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What should I ask an interior painter?
Four things an exterior quote never covers: what is included beyond walls — ceilings, trim, doors, closets — how repairs to the existing surface are handled, how the house is protected and reset each day, and whether you can live in it while the work runs. Those decide both the price and the week. Rooms here are quoted around $600 to $700 for 12x12 bedroom walls.
ON THE DAY
Six That Tell You a Great Deal
Clear answers for homeowners across the Twin Cities.
01
01 — SCOPE
"What is included, room by room?"
Not a total. A list. This single question resolves most of the confusion between competing interior quotes.
"What is included, room by room?"
Not a total. A list. This single question resolves most of the confusion between competing interior quotes.
THE DIFFERENCE
Five Things That Never Come Up on an Exterior
Most advice about hiring a painter is written about exteriors, because that is the larger project and the more dramatic failure. Interiors have their own set of questions, and they are the ones people forget to ask.
ITEM 01
Scope is far more ambiguous
An exterior is the outside of the house. An interior can mean walls only, or walls and ceilings, or walls and ceilings and trim and doors and closet interiors — and each of those is a materially different number. Two interior quotes that look thousands apart are usually just describing different amounts of house. Establish this before you compare anything else.
ITEM 02
The existing surface matters more than people expect
Popped drywall fasteners, hairline cracks from settling, old patches that were never feathered, and nail holes throughout. Every one has to be re-set, skimmed and spot-primed before paint goes on, or it reappears through the new color within a season. Ask directly how repairs are handled and whether there is an allowance for what cannot be seen until furniture moves.
ITEM 03
You are living in the middle of it
This is the part exterior advice never covers. Where does the furniture go, how are floors protected along the whole route the crew walks rather than only in the room being painted, are switch plates and hardware removed or cut around, and does the room go back to usable condition at the end of each day or stay under plastic for a week? These are reasonable questions and the answers vary enormously between contractors.
ITEM 04
Color is a real decision with real consequences
On an exterior you are choosing one scheme. Inside, you are choosing for every room, and the rooms have to work together. A contractor who will sample on your own walls before committing is saving you from the most expensive interior mistake there is.
ITEM 05
And sheen matters as much as color
Flat on ceilings, a washable low-sheen on walls that get touched, something harder on trim and doors. A quote that specifies one product throughout has not thought about how you use the house.
DUE DILIGENCE
Four Interior-Specific Checks
Ask what happens to your things
Who moves the furniture, whether anything needs to go into another room, and what is covered. On a full-house interior this is a genuine logistical exercise and it should be discussed rather than assumed.
Ask about odor and ventilation, especially in winter
Interior work runs all year here, and January in a closed-up house is a different proposition from June with the windows open. Modern products have made this far less of an issue than it once was, but the sequencing — which rooms when, and where people sleep — is worth agreeing in advance.
Ask who is actually in your house
For an interior project this matters more than for an exterior. The same crew for the duration, background of the people coming in, and a named person you can raise something with. A firm with its own crews can answer this directly.
And ask to see interior work rather than exterior work
Photographs of a repainted exterior tell you very little about cut lines, ceiling finish or trim work. Ask for interiors, ideally from a house of similar age to yours — a 1920s house with plaster and original woodwork is a different job from a 2005 build.
LIVING THROUGH IT
So You Can Plan Around It
A single room is usually a day or two
depending on whether ceilings and trim are included and how much repair the walls need.
A full level is closer to a week
Rooms get sequenced rather than opened all at once, so you keep somewhere to be.
Furniture moves to the middle and gets covered
or leaves the room where there is somewhere for it to go. Anything fragile is worth moving yourself before anyone arrives.
Floors are protected along the whole route
not only in the room being worked — which on a three-level house means the stairs as well.
Switch plates, vent covers and hardware come off
rather than being cut around. It is a modest thing that makes an obvious difference to how the finished room reads.
And the day ends with the space usable
That is the standard worth asking for. A project that leaves your main floor unusable for a week is a different experience from one that resets each evening, and the difference is planning rather than price.
