House Painting in Denver and Aurora, CO

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We Paint Everything

Our Denver - Aurora, CO crews paint everything: walls, ceilings, trim, doors, cabinets, exteriors, decks, and commercial interiors. We work across Aurora, Central Park, and Commerce City with the durability standards required by a high-altitude mountain climate.

Freshly painted interior living room with bright walls and clean trim work

Interior Painting

Transform your living spaces with flawless color and finish.

Interior Painting
Exterior house painting project with crisp siding and updated curb appeal

Exterior Painting

Curb appeal that lasts. Expert coatings for every climate.

Exterior Painting
Commercial painting project in a polished business interior

Commercial Painting

Professional-grade finishes that elevate your business space.

Commercial Painting
Kitchen cabinet painting project with a smooth factory-style finish

Cabinet Painting

Refresh your kitchen with a smooth, factory-quality finish.

Cabinet Painting
Limewash finish adding texture and depth to painted masonry

Limewash

Authentic European lime-based finishes for timeless texture and depth.

Limewash
Painted brick exterior with a durable updated finish

Brick Painting

Breathe new life into brick with lasting, beautiful color.

Brick Painting

Trusted Paint Partners

Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
Behr
PPG
Romabio
IRENE MIDDENDORF, locally owned and operated That 1 Painter Denver - Aurora franchise owner

We're Locally Owned

Owned by Irene Middendorf, That 1 Painter Denver - Aurora brings local accountability and a 3-year warranty to every Aurora, Central Park, and Commerce City project. Our services cover interior painting, exterior painting, cabinet refinishing, and specialty finishes.

Your painting project means as much to us as it does to you. We're licensed and insured, and our promise is simple: we'll be your best house guests, treating your place with the utmost care and leaving it even more pristine than when we arrived.

Areas Served

That 1 Painter Denver - Aurora serves Aurora, Central Park, Commerce City, Green Valley Ranch, Montbello, and the surrounding Denver metro; repainting everything from painted-brick post-war bungalows in Park Hill to master-planned stucco builds through Painted Prairie and Windler, inside and out.

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8004 E 31st Ave
Denver, CO 80238
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Recent Denver and Aurora Painting Projects

A look at the craftsmanship we bring to homes and businesses across Denver and Aurora. From full-home interior repaints and kitchen cabinet refinishing to exterior siding, stucco, and trim work, every painting project in Denver and Aurora is prepped, primed, and finished by licensed, insured local painters. Browse recent residential and commercial painting projects to see the color matching, surface prep, and clean lines homeowners across Denver and Aurora trust us to deliver.

Professional exterior painting project in Denver and Aurora by That 1 Painter
Exterior Painting
Professional interior painting project in Denver and Aurora by That 1 Painter
Interior Painting
Professional exterior painting project in Denver and Aurora by That 1 Painter
Exterior Painting
Professional interior painting project in Denver and Aurora by That 1 Painter
Interior Painting
Professional exterior painting project in Denver and Aurora by That 1 Painter
Exterior Painting
Professional cabinet & interior painting project in Denver and Aurora by That 1 Painter
Cabinet & Interior Painting
Paint It Forward

Every year, our Denver and Aurora team teams up with franchise owners across the country to gift complete paint transformations to deserving families, small businesses, and non-profits. It's our way of giving back to the community that's given us so much, one home, one story, one fresh coat at a time.

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Painting Cost in Denver and Aurora 2026 Guide

Honest pricing for Denver - Aurora homeowners, built from current 2026 job data across Aurora, Central Park, and Commerce City. Every line below reflects real Colorado conditions: rapid freeze-thaw cycles, intense UV at altitude, and dry winters, scaffolding access, and product specs that actually last.

Project Type
Low
High
Average
Interior (per sq ft)
$3.25
$5.50
$4.15
Exterior (per sq ft)
$2.75
$4.50
$3.60
Cabinet Refinishing
$3,800
$7,200
$5,200
Single Room
$450
$1,100
$750
Whole-Home Interior
$5,500
$16,500
$9,800
Whole-Home Exterior
$4,200
$8,500
$5,800

* All prices include materials, labor, and prep. Based on 2026 Denver - Aurora averages.

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Our 3-Year Warranty

Your peace of mind, at the top of mind with our three-year transferable warranty. Covers the painting job, even if you sell the house.

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The Complete Denver - Aurora Painting Guide

Everything Denver - Aurora homeowners should know before hiring a painter, services, seasonal timing, colors, HOA rules, and how to get the most value from your project. Written by the That 1 Painter Denver - Aurora team.

