Paint Colour Consultant Brisbane

Help choosing paint colours for your home or business, inside and out. Dan talks through colours with you at the site visit. Colour advice is included in every quote.

  • 2025 MPA Excellence Awards finalist
  • Colour advice included in every quote
  • Painting all of Brisbane: north, south, east and west
Open room with a gold feature wall, a charcoal wall with high windows and polished timber floors
Gold and charcoal feature walls. A DC Decorators job.

Why Homeowners Choose DC Decorators

Detailed Prep Before Any Colour Goes On

New paint shows up dents and cracks. We wash, sand, fill, gap and prime first, then apply premium paints only, so the colour you chose looks even.

Google review★★★★★
"His attention to small details that would need looking at before painting commenced was impressive & really improved the final outcome (slight sagging in ceiling fixed)."
Bia C. · upstairs interior repaint

Colour Advice in a Fixed-Scope Quote

Colour advice is included in your written, fixed-scope quote. The quote sets out exactly what we will do, and the timing is agreed before the job starts.

Google review★★★★★
"Daniel was great to deal with, awesome service and fair pricing."
Troy M. · water-damaged ceiling repair and paint

One Point of Contact

Dan quotes the job himself, talks through colours with you and keeps you updated from the first visit to handover.

Google review★★★★★
"Dan and the team did great work, took care over the project, and communicated well."
Graeme N. · interior and exterior repaint

Site Cleaned up Every Day

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

Google review★★★★★
"Besides doing a perfect job, they started and finished when they said they would, and cleaned up after themselves...these things go a long way."
Athena N. · repaint

New Colours, Before and After

Drag the slider to compare. Photos from DC Decorators jobs where the colour scheme changed.

After: Weatherboard house exterior
Before: Weatherboard house exterior

Weatherboard House Exterior

Badly flaking weatherboards scraped and prepared, then repainted in light grey with white window frames and a grey base.

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Recent Colour Work

Photos from DC Decorators jobs with feature walls, bold exteriors and new colour schemes.

  • Room with a gold wall, a charcoal wall with high windows and polished timber floors
    Renovation: gold and charcoal walls
  • Charcoal hallway opening onto a room with a gold wall
    Renovation: charcoal hallway
  • Bedroom with a pastel rainbow striped feature wall and white wardrobe doors
    Kids bedroom: rainbow stripe wall
  • Deep green feature wall above a white cabinet in a salon room
    Beauty salon: deep green feature wall
  • Blue fence panels between white rendered piers, with a DC Decorators sign on the lawn
    Fence: bold blue with white piers
  • White rendered house with a bold blue frame around the entry and windows
    Rendered house: bold blue entry and window frames

Get Colour Advice with Your Free Quote

Dan comes to you, talks through colours 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 Colour Advice Covers

We give colour advice on every job we quote, from one feature wall to a whole house or shopfront.

  • Interior Colour Schemes

    Wall, ceiling and trim colours that work from room to room.

  • Exterior Colour Schemes

    Body, trim and accent colours that suit the house and the street.

  • Feature Walls

    Bold colours and stripes on one wall, from gold and charcoal to rainbow bedrooms.

  • Kitchens and Bathrooms

    Colours for cabinets and walls, including dark feature walls in bathrooms.

  • Queenslander Colours

    Heritage or modern schemes that bring out fretwork, battens and window hoods.

  • Roof Colours

    Roof colours chosen to suit the walls and trims below.

  • Fences and Render

    Fence, pier and rendered wall colours that tie in with the house.

  • Shops and Offices

    Feature walls and schemes for salons, shops and offices.

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How a Colour and Paint Job Runs

Five steps from the first visit to handover.

  1. 1

    Site Visit

    Dan looks at the rooms, the light and the surfaces with you and asks what look you want.

  2. 2

    Fixed-Scope Quote

    A written quote listing exactly what we will do, 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 covered, surfaces sanded, filled and primed, then premium paint. Site cleaned daily.

  5. 5

    Walk-Through

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

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What Changes the Price of a Repaint in New Colours

Colour advice is included in your quote. These six things move the price of the painting most.

  • Number of Colours

    Each extra colour adds cutting in.

  • Size of the Colour Change

    Going light over dark, or dark over light, can need extra coats.

  • Feature Walls and Stripes

    Stripes and sharp colour lines need careful masking.

  • Surface Condition

    Cracks, dents and flaking paint need prep first.

  • Trims and Doors

    Contrast trims, doors and window frames take time.

  • Height and Access

    High walls, ceilings and two storeys may need scaffold.

Your quote is fixed-scope and in writing, based on what Dan sees on site. 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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Choosing Colours Inside and Out

Two things to think about before you pick new paint colours.

Large room with a dark olive feature wall, white walls, steel trusses and clerestory windows

Feature Walls and Interior Colour

A feature wall lets you use a strong colour without painting the whole room in it. Dark colours such as charcoal, olive and deep green are often used on one wall, with lighter walls around it. Light changes a colour through the day, so check a sample on the wall in the morning and the evening.

Dan talks through colours at the site visit and helps you settle on a scheme before work starts. Colour advice is included in every quote.

Two-storey new house with white cladding, charcoal walls and a charcoal garage door

Exterior Colours for the Brisbane Sun

Dark colours absorb more heat than light ones. On timber cladding, that heat makes the boards expand and contract more, which is harder on the paint. A light body colour with darker trims or one darker section is a common choice.

We help you pick body, trim and accent colours that suit the house and the street, and the paint that suits each surface.

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.
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Colour Advice Questions

Is colour advice included in my quote?

Yes. Colour advice is included in every quote. Dan talks through colours with you at the site visit, and the quote is free.

What does your colour advice cover?

Interior walls, ceilings and trims, exterior body, trim and accent colours, feature walls, and which paint suits each surface. We give advice for homes, shops and offices.

Can you help me choose colours for a Queenslander?

Yes. We help you pick colours that suit the era of the house, whether you want to restore the original scheme or update it. Light body colours with a contrasting trim bring out fretwork and window hoods.

Are dark colours a good idea on the outside of a Brisbane house?

Dark colours absorb more heat than light ones. On timber cladding, that is harder on the paint. A common choice is a light body colour, with darker colours kept for trims, doors or one section. Dan can talk you through the options for your house.

Which paint brands do you use?

Premium paints only, from Dulux, Taubmans and Wattyl. Inside, we use low-VOC paints. We are a Dulux Accredited Painter and Master Painters Australia members.

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 give colour advice in my suburb?

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

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