
Interior Painting
Walls, ceilings, trim and doors, with the preparation that decides how the finish looks in daylight and how long it lasts.
Interior painting→
Areas we serve
Gallagher Paint and Paper is a family owned painting company based in Highland Park, working in Deerfield and across the North Shore. Interior and exterior painting, wallpaper installation and wall preparation, quoted in writing before anything starts.
What We Do

Walls, ceilings, trim and doors, with the preparation that decides how the finish looks in daylight and how long it lasts.
Interior painting→
Siding, trim, soffits, fascia and doors, washed, scraped, sanded, caulked and primed before a topcoat goes anywhere near them.
Exterior painting→
Hanging, removal and the wall preparation in between, because paper shows every ridge underneath it.
Wallpaper installation→
Repair, patching, skim coating and plaster work, so the surface is right before anything is painted or papered.
Drywall repair and prep→Deerfield built out through the postwar decades. The Illinois DNR survey of the village records Cape Cods from the 1950s alongside ranches and split-levels from the 1960s and 1970s, many brick-clad, with hip roofs, large picture windows and modest Colonial detailing.
On a house built that way the exterior is usually a mix: masonry that was never painted, and painted wood around it in the fascia, soffits, window casings and doors. A repaint often covers the painted surfaces and leaves the brick alone. The written estimate names which surfaces are included and which are being left as they are, so there is no question about what was quoted.
At the walkthrough we look at the surfaces you want painted or papered and work out what preparation they need. The written estimate covers that preparation, so the repairs and the finishing are both visible in the price.
Local detail from Illinois DNR, mid-century houses in Deerfield.
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Based in Highland Park, we visit homes throughout Deerfield for walkthroughs and estimates, and work across the North Shore and Chicagoland. See the areas we serve, or read about the company.
Nearby: Highwood, Northbrook.
Good to Know
Still wondering about something? We are happy to talk it through.
630-300-3071Yes. We are based in Highland Park and Deerfield is inside the area we cover as a matter of course.
A walkthrough at your home, then a written quote that names the preparation as well as the painting, so you can see what you are paying for. It is free and there is no pressure attached to it.
Usually not. We can often work while you stay at home, and we will go through room access, drying time and any disruption at the walkthrough. Everything not being painted is covered and protected before anything starts.
Yes. We can plan the preparation and the order of work together so the two fit around each other. What the walls need underneath depends on the surface and on the wallcovering, and that is settled at the walkthrough.

Let's Begin
We will come out, look at the work with you, and send a written estimate with the scope set out. There is no charge and no obligation.