WHILE THE CREW IS THERE
Better Value Together Than Apart
Set-up, masking and protection are largely a fixed cost on an interior project, spread across whatever is in scope. That makes three things considerably better value when they go in the same visit than when they come back as their own project.
REQUIREMENT 01
Ceilings
In a house with eight-foot ceilings the ceiling is read alongside the wall, and fresh walls under a yellowed ceiling frequently make the ceiling look worse than before you started. Doing them together costs meaningfully less than a return trip.
REQUIREMENT 02
Trim, doors and casings
On a builder-grade interior this is often more visible improvement per dollar than the walls themselves, because it is what hands touch and eyes land on.
REQUIREMENT 03
And popcorn ceiling removal, if you have it
This one has an order to it — ceilings come off before the walls are painted, because doing it the other way round means masking and repainting walls you have already paid for. Raise it at the walkthrough rather than after the quote.
REQUIREMENT 04
The general principle is that a second visit is expensive
Anything you already know you want done inside the next two years is worth putting on the same estimate, even if you then decide against it.
THE NUMBERS
Rough Ranges for This Market
Rooms are quoted at roughly $600 to $700 for 12x12 bedroom walls
A complete room runs about $1,500 to $2,500, which is meaningfully less than the same rooms quoted individually because set-up is a fixed cost spread across the work.
Ceilings are priced alongside and cost considerably less done in the same visit than as a return trip
Two-story entries, great rooms and stairwells are priced as their own line, because they are staging work rather than ladder work.
The variable that moves an interior quote most is repairs
On a newer house that may be a few hundred dollars. On a century-old house with plaster it can be a substantial share of the project — and it is the single thing most worth having itemized in writing.
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Exteriors📍 Bloomington, MN
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Sanderling & Shiitake Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Sanderling (SW 7513)
Shiitake (SW 9173)
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
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Tempe Star Stairwell & Entry
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Tempe Star (SW 6229)
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
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Lodge Brown Deck Staining
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Lodge Brown (SW 3007)
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
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Curio Gray Stucco Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Curio Gray (SW 0024)
Alabaster (SW 7008)
Interiors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Pure White Vaulted Living
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Pure White (SW 7005)
Natural Pine Trim
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Hale Navy Kitchen Cabinets
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Hale Navy (BM HC-154)
Interiors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Ripe Olive Accent Fireplace
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Ripe Olive (SW 6209)
Pure White Walls
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Alabaster & Blue Cruise Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Alabaster (SW 7008)
Blue Cruise (SW 7606)
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Clary Sage Living Room
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Clary Sage (SW 6178)
Soft Cream Trim
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Fashionable Gray & White Siding
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Fashionable Gray (SW 6275)
Extra White Siding
Exteriors📍 Roseville, MN
🔍
Suburban Cedar Fence Staining
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Natural Cedar
Dovetail Charcoal
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Smoky Blue & White Siding
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Smoky Blue (SW 7604)
Extra White Trim
Interiors📍 Eden Prairie, MN
🔍
Pure White Foyer & Living
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Pure White (SW 7005)
Natural Oak Trim
Interiors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Creamy Kitchen Cabinets
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Creamy (SW 7012)
Interiors📍 Edina, MN
🔍
Gray Owl Dining Room
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Gray Owl (OC-52)
Pure White Trim
Exteriors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Black Fox & White Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Black Fox (SW 7020)
Extra White (SW 7006)
Exteriors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Charles Olive-Tan Stucco Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Charles Tan/Green
Charles Black
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Hunter Green Study & Lounge
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Hunter Green (BM 2041-10)
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Iron Ore Kitchen Island
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Iron Ore (SW 7069)
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Earl Grey Stucco Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Earl Grey (SW 7660)
Tricorn Black (SW 6258)
Exteriors📍 Bloomington, MN
🔍
Sanderling & Shiitake Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Sanderling (SW 7513)
Shiitake (SW 9173)
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Tempe Star Stairwell & Entry
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Tempe Star (SW 6229)
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Lodge Brown Deck Staining
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Lodge Brown (SW 3007)
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Curio Gray Stucco Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Curio Gray (SW 0024)
Alabaster (SW 7008)
