Low sun across a wall shows every old patch. We level the wall before we paint it.

A warm reading room with deep painted walls, a tiled fireplace and full bookshelves

Interior
painting

What every room gets.

  • PreparationLevel 5 where the wall needs it
  • ProductsLow-VOC, premium lines
  • CareFurniture covered, floors masked

C-33 Licensed #803672

How we work

Our approach

We’ve painted Peninsula interiors for 34 years. We hold a C-33 painting license, and we’re a Fine Paints of Europe Master Certified contractor.

Paint shows every dent, patch and taped seam, and a higher sheen shows them worse. So in a single bedroom or a whole estate, no coat goes on until the wall is repaired and level.

License
C-33
Certified
Fine Paints of Europe Master
Standards
Level 5 PDCA · Low-VOC · EPA Lead-Safe
A white room prepared for painting: a wooden stepladder, a roller, paint trays and drop cloths taped along the baseboard

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Color & finishes

Color consultation · Sample boards, on your walls

A color that looked right in the store can turn green or gray in a north-facing room. We bring large sample boards and check them in each room before you decide.

About color consultation

Finish data

Walls & ceilingsLeveled before the first coat
Old patches, nail pops and cracked tape joints show through new paint. We repair them and skim the wall level first.
Trim, moulding & millworkFinished to the detail
Crown molding, baseboards, doors, casings, paneling and custom millwork. Trim takes the knocks, so it gets a harder enamel than the walls. Fine Paints of Europe

Also Cabinet painting & refinishing Surface repair & restoration Heritage doors & windows

A cream living room with a warm table lamp, striped cushions and a walnut coffee table
  • A hand fanning open a paint swatch deck of creams, tans and soft greens
  • A white ornamental crown moulding and pilaster capital against a soft yellow wall

One palette, carried through walls, trim and cabinetry.

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Fine Paints of Europe Master Certified contractor

Fine Paints of Europe

Master Certified

We’re trained and certified by Fine Paints of Europe to apply its Dutch coatings, at the Master level.

These coatings take some skill to apply. Indoors, that’s Eurolux on walls that get touched, bumped and washed, and Hollandlac Brilliant on doors, trim and cabinets.

Certified by
Fine Paints of Europe
Level
Master Certified
Indoors
Eurolux · Hollandlac Brilliant

About Fine Paints of Europe

A smooth white painted cabinet front with a brass pull under a marble top

Process

Four phases

A hand rolling white paint over a grey wall with a red handled roller

  1. Consultation

    We walk the rooms with you, talk through color, and send a written proposal.

  2. Preparation

    Furniture covered and floors masked. Then we patch and sand, and skim to Level 5 where the wall needs it.

  3. Priming

    Stain-blocking primer over water marks and fresh patches, bonding primer over glossy old paint.

  4. Application

    Two finish coats at the least. Then we walk the rooms with you and touch up anything you find before we leave.

Rooms and finishes

Where care meets craft

  1. Living room

    A bright living room with pale grey walls, a white fireplace surround, an arched window and a piano

  2. Kitchen and island

    A kitchen with white upper cabinets, dark stained lower cabinets, a beamed ceiling and a central island

  3. Lounge, Venetian plaster

    A teal tufted settee against a mottled grey plaster wall beside a panelled door
See the portfolio

Let’s talk about your rooms.

Show us the rooms and we’ll send a written proposal. There’s no obligation.

Request an estimate (650) 961-7415
A living room with cream painted wall panels and moulding, a navy tufted sofa and warm lamps
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