Preparation
Furniture protected, surfaces washed, sanded, filled and primed. Cracks, flaking paint and water marks are fixed properly, not hidden.
Licensed painters since 2007 · Hornsby & Upper North Shore
Painting Sydney homes with care, colour and craft.
Award Painting is a licensed, fully insured painting company for interiors, exteriors, heritage homes, strata buildings and commercial spaces across the Upper North Shore. Proper preparation, a fixed price in writing and a finish you will be proud of.
- Licensed & insuredNSW Licence 222321C and $20M public liability cover on every job.
- Walkthrough first, fixed price in writingEvery quote lists surfaces, prep, products and coats. The price we give is the price you pay.
- Free colour consultationColours sampled on your own walls, in your light. Valued at $275, included with every quote.
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HornsbyWahroongaTurramurraSt IvesPymbleGordonKillaraLindfieldWarraweeNormanhurstThornleighWestleighPennant HillsBeecroftCherrybrookCastle HillDuralGalstonBerowraMount ColahAsquithEppingChatswoodLane Cove
What we stand for
Good painting starts long before the first coat.
Most paint jobs fail at preparation, not at the brush. We spend the time on the parts you never see, so the parts you do see last for years.
Finish
Premium paints from trusted Australian brands, clean cut lines, even coverage and the right sheen for every room and surface.
Care
We turn up when we say we will, keep your home tidy every day and leave it cleaner than we found it. Communication is part of the job.
Our services
Painting services for every part of your property.
Four core services and ten specialty coatings, all delivered by one licensed crew, from quote to final walkthrough. Hover a card to see the palettes we reach for most.
SageBlushBoneCharcoal
01
Interior Painting
Walls, ceilings, trims and doors with full room protection and proper surface prep. The finish is decided before the roller comes out.
Learn moreEucalyptWarm WhiteSlateMonument
02
Exterior Painting
Render, weatherboard, cement sheet, brick and heritage timber, prepared and coated for Sydney weather. Fences and outbuildings included.
Learn moreHeritage CreamBrunswickIndian RedDeep Green
03
Heritage & Period Homes
Careful restoration of Federation, Californian bungalow and inter-war homes, with respect for original timber, detail and colour schemes.
Learn moreVivid WhiteStoneTealGraphite
04
Strata & Apartments
Common areas, facades and full building repaints for owners corporations, quoted as a fixed, committee-ready scope with staged pricing.
Learn moreNavyBrassLinenConcrete
05
Commercial Painting
Offices, shopfronts, warehouses and common areas, painted around your trading hours with compliance paperwork sorted before we start.
Learn moreAward GoldCoastalSandSage
06
Colour Consultation
A professional colour scheme for your rooms or facade, sampled on your actual walls and viewed in morning and afternoon light.
Learn moreAlso on the tool list
- Deck staining & painting
- Feature walls
- Epoxy garage floors
- Waterproofing
- Anti-graffiti coatings
- High pressure cleaning
- Painting maintenance programmes
- Spray painting
- Low-VOC painting
- Roof & fence painting
A rule we never break
Prep is 70% of the job.
Anyone can make a wall look good on the day. Washing, sanding, filling and priming are what make it still look good in five years.
Where we work
Every property type, painted the right way.
Different buildings need different preparation, products and scheduling. Here is how we approach the properties we paint most often. Hover or tap to explore.
01
Family Homes
Full interior and exterior repaints, room refreshes and pre-sale makeovers, planned around your family's routine. Get the prep checklist.
02
Heritage & Federation
Traditional detail, timber fretwork and period colour palettes handled with patience and the right products.
03
Strata & Apartment Blocks
Common property, facades and balconies with written resident notices, staged access and a fixed scope your committee votes on once. Download our capability statement.
04
Commercial & Retail
Fast, low-disruption painting for offices, shops and hospitality spaces, including after-hours scheduling.
Before & after
Drag to see the difference preparation makes.
