White USA	Oil-based semi-gloss, two top coats
Bathroom timber ceiling	Oil-based undercoat	Before top coats
Fascia, gutters, eaves, front door	Taubmans All Weather in Tasmanian Builders White	Exterior

Brick home exterior with window, eaves and entry path — This image shows the exterior of a single-storey brick home with a large front window, painted window trim, eaves, guttering and a concrete entry path leading towards the doorway. The natural brickwork, neutral trim colours and simple front garden give the property a clean, practical suburban appearance. The view highlights several exterior areas that often form part of a professional house painting project, including fascia, eaves, window frames, downpipes, exterior trims and surrounding surfaces that need careful preparation before painting. For a Geelong painting website, this image is relevant because it reflects the type of residential property Highlight Painting Service may assist with across Geelong and surrounding suburbs. It supports content about exterior house painting, residential painting, surface preparation and improving street appeal without relying on staged or overly polished visuals. The brick façade also helps show that exterior painting is not limited to walls alone. Many homes need attention to trims, roofline details, rendered sections, timber features or previously painted surfaces to achieve a neat and long-lasting result. Used on a service page, project gallery or learning centre article, this image can help homeowners understand how professional exterior painting can refresh visible details, protect exposed surfaces and enhance the overall presentation of a property with precision and care.

On site

Painting over stained timber and greasy eaves

Painting over previously stained timber is not just a colour change. The existing finish has to be prepared and the right undercoat used so the new paint bonds to it — especially on the timber-lined bathroom ceiling, which needed careful sanding and an oil-based undercoat.

Outside, the eaves and the quad mouldings bordering them had built up grease, grime and discolouration, which is common on older homes. Painting over that would compromise adhesion, so those areas were degreased and cleaned before undercoating and painting.

Before and after

Project photographs

Genuine photographs from this project. Click any photo to view it full size.

Neutral painted interior wall with white door and timber floor in an empty room — Before

Before 7 photos

Narrow hallway with neutral painted walls, white trim and timber flooring

Neutral room with timber floor and wall preparation for interior painting

Neutral painted ceiling and walls in a bright interior room

Neutral interior room with painted walls, ceiling, doorway and light fitting

Neutral bedroom with painted walls, wardrobe doors and ceiling in a residential interior

After 10 photos

Empty room with neutral walls, timber floor and large window for interior painting

Narrow kitchen with neutral painted walls, timber flooring and grey cabinetry

Neutral hallway with painted walls, doorway, ceiling light and interior door in a Geelong home

Neutral painted room with large window, timber floor and suburban view

Brick home entryway with a dark painted front door and exterior trim

White painted window frames on a brick home entryway and enclosed porch

Related painting services

Presale painting usually combines interior house painting with a few targeted exterior items. If you are preparing a home in Corio or the northern suburbs for sale, our house painting page explains how we scope this kind of work. The Corio overview is house painters in Corio.