Apartment Painters Brisbane

Interior painting for Brisbane apartments and units. We patch and prep every wall, cover floors and furniture, and clean up at the end of every day.

  • 2025 MPA Excellence Awards finalist
  • Fixed-scope quotes, 5-year warranty
  • Painting all of Brisbane: north, south, east and west
Apartment living room in New Farm with white walls, a white sofa, a round coffee table and framed art
Apartment interior repaint, New Farm. A DC Decorators job.

Why Apartment Owners Choose DC Decorators

Detailed Prep Before Any Paint Goes On

Holes, dents and cracks are filled and sanded, and walls and ceilings are primed where needed. We use premium paints only, from Dulux, Taubmans and Wattyl.

Google review★★★★★
"Couldn't be happier with the job, can't see where the holes used to be and the paint job is first class."
Cameron A. · apartment patch and repaint

A Fixed-Scope Quote, Finished on Time

Your written quote lists every room and surface we will paint. The start date and timing are agreed before work begins.

Google review★★★★★
"Exceptional customer service with the project delivered on time and within budget."
Jim G. · warehouse apartment restoration and repaint

One Point of Contact

Dan quotes the job himself and keeps you updated from the first visit to handover.

Google review★★★★★
"Excellent service and so easy to communicate with."
Elizabeth B. · apartment repaint

Apartment Cleaned up Every Day

Floors and furniture are covered while we work, and the apartment is cleaned up at the end of every day.

Google review★★★★★
"Everyone was friendly and professional, had an eye for detail and they did a fantastic job of keeping the worksite clean and tidy."
Ria B. · interior and exterior repaint

Recent Apartment Work

Photos from DC Decorators apartment jobs in New Farm, Kangaroo Point, the Brisbane CBD and a heritage warehouse.

  • Apartment bedroom with white walls, a white bed and glass sliding doors to a garden
    New Farm: bedroom repaint
  • Long dining table in a white-walled room with a round mirror and garden windows beyond
    New Farm: dining and living areas
  • Empty carpeted room with white walls and a stepped recessed ceiling
    Kangaroo Point: walls and recessed ceiling
  • Carpeted room with white walls and full-height windows with river views
    Kangaroo Point: riverside bedroom
  • Open living area with white walls, a stepped ceiling, dark timber joinery and the kitchen behind
    Brisbane CBD: penthouse living area
  • Large room with a dark olive feature wall, white walls, steel trusses and clerestory windows
    Warehouse apartment: olive feature wall under steel trusses

Get a Fixed-Scope Quote for Your Apartment

Dan comes to you, looks over the apartment and puts the quote in writing. Free, with no obligation.

  • 4.9 50 Google reviews
  • 2025 MPA AwardsExcellence finalist
  • 5-year warrantyOn workmanship
The DC Decorators team holding their 2025 finalist certificate at the Master Painters Queensland Excellence Awards
The DC team at the 2025 Master Painters Queensland Excellence Awards.
Who you deal with

Meet Dan and the Team

Daniel Clark runs DC Decorators. He has spent more than a decade painting and decorating homes and businesses across Brisbane.

  • Finalist in the 2025 Master Painters Queensland Excellence Awards, domestic interior repaint category
  • Dan looks at every job and quotes it himself
  • One point of contact from quote to handover
  • A satisfaction guarantee on every job
"Right from the initial quoting it was clear that Dan knew his stuff. He is very responsive to emails and was a breeze to work with."Damon, plaster and paint repair
Call Dan on 0406 634 769

Our Apartment Painting Services

From units to penthouses and warehouse apartments, we paint every inside surface and prep it properly first.

  • Walls

    Living areas, bedrooms, kitchens and hallways in low-VOC interior paint.

  • Ceilings and Bulkheads

    Flat, recessed and stepped ceilings and bulkheads, cut in cleanly.

  • Doors, Frames and Skirtings

    Internal doors, door frames and skirtings in a hard-wearing finish.

  • Patching and Filling

    Holes, dents and cracks filled and sanded smooth before painting.

  • High Ceilings and Beams

    Tall walls, exposed steel beams and ceilings in warehouse apartments.

  • Common Areas and Corridors

    Lift lobbies, corridors and stairwells in apartment buildings.

  • Rental and Pre-Sale Repaints

    Units repainted between tenants or before going to market.

  • Colour Advice

    Help choosing wall, ceiling and trim colours, included in your quote.

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How an Apartment Job Runs

Five steps from the first visit to handover.

  1. 1

    Site Visit

    Dan looks over the apartment with you and notes holes, cracks, access, parking and building rules.

  2. 2

    Fixed-Scope Quote

    A written quote listing every room and surface we will paint, with colour advice included.

  3. 3

    Start Date Agreed

    Timing is agreed before work begins. Dan stays your contact from start to finish.

