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Walls, Accent Walls & Color
Single rooms, accent walls and whole-home repaints. Color laid down with clean edges and an even finish, with a free color consultation in your home's own light.
Interior Painting · Based in Highland Park
Interior painting across Chicagoland
Your home, painted like it's our own. Walls, trim, ceilings and cabinetry finished with a care you notice up close and live with for years. Family owned, based in Highland Park, working across the North Shore and Chicagoland.
The Difference
A repaint holds up because of what happens before the color.
Interior painting in Highland Park and across the North Shore. The finish depends on what happens before the paint: the patching, the sanding, the clean line where wall meets trim, the door that still closes without sticking.
Floors and furniture are covered before any coating goes on, surfaces are prepped properly, and the room is cleaned when we leave.
Alongside the walls, that means cabinet painting and refinishing, ceiling painting, trim and door painting, and the drywall repair and skim coating that make a wall ready for paint in the first place.
What We Paint
What we paint inside your home
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Cabinet Painting & Refinishing
Kitchen and built-in cabinetry degreased, sanded, and sprayed to a smooth, even finish. A fraction of the cost of replacing, with a result that looks custom.
Cabinet painting and refinishing→
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Ceiling Painting
Flat, tray, and vaulted ceilings repaired, prepped and rolled even, with the whole room protected below. Dated popcorn texture can come off first.
Ceiling painting→
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Trim, Doors & Millwork
Baseboards, casings, crown, and doors, brushed and sprayed to a hard-wearing finish.
Trim and door painting→North Shore Homes
Interior painting for older North Shore homes
Highland Park, Lake Forest, Winnetka and the towns between them are full of homes with plaster walls, original millwork and built-ins. They ask for more than new-build drywall: cracks stabilized before they're filled, trim sanded rather than buried, finishes chosen for how the rooms are lit.
We work in Highland Park, Highwood, Deerfield, Glencoe, Lake Forest, Northbrook, Winnetka and across the North Shore, and travel throughout Chicagoland for the right project. See the areas we serve.
Kind Words
Trusted by neighbors across Chicagoland
Color, Considered
It all begins with the right color
From bold and dramatic to soft and timeless, our color experts help you choose finishes you will love for years, then cut the lines clean and lay the coats even.
Every project includes a free color consultation with our experts.
How We Work
What to expect
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Free Estimate
We walk your home, listen to your vision, and give you a clear quote.
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Prep & Protection
We mask and cover floors, furniture and nearby surfaces before any coating goes on.
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Expert Application
Finish coats applied by our own crew.
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Final Walkthrough
We inspect the finished work with you and clean the work area before we leave.
Why Gallagher
Why Gallagher
A Gallagher quotes the work and is on site through it.
Request a Free EstimateFamily owned, with our own crew
A Gallagher quotes your project and stays across it. The crew doing the work is ours.
Premium finishes
We work in Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams, matched to how each room is lived in and lit.
Protected and tidy
We cover, mask, and clean up every day.
Fixed estimates
A written quote room by room, with the prep in it, so you can take the whole house or start with one room.
Recent Interiors
Recent interiors
Good to Know
Interior painting, answered
Still wondering about something? We are happy to talk it through.
630-300-3071How much does it cost to paint a home interior?
Interior projects are priced by the room, the surfaces involved, and the prep required. After a short walkthrough we give you a detailed, fixed estimate. Estimates are always free.
How long does interior painting take?
A room or two is often a day or two of work, and a full interior runs over several days. We give you a clear timeline along with your written estimate.
Do you move furniture and protect the floors?
Yes. We move what we can safely handle, cover the rest, and protect floors, fixtures, and finishes before any painting starts.
What kind of paint do you use?
We use premium Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams lines, chosen for how each room is used and lit, so the finish looks right and holds up.
Do you apply one coat or two?
Whatever the surface needs for full, even coverage, which is usually two. We tell you upfront so the estimate reflects the real scope.
How do you protect my home while you work?
Floors, furniture and fixtures are covered before any coating goes on, dust is contained, and we clean up every day.
Do you help with color?
Yes. Every project includes a free color consultation. We weigh colors, sheens and finishes in your home's own light, then cut the lines clean and lay the coats even.
Let's Begin
Tell us about your project
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.