Same rooms, same light, same camera. Nothing staged, just tired surfaces brought back to life. Slide the handle to compare.
BeforeAfter
Bungalow dining & livingScuffs filled, ceilings refreshed, walls in warm white
BeforeAfter
Federation exteriorTimber sanded and primed, trims in deep green and cream
Selected projects
The homes we paint across the Upper North Shore.
Keep scrolling. Federation weatherboards, 1960s brick veneer, rendered two-storey homes and walk-up unit blocks. Every job starts with a free walkthrough and colour consultation.
Wahroonga
Exterior
Turramurra
Exterior
Pymble
Interior
Hornsby
Heritage
St Ives
Strata
Killara
Interior
Gordon
Interior
Federation Weatherboard Repaint
Boards, verandah, trims & fretworkRendered Two-Storey Exterior
Charcoal render & timber claddingWhole-Home Interior
Walls, ceilings & trimsFederation Restoration
Heritage exteriorStrata Building Exterior
Walk-up block, facade & balconiesPre-Sale Interior Refresh
Bedrooms, hallway & livingMaster Suite Refresh
Limewash feature wall & ceilings
Est. 2007Licence 222321C · $20M insured
Why Award Painting
Why homeowners on the North Shore keep recommending us.
Licensed, insured and accountable
NSW Painting and Decorating Licence 222321C, $20M public liability and membership of Master Painters Australia and the Housing Industry Association. Check the licence on the NSW register; do not take our word for it.
A fixed price in writing
Every quote lists the surfaces, preparation, products and number of coats. If prep takes longer than we allowed for, we carry that cost. No variations on the invoice.
Protection before paint
Floors sheeted, cabinetry wrapped, furniture masked and edges taped before a single tin is opened. Same crew from start to finish, tidy every evening.
Free colour consultation, valued at $275
Colour is settled before painting starts, never during it. We brush out samples on your own walls and check them in morning and afternoon light.
Included with every quote
Free colour consultation, on your own walls.
Choosing colour from a tiny chip under shop lighting is how people end up with the wrong white. We build the scheme around your light, your floors and fixed elements, then brush out the shortlisted colours on your actual wall and check them in morning and afternoon light. You get specific named colours, not vague advice.
FreeValued at $275With every painting quote · No minimum job size
Dig deeper
Everything else is one click away.
Colours and finishes, an honest cost guide, online booking, free guides and how we actually run a job. Each has its own page so this one stays quick to read.
Colours & finishes
Palettes from real homes, a live room visualiser and the sheen guide: which finish goes on ceilings, walls, trims and doors.
Open the colour pageCost guide
Published price ranges, a ten-second estimator, the photo quote and the questions people ask before they book a painter.
See what painting costsBook a colour consultation
Pick a day and a two-hour window. Free, valued at $275, on your own walls in your own light.
Choose a timeFree guides
Two short PDFs: the homeowner's checklist before the painters arrive, and our strata and commercial capability statement.
Get the guidesHow we work
The five steps from first call to final coat, and the small habits that separate a careful crew from a quick one.
Read the processService areas
Hornsby and the Upper North Shore: 48 suburbs within about 15 km, mapped so you can check yours in a second.
Check your suburbWhat clients say
Trusted by homeowners and strata managers.
Every project ends with an inspection and a sign-off, not an invoice in the letterbox. Here is what clients have said about working with us.
★★★★★
Quality job for an outstanding price. The team had attention to detail and we are very impressed. They were on time everyday and efficient. Definitely recommend.
Ryan CBeaumont Hills
★★★★★
I am very happy with the work done. Did a good job. Knew his stuff. Rodney and the team are very helpful hardworking and professional.
Craig MBerowra
★★★★★
One of the best trades I ever met! Appreciate your fast and very reliable service.
MikhailMacquarie Park
Get a free quote
Tell us about your project.
Tell us about the job and we respond the same business day, within trading hours of Monday to Saturday, 7am to 5pm. Every quote starts with a walkthrough and ends with a fixed price in writing.