Interiors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Pure White Vaulted Living
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Pure White (SW 7005)
Natural Pine Trim
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Hale Navy Kitchen Cabinets
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Hale Navy (BM HC-154)
Interiors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Ripe Olive Accent Fireplace
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Ripe Olive (SW 6209)
Pure White Walls
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Alabaster & Blue Cruise Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Alabaster (SW 7008)
Blue Cruise (SW 7606)
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Clary Sage Living Room
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Clary Sage (SW 6178)
Soft Cream Trim
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Fashionable Gray & White Siding
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Fashionable Gray (SW 6275)
Extra White Siding
Exteriors📍 Roseville, MN
🔍
Suburban Cedar Fence Staining
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Natural Cedar
Dovetail Charcoal
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Smoky Blue & White Siding
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Smoky Blue (SW 7604)
Extra White Trim
Interiors📍 Eden Prairie, MN
🔍
Pure White Foyer & Living
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Pure White (SW 7005)
Natural Oak Trim
Interiors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Creamy Kitchen Cabinets
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Creamy (SW 7012)
Interiors📍 Edina, MN
🔍
Gray Owl Dining Room
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Gray Owl (OC-52)
Pure White Trim
Exteriors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Black Fox & White Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Black Fox (SW 7020)
Extra White (SW 7006)
Exteriors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Charles Olive-Tan Stucco Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Charles Tan/Green
Charles Black
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Hunter Green Study & Lounge
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Hunter Green (BM 2041-10)
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Iron Ore Kitchen Island
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Iron Ore (SW 7069)
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Earl Grey Stucco Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Earl Grey (SW 7660)
Tricorn Black (SW 6258)
Exteriors📍 Bloomington, MN
🔍
Sanderling & Shiitake Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Sanderling (SW 7513)
Shiitake (SW 9173)
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Tempe Star Stairwell & Entry
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Tempe Star (SW 6229)
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Lodge Brown Deck Staining
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Lodge Brown (SW 3007)
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Curio Gray Stucco Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Curio Gray (SW 0024)
Alabaster (SW 7008)
Interiors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Pure White Vaulted Living
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Pure White (SW 7005)
Natural Pine Trim
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Hale Navy Kitchen Cabinets
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Hale Navy (BM HC-154)
Interiors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Ripe Olive Accent Fireplace
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Ripe Olive (SW 6209)
Pure White Walls
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Alabaster & Blue Cruise Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Alabaster (SW 7008)
Blue Cruise (SW 7606)
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Clary Sage Living Room
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Clary Sage (SW 6178)
Soft Cream Trim
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Fashionable Gray & White Siding
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Fashionable Gray (SW 6275)
Extra White Siding
Exteriors📍 Roseville, MN
🔍
Suburban Cedar Fence Staining
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Natural Cedar
Dovetail Charcoal
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Smoky Blue & White Siding
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Smoky Blue (SW 7604)
Extra White Trim
Interiors📍 Eden Prairie, MN
🔍
Pure White Foyer & Living
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Pure White (SW 7005)
Natural Oak Trim
Interiors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Creamy Kitchen Cabinets
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Creamy (SW 7012)
Interiors📍 Edina, MN
🔍
Gray Owl Dining Room
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Gray Owl (OC-52)
Pure White Trim
Exteriors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Black Fox & White Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Black Fox (SW 7020)
Extra White (SW 7006)
Exteriors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Charles Olive-Tan Stucco Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Charles Tan/Green
Charles Black
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Hunter Green Study & Lounge
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Hunter Green (BM 2041-10)
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Iron Ore Kitchen Island
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Iron Ore (SW 7069)
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Earl Grey Stucco Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Earl Grey (SW 7660)
Tricorn Black (SW 6258)
Exteriors📍 Bloomington, MN
🔍
Sanderling & Shiitake Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Sanderling (SW 7513)
Shiitake (SW 9173)
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Tempe Star Stairwell & Entry
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Tempe Star (SW 6229)