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Paint Reviews, Advice & Expert Tips

Honest product reviews, pro painting techniques, and helpful articles from professional painters who do this every day.

What Is the Best Paint Sheen for Interior Walls?

Choosing between flat, eggshell, satin, and semi-gloss depends on the room's traffic, lighting, and function. Professional painters break down when to use each sheen for the best results.

SuperPaint vs Cashmere: Which Sherwin-Williams Paint Is Better?

Both are popular mid-tier Sherwin-Williams paints, but they perform differently on walls, trim, and cabinets. See how professional painters compare coverage, feel, and durability.

Is Behr Premium Plus a Good Paint for Homeowners?

Behr Premium Plus is one of the most affordable paints at Home Depot. Professional painters test its coverage, durability, and finish quality to see if it's worth the price.

What Are the Pros and Cons of Behr Urethane Paint?

Behr Urethane Alkyd is a hybrid paint that combines oil-based durability with water-based cleanup. See how it performs on trim, cabinets, and doors in a real-world test.

Is Behr Dynasty the Most Durable Paint You Can Buy?

Behr Dynasty claims to be their most durable, stain-repellent paint. Professional painters put it to the test on walls and high-traffic areas to see if the claims hold up.

Is Sherwin-Williams Gallery Series Worth the Premium Price?

The Gallery Series is Sherwin-Williams' newest premium line. Professional painters review its unique properties and explain why it may not be the best choice for beginners.

Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers about pricing, timelines, services, warranty coverage, and working with That 1 Painter.

Yes, That 1 Painter Denver - Aurora is EPA RRP certified for any home built before 1978. We use plastic containment, HEPA vacuums, and lead-safe disposal across all older Aurora and Central Park projects.

Painting in Denver - Aurora, CO typically runs $3.25/sqft interior and $3.10/sqft exterior in 2026. Final pricing depends on surface condition, color changes, and access, taller homes in Aurora cost more because of scaffolding and fall protection.

Most Denver - Aurora residential projects are billed in three milestones, a small scheduling deposit, a progress payment at start, and the balance on walkthrough sign-off. No upfront full payment is ever required for Aurora or Central Park jobs.

We move and protect furniture for our Denver - Aurora clients, you only need to clear personal items off shelves and let us know about any fragile or pet-related considerations. Aurora and Central Park crews always do a pre-walk to confirm scope before lifting a brush.

A typical Denver - Aurora interior project runs 3–6 working days; exteriors take 4–8 days depending on home size and weather. We schedule Aurora and Central Park projects with weather buffers because of rapid freeze-thaw cycles, intense UV at altitude, and dry winters.

Book a free in-home estimate at our Denver - Aurora office and we'll measure, photograph, and document every surface, then send you a written, line-item proposal within 48 hours. We serve Aurora, Central Park, and Commerce City with same-week appointments.

We can paint exteriors in Denver - Aurora as long as surface temperature stays above 35°F for 24 hours and rising. Most reliable Denver - Aurora exterior windows are summer through early fall, when overnight lows stay above 50°F. Interior work runs year-round across Aurora and Central Park.

South-facing and west-facing walls in Denver - Aurora take the worst UV hit. We spec elastomeric coatings that flex through freeze-thaw without cracking with inorganic pigments for Aurora and Central Park homes, which extends color hold by 30–40% versus standard exterior latex.

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Interior Painting Built for Denver - Aurora Homes

Interior painting is the fastest way to change how a home in Denver - Aurora feels without touching the floor plan, and it is the busiest scope our crews run across the Denver metro. Our interior painting scope covers walls, ceilings, trim, doors, and closets, and every interior painting job in Denver - Aurora starts with a real prep pass so the interior painting film has a clean, sound surface to bond to. Homeowners searching for painters in Denver - Aurora for an interior painting refresh usually want two upgrades at once: a modern Front Range color palette and a durable, scrubbable interior painting finish that survives kids, dogs, and the dry Colorado climate.

As a painting company in Denver - Aurora that runs interior painting on both new-construction repaints across Painted Prairie and Windler and older stock in Park Hill and Original Aurora, we treat interior painting material selection as a real decision, not a checkbox. Which interior painting sheen hides drywall imperfection under vaulted great-room lighting in Reunion, which interior painting product holds up in a mudroom off the garage in Central Park, and which interior painting primer we need to lock down previously oil-based trim in a 1920s Park Hill Tudor are all questions we answer before the crew shows up. That level of interior painting discipline is why homeowners hire house painters in Denver - Aurora like us instead of a general handyman.

