Interior Painting
Walls, ceilings, trim, and doors, painted by the same crew that showed up to measure.
See detailsMadison & Dane County
The painter your neighbors recommend.
Interiors, exteriors, and cabinets across Madison and Dane County. Careful prep, a clean finish, and your price in writing before we start.
- years of experience
- 26years of experience
- Dane County communities
- 14Dane County communities
- year written warranty
- 2year written warranty
Free estimate
Know your price before any work starts.
We come look, measure, and check what is already on your walls. Then you get a written, itemized estimate. It is free, there is no pressure, and it does not expire the moment we leave.
- Insured
- EPA Lead-Safe Certified
- Se habla español
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You call, text a photo, or send the form
Tell us roughly what you are looking at. Texting a picture is the fastest way to start, and it is how most of our jobs begin.
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We come look at it
Usually within a few days. We measure, check the condition of what is already there, and tell you what it actually needs, including when that is less than you asked for.
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You get it in writing
Itemized by surface and by prep, with the number of coats stated. No verbal totals, no surprises on the last day.
What we do
10 services, one crew.
Every service on this list is done by the same small crew. The person who walked your house and wrote the estimate is on the job.
Exterior Painting
Built for a climate that swings 120 degrees a year and tests every square inch of it.
See detailsCabinet Refinishing
A factory finish on the cabinets you already own, for a fraction of replacing them.
See detailsFront Door & Entry Refinishing
The one surface every visitor stands two feet from and stares at while they wait.
See detailsCommercial Painting
Scheduled around your business hours, not ours.
See detailsDrywall Repair & Texture Matching
The repair nobody can find afterward, which is the only kind worth paying for.
See detailsPopcorn Ceiling RemovalScraped, skimmed smooth, and finished. Not scraped and left rough.Deck & Fence StainingWood protection that survives a Wisconsin winter, not just a Wisconsin summer.Pressure & Soft WashingLow pressure, the right detergent, and no water forced up behind your siding.Wallpaper RemovalRemoved, washed, skimmed, and primed. A wall that is actually ready for paint.
Our work
See the full galleryReal jobs, across the county.
Coffered ceilings, fireplace walls, front doors, cabinets, and decks. Different work, judged the same way: get close and look at the edges.
Why our quotes differ
Prep is the paint job.
Masking, taking doors off their hinges, matching a stain against the existing trim, patching before anything is rolled. None of it shows up in the finished photograph, and all of it decides whether the finished photograph is still true in year nine.
Two identical Madison colonials can be thousands of dollars apart on the same repaint, and the difference is almost never square footage. It is how much of the old coating has to come off before anything new goes on.
Scraping, feather-sanding, and priming bare wood the same day it is exposed is slow, skilled, unglamorous work. It does not photograph well. It is also the entire reason a finish is still on your house in year nine instead of lifting off the south wall in year four.
So when you compare our estimate against a cheaper one, ask both of us the same question: what percentage of the surface will you scrape, and how did you decide? A contractor who has actually looked will give you a number and point at the walls.
See exactly how we workColorHow we handle color
Any color you can find. Or one you bring us.
Any brand, any line, any color on any fan deck — and if what you want is not on a card, bring us the thing itself. A cabinet door, a piece of trim, a photo of a door you drove past. We match it.
Picking is the hard part, not mixing. So we start people with a short list that behaves well in Wisconsin light, then bring large samples to your actual wall before anybody commits.
Alabaster
LRV 82
Accessible Beige
LRV 58
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30
Cavern Clay
LRV 25
Hale Navy
LRV 7
Kendall Charcoal
LRV 13
Where we work
All of Dane County, no travel surcharge.
Guides
All guidesAnswers, before the sales call.
Written for this climate and this housing stock, with the numbers left in.
Wisconsin Climate
How Long Exterior Paint Actually Lasts in Wisconsin
On properly prepped wood siding with a premium acrylic, expect seven to ten years on the north and east elevations of a Wisconsin home and five to seven on the south and…
6 min read
Practical Guides
Which Paint Sheen Goes Where, and Why
Use eggshell on most walls, satin in kitchens, bathrooms, hallways, and on cabinets, semi-gloss on trim and doors, and flat on ceilings and low-traffic adult rooms. The…
5 min read
Older Homes
Lead Paint and Older Madison Homes: What the Rule Actually Requires
Any paid work that disturbs paint in a home built before 1978 falls under the EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting rule, which requires a certified firm, a certified renovator…
7 min read
How much does it cost to paint a house in Madison, WI?
We price every job in person, because the number is decided by things you cannot see in a photograph or a floor plan: how much of the old coating has to come off, how sound the wood underneath is, how high the ceilings are, and how many coats the color change actually needs. Two identical Madison colonials can be thousands apart on the same repaint. The estimate is free, written, itemized by surface and by prep, and it does not expire the moment we walk out the door.
How much experience does Olmos Painting have?
26 years. Owner Oswaldo Olmos has painted since 2000. It started with his own home, then friends and family, then the community, one recommendation at a time. The company is family-owned, runs a small crew, and works across Madison and Dane County.
Do you speak Spanish?
Yes. The owner speaks Spanish, and you can call, text, or request an estimate entirely in Spanish. We provide the written estimate in Spanish as well if you prefer. Every page on this site has a Spanish version.
Are you insured and lead-safe certified?
Yes to both. We carry general liability insurance, and we are an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm. That last one matters in Madison specifically: roughly half of the city's housing stock predates 1978, and any paid work that disturbs paint in those homes legally requires a certified firm.
What areas do you serve?
All of Dane County, within about 40 miles of Madison: Madison, Sun Prairie, Middleton, Fitchburg, Verona, Waunakee, Stoughton, Oregon, McFarland, Monona, Cottage Grove, DeForest, Cross Plains, and Mount Horeb, plus surrounding communities in Rock, Columbia, Sauk, Jefferson, Green, and Iowa counties. There is no travel surcharge inside Dane County.
When is the best time to paint a house exterior in Wisconsin?
September is the best month: moderate temperatures, low humidity, and stable multi-day dry stretches. Late May and June are close behind. The overall window runs from about mid-May to early October, roughly 20 weeks, and September books out first. Interior work runs year-round and is easiest to schedule January through March.
How long does an exterior paint job last here?
On properly prepped wood siding with a premium acrylic, seven to ten years on the north and east elevations and five to seven on the south and west, which take the ultraviolet and freeze-thaw load. Fiber cement and engineered siding hold twelve to fifteen. A job that fails in three years failed in preparation, not in product.
Do I have to move out while you paint the inside?
No. We work in occupied homes constantly. We sequence the job so you always have a usable kitchen and a usable bedroom, and we restore each room at the end of every day rather than leaving the whole house staged for a week.