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Lodge Brown Deck Staining
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Lodge Brown (SW 3007)
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Curio Gray Stucco Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Curio Gray (SW 0024)
Alabaster (SW 7008)
Interiors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Pure White Vaulted Living
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Pure White (SW 7005)
Natural Pine Trim
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Hale Navy Kitchen Cabinets
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Hale Navy (BM HC-154)
Interiors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Ripe Olive Accent Fireplace
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Ripe Olive (SW 6209)
Pure White Walls
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Alabaster & Blue Cruise Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Alabaster (SW 7008)
Blue Cruise (SW 7606)
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Clary Sage Living Room
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Clary Sage (SW 6178)
Soft Cream Trim
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Fashionable Gray & White Siding
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Fashionable Gray (SW 6275)
Extra White Siding
Exteriors📍 Roseville, MN
🔍
Suburban Cedar Fence Staining
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Natural Cedar
Dovetail Charcoal
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Smoky Blue & White Siding
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Smoky Blue (SW 7604)
Extra White Trim
Interiors📍 Eden Prairie, MN
🔍
Pure White Foyer & Living
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Pure White (SW 7005)
Natural Oak Trim
Interiors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Creamy Kitchen Cabinets
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Creamy (SW 7012)
Interiors📍 Edina, MN
🔍
Gray Owl Dining Room
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Gray Owl (OC-52)
Pure White Trim
Exteriors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Black Fox & White Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Black Fox (SW 7020)
Extra White (SW 7006)
Exteriors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Charles Olive-Tan Stucco Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Charles Tan/Green
Charles Black
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Hunter Green Study & Lounge
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Hunter Green (BM 2041-10)
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Iron Ore Kitchen Island
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Iron Ore (SW 7069)
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Earl Grey Stucco Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Earl Grey (SW 7660)
Tricorn Black (SW 6258)
Exteriors📍 Bloomington, MN
🔍
Sanderling & Shiitake Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Sanderling (SW 7513)
Shiitake (SW 9173)
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Tempe Star Stairwell & Entry
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Tempe Star (SW 6229)
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Lodge Brown Deck Staining
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Lodge Brown (SW 3007)
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Curio Gray Stucco Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Curio Gray (SW 0024)
Alabaster (SW 7008)
Interiors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Pure White Vaulted Living
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Pure White (SW 7005)
Natural Pine Trim
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Hale Navy Kitchen Cabinets
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Hale Navy (BM HC-154)
Interiors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Ripe Olive Accent Fireplace
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Ripe Olive (SW 6209)
Pure White Walls
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Alabaster & Blue Cruise Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Alabaster (SW 7008)
Blue Cruise (SW 7606)
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Clary Sage Living Room
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Clary Sage (SW 6178)
Soft Cream Trim
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Fashionable Gray & White Siding
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Fashionable Gray (SW 6275)
Extra White Siding
Exteriors📍 Roseville, MN
🔍
Suburban Cedar Fence Staining
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Natural Cedar
Dovetail Charcoal
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Smoky Blue & White Siding
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Smoky Blue (SW 7604)
Extra White Trim
Interiors📍 Eden Prairie, MN
🔍
Pure White Foyer & Living
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Pure White (SW 7005)
Natural Oak Trim
Interiors📍 Minneapolis, MN
🔍
Creamy Kitchen Cabinets
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Creamy (SW 7012)
Interiors📍 Edina, MN
🔍
Gray Owl Dining Room
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Gray Owl (OC-52)
Pure White Trim
Exteriors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Black Fox & White Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Black Fox (SW 7020)
Extra White (SW 7006)
Exteriors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Charles Olive-Tan Stucco Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Charles Tan/Green
Charles Black
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Hunter Green Study & Lounge
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Hunter Green (BM 2041-10)
Interiors📍 St. Paul, MN
🔍
Iron Ore Kitchen Island
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Iron Ore (SW 7069)
Exteriors📍 Minneapolis, MN
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Earl Grey Stucco Exterior
🎨 PALETTE USED:
Earl Grey (SW 7660)
Tricorn Black (SW 6258)
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