  4. 4

    Protect, Prep, Paint

    Floors and furniture covered, walls filled, sanded and primed, then premium paint. Cleaned daily.

  5. 5

    Walk-Through

    We walk through the apartment with you, fix touch-ups on the spot and hand over your 5-year warranty.

  • Hallway floor covered in protective sheeting before painting
    Floors covered before work starts
  • Room with furniture wrapped in drop sheets and the floor covered while a painter works from a ladder
    Furniture and floors covered
  • Painters using a lift to reach a high ceiling below clerestory windows and steel trusses
    Lift access for high ceilings

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What Changes the Price of Painting an Apartment

Two apartments of the same size can cost very different amounts to paint. These six things move the price most.

  • Number of Rooms

    How many bedrooms, living areas and hallways.

  • Wall Condition

    Holes, dents and marks to fill before painting.

  • Ceiling Height

    Tall ceilings may need a lift or scaffold.

  • Furnished or Empty

    More furniture to move and cover takes more time.

  • Building Rules

    Lift bookings, parking and set hours for trades.

  • Number of Colours

    Each extra colour adds cutting in.

Your quote is fixed-scope and in writing, based on what Dan sees at the apartment. All six are accounted for before you agree to anything.

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What Protects You

Two guarantees from us, and the Queensland rules that apply to every residential painting job.

  • DC guarantee
    DC guarantee

    5 years

    Workmanship Warranty

    Painting work comes with a 5-year painter's workmanship warranty. Your written quote sets out what it covers.

  • DC guarantee
    DC guarantee

    Fixed scope

    Written Quote

    Your quote lists exactly what we will do, so the scope does not creep.

  • Queensland law
    Queensland law

    $3,300

    Licence Threshold

    Painting over $3,300 needs a QBCC licence. Ours is 15331027.

    Check the register
  • Queensland law
    Queensland law

    10% max

    Deposit Cap

    10% on jobs from $3,301 to $19,999. 5% on jobs of $20,000 or more.

    QBCC deposit rules
  • Queensland law
    Queensland law

    Signed

    Written Contract

    Jobs over $3,300 need a signed written contract before work starts.

    QBCC contract rules
  • Queensland law
    Queensland law

    5 days

    Cooling-Off Period

    Contracts over $3,300 give you 5 business days to change your mind.

    QBCC cooling-off rules

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Body Corporate Rules and High Ceilings

Two things to plan for before painting an apartment.

Apartment building corridor with charcoal walls, apartment doors and a black balustrade around a void

Check Your Body Corporate By-Laws

Most apartment buildings in Queensland are community titles schemes. Their by-laws are listed in the community management statement, which is registered with Titles Queensland. Titles Queensland can give you a copy.

By-laws can set rules for work in the building, such as trade hours, lift use and parking. Tell Dan about them at the site visit so the quote and start date allow for them.

Queensland Government: what by-laws apply
Open-plan warehouse apartment with white walls, steel trusses, a black stair and timber floors

Warehouse and High-Ceiling Apartments

Warehouse and loft apartments can have ceilings far above a normal room. One of our heritage warehouse apartment jobs had 6m ceilings, exposed steel beams and high clerestory windows.

Walls and ceilings that tall need a lift or scaffold to reach safely. Dan checks the heights at the site visit and includes the access in your fixed-scope quote.

Do We Paint in Your Suburb?

Based in Windsor. Type your suburb to check and see jobs we have done near you.

Northside

  • Albion
  • Alderley
  • Ascot
  • Aspley
  • Bald Hills
  • Banyo
  • Boondall
  • Bowen Hills
  • Bracken Ridge
  • Bridgeman Downs
  • Brighton
  • Brisbane Airport
  • Brisbane City
  • Carseldine
  • Chermside
  • Chermside West
  • Clayfield
  • Deagon
  • Eagle Farm
  • Everton Park
  • Fitzgibbon
  • Fortitude Valley
  • Gaythorne
  • Geebung
  • Gordon Park
  • Grange
  • Hamilton
  • Hendra
  • Herston
  • Kalinga
  • Kedron
  • Kelvin Grove
  • Kippa-Ring
  • Lutwyche
  • McDowall
  • Mitchelton
  • Newmarket
  • Newstead
  • Northgate
  • Nudgee
  • Nudgee Beach
  • Nundah
  • Petrie Terrace
  • Pinkenba
  • Red Hill
  • Sandgate
  • Shorncliffe
  • Stafford
  • Stafford Heights
  • Taigum
  • Teneriffe
  • Toombul
  • Virginia
  • Wavell Heights
  • Wilston
  • Windsor
  • Wooloowin
  • Zillmere
Brisbane Northside

