Original Dublin Painter are painters and decorators in Dublin for homes of every size: a single bedroom, a flat between tenants, or a full house inside and out. Alex has spent over 20 years decorating Dublin houses and apartments, and the job is more than rolling paint on a wall. We strip and hang wallpaper, fix the cracks, rotten sills and blown patches that would ruin a new finish, and then paint to a standard you’ll be happy with for years. Our promise stays the same on every job: your vision, brilliantly brought to life.
We’re rated 4.9 stars from 159 Google reviews, and the things people mention again and again (tidy, punctual, professional and honest with their advice) are exactly what you want from the decorators working inside your home.
What our painters and decorators cover
As full-service painters and decorators, we regularly carry out:
- Minor repairs before decorating: small leaks, cracked window panes, rotten timber and damaged sills, sorted so the finish lasts.
- Light general trades: small amounts of carpentry, tiling, plastering and plumbing to get a surface ready.
- Crack and hole correction: every crack and hole filled and made good so walls and ceilings are right before a single coat goes on.
- Wallpaper stripping and hanging: see below.
- Painting any surface: interior painting and exterior painting to a first-class standard, or a straightforward tidy-up where that’s all a room needs.
Because we do the small repairs and prep alongside the decorating, you deal with one team instead of chasing several tradespeople, and the finish holds up far better for it.
Wallpaper hanging and removal
We strip old paper, deal with whatever is underneath (loose plaster, old paint, previous patch repairs), line the wall if it needs it, and hang new wallpaper of almost any design or quality, from a single feature wall to a full room. Patterned papers are matched and set out from the right point in the room so the joins don’t land in the wrong place. If you’d rather go back to paint, we’ll strip the paper and make the walls good for painting instead.
Painter or decorator: what’s the difference?
A painter applies paint. A decorator also prepares and finishes the room around it: stripping and hanging wallpaper, filling and repairing walls, and sorting the small problems that show through a new coat. In practice most good tradespeople in Dublin do both, and so do we. If your job is a straight repaint, our house painting service covers it. If it involves paper, repairs or a bit of everything, that’s decorating.
What does a painter and decorator charge in Dublin?
Professional painters and decorators in Dublin generally work out at €25 to €40 an hour. Most established firms, ourselves included, quote a fixed price for the job instead, so there are no creeping costs. Wallpaper removal typically adds €2 to €4 per square metre, and minor wall repairs around €80 to €150 per room. Our guide to the cost of painting a house in Dublin has full room and house prices.
How we work: quality, reliability, friendliness, tidiness
Every apartment and house decorating job we take on follows four policies we don’t bend on:
- Quality: a proper, pleasing finish, every time.
- Reliability: turning up when we say we will.
- Friendliness: a courteous, easy team to have in your home.
- Tidiness: floors and furniture covered up, and the place left clean.
Keep to those four and the work only goes one way. Turning up on time, quietly getting on with it, protecting your floors and furniture and leaving a finish you’re pleased with is what turns a decorating job into a pleasant experience rather than a disruption.
There’s one extra step that sets us apart from most decorators. As well as a supervisor overseeing the job itself, we run quality-control checks across our live jobs to keep standards high. On the rare occasion something isn’t up to scratch, it gets put right quickly and without fuss. That’s the point of being fully guaranteed.
Why choose Original Dublin Painter
Speedy service
We reply to enquiries fast, usually within a couple of hours, and can often arrange a consultation as soon as the next day. In many cases we can have your painters and decorators booked in for the same week.
An easy, hassle-free process
Book your consultation and leave the rest to us. We inspect the property, advise on colours and materials, and get on with the work. You’re the priority throughout.
Top-quality materials and a real guarantee
We use only good paints and materials for the job in hand. Every job is backed by a six-month workmanship guarantee, on top of our overall promise that the work is fully guaranteed.
An experienced team
Alex brings 20+ years of decorating experience, and our painters know the right tools and products for each surface and finish. That, and our attention to colour advice, is what customers tell us makes us stand out.
Job sizes we take on
We take on home decorating projects as small as a single room and as large as a whole house. We also handle commercial painting and decorating for offices, shops and rental properties.
In fairness, some jobs are too small for us to price sensibly. Coming out to paint a single door on its own would end up costing you more than it’s worth. For anything from a full room upwards, being an established company means we can come in sooner and finish in less time.
Local painters and decorators in Dublin and nearby
As a service-area business we cover all of County Dublin, including Howth, Malahide, Swords, North County Dublin, Dún Laoghaire, Blackrock, Dublin 15 and Lucan, as well as Kildare (including Maynooth and Naas), Meath, and parts of Wicklow and County Louth. Wherever you are in the greater Dublin area, we can be on site to look at your home and give you a clear, honest price.
FAQs
How soon can you start?
We usually respond to enquiries within a couple of hours and can often arrange a consultation the next day. For many jobs we can start the same week, so get in touch early to lock in a slot.
Do you cover both interior and exterior work?
Yes. We handle interior painting, exterior painting, wallpaper hanging and the small repairs and prep that go with them, so your whole home can be done by one team.
Do you hang wallpaper as well as paint?
Yes. We strip old paper, prepare and line walls where needed, and hang new wallpaper of almost any type, from a feature wall to a full room.
Will my home be left clean and tidy?
Tidiness is one of our four core policies. We cover floors and furniture, work carefully, and leave your home clean when we’re finished.
Is your work guaranteed?
Yes. Every job carries a six-month workmanship guarantee, and our work is fully guaranteed. Anything not up to standard is put right promptly at no extra cost.
Ready for a home makeover? Call or WhatsApp us on 087 788 5040, email office@originaldublinpainter.ie, or get a free quote for a free, no-obligation on-site assessment of your Dublin home.
