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Interior House Painting in Newtown — Lancaster Avenue

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Interior House Painting in Newtown — Lancaster Avenue

A period interior restored after wallpaper removal, in one colour and two sheens

Location: Newtown, VIC
Project: Period interior restoration
Scope: Full interior

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Neutral living room with white walls, timber flooring, large window and fireplace

Project overview

About this project

Highlight Painting completed an extensive interior painting and restoration project at Lancaster Avenue in Newtown, refreshing an older period-style home while keeping the features that give it character.

Our involvement began before the painting, with steam removal of the wallpaper throughout as the first stage of a broader renovation. A plasterer then repaired cracks, dents and wallpaper damage, and a carpenter installed new timber picture rails. Highlight Painting returned to prepare and repaint the entire interior in Dulux White Beach Quarter.

Traditional living room with upright piano and fireplace before interior painting preparation — This image shows a traditional living room that appears ready for an interior painting refresh or pre-paint assessment. The room features timber flooring, light patterned wallpaper or textured wall coverings, white skirting boards, a decorative ceiling edge and a central fireplace with a dark insert. An upright piano sits near the window, adding character to the space, while the curtains and pelmet give the room an older, lived-in feel. The walls show an aged finish that could benefit from careful preparation before repainting, such as surface checking, cleaning, patching where needed and neat cutting in around trims, the fireplace and window details. For a painting business website, this image is useful for showing the type of residential interior space that can be transformed with professional workmanship and attention to detail. It suits content about living room painting, interior house painting, room preparation and updating older homes. The image also supports customer education around why preparation matters before paint is applied. In the context of Highlight Painting Service, it can help illustrate how interior painting in Geelong homes often starts with understanding the room, its surfaces and existing features before creating a cleaner, fresher finish with precision and care.

Scope of work

What was painted

Interior

Wallpaper steam-removed throughout
Walls and ceilings
Skirting boards and architraves
New timber picture rails
Windows and fireplace timber

Narrow hallway with white painted trim, louvred doors and timber flooring — This image shows a narrow interior hallway with clean white painted walls, door frames, skirting boards and louvred cupboard doors. The space features warm timber flooring, which contrasts naturally with the light neutral paintwork and helps the hallway feel brighter and more open. Several doorways and built-in storage areas line the corridor, making the crisp finish around trims, edges and panels an important visual detail. The simple colour palette suits a residential interior where neat workmanship and careful preparation can make a compact area feel refreshed and well maintained. For a painting business website, this image is relevant to interior house painting, hallway painting, white trim painting and residential painting services. Hallways are high-traffic areas, so they often show marks, scuffs and wear sooner than other rooms. A professional repaint can improve presentation, protect surfaces and create a more consistent look throughout the home. The image is also useful for content about neutral interior painting, preparation, cutting in, trims and painted storage doors. In the context of Highlight Painting Service, the image supports service pages focused on interior painting in Geelong and surrounding suburbs. It reflects the kind of clean, practical finish homeowners, property investors and property managers often want when refreshing indoor spaces before moving in, leasing, selling or updating the home.

The brief

Keeping the period character

The client wanted to bring the interior back to life without losing its traditional character. The fireplaces, windows and existing timberwork were retained, and new picture rails were installed about 450 mm below the ceilings.

Dulux White Beach Quarter was chosen for the whole interior, with different sheen levels on the walls, ceilings and timber to give subtle definition while keeping to a single colour.

Patched interior walls being prepared for repainting in an empty room — This image shows an empty interior room during the preparation stage before repainting. The walls have visible patching across large sections, with filler or plaster repairs applied to dents, cracks, joins and surface imperfections. The space appears to be in progress, with skirting boards, a bare floor and wall areas ready for further sanding, priming and painting. This type of preparation is an important part of achieving a smooth, even interior paint finish, especially where previous coatings, wall damage or renovation work have left uneven surfaces. For a painting business website, this image is useful because it highlights the work that happens before the final coat is applied. Many customers focus on colour and finish, but careful wall preparation often has a major impact on the quality and durability of the result. It supports content about interior house painting, wall preparation, plaster patching, repainting tired rooms and improving the presentation of residential or investment properties. In the context of Highlight Painting Service, the image reflects a practical and detail-focused approach to interior painting in Geelong and surrounding suburbs. It can be used on pages explaining preparation, professional workmanship, surface repair before painting, or the steps involved in creating a cleaner, more polished finish for homes, rental properties and other interior spaces.

Preparation and painting

Wallpaper removal, then a full repaint

The wallpaper was removed with a steam system, and the walls were washed of adhesive and residue before the plasterer started. After the plastering, nail holes and imperfections were filled, gaps addressed, damaged areas patched and surfaces sanded, with handles and window dressings removed where needed.

The walls were sealed with one coat of water-based undercoat, then given two top coats of water-based interior matte. The ceilings were finished in the same colour and matte sheen. The skirting boards, architraves, picture rails, windows and other timber were finished in White Beach Quarter at a higher sheen, so they stand out against the matte walls.

Colours and finishes recorded

Surface	Colour or product	Finish
Walls	Dulux White Beach Quarter	Water-based undercoat, then two coats of matte
Ceilings	Dulux White Beach Quarter	Matte
Timberwork, windows and picture rails	Dulux White Beach Quarter	Higher sheen

Entryway with front door and ladder during interior painting preparation — This image shows an interior entryway being prepared for painting, with a front door, narrow side windows and surrounding wall surfaces visible. The space appears to be in an early preparation stage, before the final painted finish has been applied. A ladder can be seen through the adjoining opening on the right, suggesting access and preparation work around higher areas, trims or nearby walls. The neutral tones, natural light from the entry windows and compact hallway layout make the image relevant to residential interior painting projects where careful preparation is needed before repainting begins. For a painting business website, this image works well as supporting visual content for interior house painting, entryway painting, hallway painting or wall preparation pages. It helps communicate the practical side of professional painting, where the final result depends on attention to surface condition, edges, access and surrounding details. Entryways are high-visibility areas in many homes, so a clean and well-prepared finish can improve first impressions and overall property presentation. The image is especially useful for Highlight Painting Service content about meticulous attention to detail, professional workmanship and interior painting preparation in Geelong homes. It could also support educational content explaining what happens before painting starts, why preparation matters and how a trusted local painter approaches residential interiors with precision and care.

On site

Weathered timber and wallpaper residue

The existing timber was the biggest challenge. Windows, fireplaces and other period details had dents, cracking, movement and moisture damage, and some weather-exposed window frames had areas of non-structural timber rot. Loose material was removed, defects filled and repaired, and the timber carefully sanded so the existing frames could be kept rather than replaced.

Wallpaper removal was treated as part of the preparation, not just stripping paper. Cleaning off the adhesive allowed the plasterer to properly repair the surface underneath. The client has since asked Highlight Painting back to paint the exterior; that work is not part of this case study.

Before and after

Project photographs

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

Before 5 photos

Interior room with patched plaster walls being prepared for painting

Empty bedroom with dated patterned walls before interior painting

After 4 photos

White built-in cabinetry and louvred door in a freshly painted interior

Narrow hallway with neutral painted walls and timber flooring

Related painting services

Period homes in Newtown need interior house painting that works around original detail. Nearby, the Nantes Street project shows a full exterior repaint of a two-storey period home. The Newtown overview is painters in Newtown.