Southside

  • Acacia Ridge
  • Algester
  • Annerley
  • Archerfield
  • Balmoral
  • Burbank
  • Calamvale
  • Camp Hill
  • Carina
  • Carina Heights
  • Carindale
  • Coopers Plains
  • Coorparoo
  • Doolandella
  • Drewvale
  • Durack
  • Dutton Park
  • Eight Mile Plains
  • Ellen Grove
  • Fairfield
  • Forest Lake
  • Greenslopes
  • Heathwood
  • Highgate Hill
  • Holland Park
  • Holland Park West
  • Inala
  • Kangaroo Point
  • Karawatha
  • Kuraby
  • Larapinta
  • MacGregor
  • Mackenzie
  • Mansfield
  • Moorooka
  • Mount Gravatt
  • Mount Gravatt East
  • Nathan
  • Oxley
  • Pallara
  • Parkinson
  • Richlands
  • Robertson
  • Rochedale
  • Rocklea
  • Runcorn
  • Salisbury
  • Seventeen Mile Rocks
  • Sinnamon Park
  • South Brisbane
  • Spring Hill
  • St Lucia
  • Stones Corner
  • Stretton
  • Sumner
  • Sunnybank
  • Sunnybank Hills
  • Tarragindi
  • Tennyson
  • Upper Mount Gravatt
  • Wacol
  • West End
  • Willawong
  • Wishart
  • Woolloongabba
  • Yeerongpilly
  • Yeronga
Brisbane Southside

Eastern suburbs

  • Balmoral
  • Belmont
  • Bulimba
  • Camp Hill
  • Cannon Hill
  • Carina
  • Carina Heights
  • Carindale
  • Chandler
  • East Brisbane
  • Gumdale
  • Hawthorne
  • Hemmant
  • Lota
  • Lytton
  • Manly
  • Manly West
  • Morningside
  • Murarrie
  • New Farm
  • Norman Park
  • Port of Brisbane
  • Ransome
  • Seven Hills
  • Tingalpa
  • Wakerley
  • Woolloongabba
  • Wynnum
  • Wynnum West
Brisbane Eastern Suburbs

Western suburbs

  • Anstead
  • Ashgrove
  • Auchenflower
  • Banks Creek
  • Bardon
  • Bellbowrie
  • Brookfield
  • Chapel Hill
  • Chelmer
  • Chuwar
  • Corinda
  • Darra
  • England Creek
  • Enoggera
  • Enoggera Reservoir
  • Ferny Grove
  • Fig Tree Pocket
  • Graceville
  • Indooroopilly
  • Jamboree Heights
  • Jindalee
  • Karana Downs
  • Kenmore
  • Kenmore Hills
  • Keperra
  • Kholo
  • Lake Manchester
  • Middle Park
  • Milton
  • Mitchelton
  • Moggill
  • Mount Coot-tha
  • Mount Crosby
  • Mount Ommaney
  • Oxley
  • Paddington
  • Pinjarra Hills
  • Pullenvale
  • Red Hill
  • Riverhills
  • Sherwood
  • Sinnamon Park
  • St Lucia
  • Taringa
  • The Gap
  • Toowong
  • Upper Brookfield
  • Upper Kedron
  • Westlake
Brisbane Western Suburbs
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Free and no obligation. Fixed-scope written quote, with colour advice included.

  1. Send your detailsTakes under a minute, or call Dan.
  2. Dan calls youHe books a time to see the job.
  3. You get a fixed-scope quoteIn writing, listing exactly what we will do.
4.9 on Google from 50 reviews

Apartment Painting Questions

Can you paint while I am living in the apartment?

Yes. Floors and furniture are covered while we work, and the apartment is cleaned up at the end of every day. Tell Dan at the site visit, so the timing agreed before the job starts suits you.

Do I need body corporate approval to paint my apartment?

It depends on your building's by-laws. They are listed in the community management statement, registered with Titles Queensland. By-laws can set rules for trades, lifts and parking. Check them before the job starts and tell Dan what applies.

What paint do you use inside apartments?

Premium paints only, from Dulux, Taubmans and Wattyl. Inside, we use low-VOC paints. Ask Dan which products suit each room.

Can you paint very high ceilings?

Yes. We have painted a warehouse apartment with 6m ceilings and exposed steel beams. Tall ceilings need a lift or scaffold, and Dan includes the access in your quote.

Is colour advice included?

Yes. Colour advice is included in every quote. We help with wall, ceiling and trim colours, whether you are living in the apartment, renting it out or selling.

How much does apartment painting cost?

It depends on the number of rooms, the condition of the walls, the ceiling heights and the number of colours. Dan visits, looks over the apartment and gives you a fixed-scope written quote. The quote is free.

What warranty do I get?

Every job comes with a 5-year painter's workmanship warranty and our satisfaction guarantee. Queensland home warranty rules also apply to residential painting over $3,300.

Do you paint apartments in my suburb?

We paint apartments and units across Brisbane, north, south, east and west. See the full suburb list or check your suburb.

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