Extension Painting in Lorne — Mountjoy Parade

Interior and exterior painting for a new extension

Location: Lorne, VIC
Project: New extension
Scope: Interior & exterior cladding

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Fresh white interior trim and doorway leading to a bright room with timber flooring and large window

Project overview

About this project

Highlight Painting completed the painting for a newly built extension to an existing home at Mountjoy Parade in Lorne. The extension introduced new plaster, ceilings, skirting boards, architraves, windows, timberwork and exterior cladding.

Some areas had already been painted by the builder. Highlight Painting took over the remaining work and brought the extension through to one consistent finish. The client chose the colour scheme from the builder's recommendations.

The extension sits among the gum trees, with large bedroom windows looking out over the treetops towards the ocean. Inside, the walls, ceilings, doors and skirting boards are finished in white against timber floors, timber stair treads and a timber handrail. Outside, the new cladding combines horizontal and vertical boards in a pale grey, with a lined soffit and a charcoal window surround.

Painted weatherboard cladding and soffit on a modern home exterior — This image shows a close view of a freshly painted modern home exterior, focusing on the underside of the upper level, soffit lining, eaves and weatherboard style cladding. The light neutral finish creates a clean, bright appearance, while the straight lines of the cladding and the neatly finished edges show the importance of careful preparation and precise exterior painting. Recessed lights in the soffit add to the contemporary look, and the overall finish complements the home’s architectural shape and outdoor setting. For a painting business website, this image is well suited to pages about exterior house painting, residential painting and painted eaves. It highlights the detail involved in painting areas that are often overlooked, including soffits, cladding, window surrounds and upper-level exterior surfaces. These areas need consistent coverage and a tidy finish because they play a key role in street appeal and long-term property presentation. In the context of Highlight Painting Service, the image supports content about professional workmanship, premium materials and meticulous attention to detail. It gives potential customers a visual example of how a carefully painted exterior can refresh a property, improve its presentation and help create a polished finish across visible architectural features.

Scope of work

What was painted

Interior

New plaster walls — bedrooms, hallway and stairwell
Ceilings
Doors, skirting boards and architraves
Windows and other timber

Exterior

New exterior cladding — horizontal and vertical boards

Neutral painted hallway with timber flooring and white doors — The image shows a narrow residential hallway with smooth neutral walls, light timber flooring and white internal doors leading through the home. Natural light enters from a tall window or glazed panel on the left, helping to brighten the passage and show the soft wall colour. The simple palette creates a clean and calm feel, which is especially useful in hallways where space can feel limited or enclosed. Neutral interior painting like this can make connecting areas feel more open, consistent and easy to style with surrounding rooms. For a painting business website, this image is relevant to interior house painting, hallway painting and residential painting in Geelong. It highlights the value of careful colour selection, neat wall finishes and a tidy overall presentation. Hallways often receive regular foot traffic, so preparation, coverage and attention to detail matter when creating a durable and attractive finish. The image would suit a service page, project gallery or learning centre article about refreshing interiors, choosing neutral colours or preparing a home for professional painting. Used in the context of Highlight Painting Service, the image supports messaging around professional workmanship, premium materials and meticulous attention to detail for Geelong homeowners. It gives visitors a clear visual example of how a simple interior repaint can improve the flow, brightness and presentation of a home.

The brief

Preparing new surfaces properly

With most of the plaster and timber brand new, the brief was not only about applying colour but about preparing each surface properly. The scope covered the new plaster, ceilings, skirting boards, architraves, windows and timber throughout the extension, plus the exterior cladding.

Neutral bedroom with freshly painted light walls, built-in storage and a wall-mounted air conditioner — This image shows a calm, neutral bedroom interior with light painted walls, white built-in storage and a simple, uncluttered layout. The room includes a flush internal door, a built-in wardrobe, a small chest of drawers, a bed partially visible in the foreground and a wall-mounted air conditioner near the ceiling. The soft beige and white colour palette gives the space a clean, understated feel, making it suitable for homeowners who want a fresh, practical and easy-to-style bedroom finish. The image is relevant for interior house painting content because it highlights how a neutral wall colour can brighten a room, complement existing fittings and create a more comfortable living environment. It also reflects the type of tidy, residential interior space where careful preparation, clean cutting in and consistent paint coverage matter. For Highlight Painting Service, this image could support website content about bedroom painting, neutral interior painting, residential painting in Geelong or preparing a home for sale or lease. It suits pages focused on interior painting because it shows a real, lived-in room rather than a staged display. The simple finish helps communicate precision, care and a refreshed look without distracting from the room’s built-in features. It would work well as a supporting visual for customers considering a subtle interior repaint.

Preparation and painting

An undercoat and two top coats on every new surface

New timber was prepared by filling nail holes, sanding and gap-filling joins to give a smooth base. All new surfaces then received one undercoat and two top coats.

The new exterior cladding was painted as part of the same scope, with the same attention to preparation as the interior. Where the builder had already painted, those areas were brought through to the same finish so the extension reads as one.

Colours and finishes recorded

Surface	Colour or product	Finish
All new surfaces	Builder-recommended colour scheme	One undercoat and two top coats

On site

Blending with the builder's work

A new extension brings several different substrates together, from fresh plaster and ceilings to detailed timberwork, windows and cladding, and each needs its own preparation. Integrating with the builder's existing paintwork made consistency an important consideration.

After the extension was finished, the client asked Highlight Painting to paint additional areas of the existing home. No before photographs were taken for this project, so the gallery shows the completed extension only.

Completed work