If you're comparing interior painting bids from painters in Denver - Aurora, ask each of them about interior painting warranty terms, interior painting prep sequence, and how the interior painting crew protects floors and furniture day to day. Every serious interior painting outfit in Denver - Aurora should have plain answers to all three. See our interior painting page for the full interior painting scope and current pricing across Denver - Aurora and the Front Range.

Exterior Painting for Front Range Sun and Freeze-Thaw

Exterior painting in Denver - Aurora has to hold up to high-altitude UV on south-facing and west-facing walls, hard freeze-thaw cycles that work every caulk joint, seasonal hail, and the occasional wildfire smoke event across the Front Range, so exterior painting product choice is the whole conversation, not a footnote. A painting company in Denver - Aurora that takes exterior painting seriously specifies a 100% acrylic exterior painting product with strong UV pigment stability and a mildew inhibitor built into the exterior painting film, so shaded north elevations in Park Hill and unshaded stucco elevations in Green Valley Ranch stay clean between exterior painting cycles.

Our exterior painting scope typically includes a full pressure wash, a smoke-residue rinse when fire season has left a film, spot scraping of any failing exterior painting layers, stucco crack float and repair, feathered sanding, spot primer on bare substrate, full caulk of siding seams and trim joints, and two coats of exterior painting-grade paint. That exterior painting sequence is the same whether we are painting stucco on a new Windler build in Aurora, painted brick on a Park Hill Tudor, or Hardie lap through Central Park. Painters in Denver - Aurora who skip any of those exterior painting steps are quoting a two-year paint job in a ten-year paint job wrapper.

If you're evaluating house painters in Denver - Aurora for exterior painting, look closely at how the exterior painting bid describes prep, not just the exterior painting product line. A clean exterior painting film applied over poor prep will fail before the warranty period is up across the Denver metro. Our exterior painting service documents the exterior painting prep sequence in detail, and every exterior painting job we run carries a 3-year transferable warranty.

Cabinet Painting in Denver - Aurora Kitchens

Cabinet painting is the single biggest visual change a homeowner in Denver - Aurora can buy without a full kitchen remodel, and cabinet painting demand across Aurora, Central Park, and Commerce City reflects that. Our cabinet painting scope typically covers cabinet boxes on-site plus cabinet doors and drawer fronts sprayed off-site in a controlled environment, so the cabinet painting finish flows out flat and cures without airborne dust. Cabinet painting projects like this are why homeowners call a painting company in Denver - Aurora instead of a general remodeler.

Cabinet painting product selection matters as much as cabinet painting prep. A real cabinet painting job uses a bonding primer, a cabinet-grade urethane-modified acrylic paint, and controlled drying conditions so the cabinet painting film cures hard enough to resist door-edge chipping under daily use. As a painting company in Denver - Aurora that runs cabinet painting jobs almost every week, we schedule cabinet painting projects so the kitchen is out of service for only the days doors and drawers are physically off.

House painters in Denver - Aurora quoting cabinet painting should walk you through cabinet painting cure times, cabinet painting warranty coverage, and cabinet painting color options with real drawdowns on your actual cabinet material. Cabinet painting is not a wall paint job with cabinets in the way. See our cabinet painting page for cabinet painting scope details and lead times.

Choosing Painters in Denver - Aurora

There are a lot of painters in Denver - Aurora to choose from, so the practical question is how to sort serious painters in Denver - Aurora from casual ones. Any painting outfit you bid should carry general liability insurance, provide a written scope, and back the work with a real written warranty. They should also point at recent portfolio work in your specific corner of the metro; Central Park, Green Valley Ranch, Park Hill, or Commerce City; not stock photos pulled from a supplier catalog.

As house painters in Denver - Aurora ourselves, we tell homeowners to ask three questions of anyone bidding: what is the exact prep sequence, what specific paint product is going on the walls, and who from the company is on site day to day. Painters in Denver - Aurora who dodge those questions are hoping you will not notice the answer later. A painting company in Denver - Aurora that answers plainly is one worth a second meeting.

That 1 Painter Denver - Aurora is one of many painters in Denver - Aurora, and we compete on scope clarity, prep quality, and a 3-year transferable warranty that follows the paint, not the owner. If you are collecting bids from painters in Denver - Aurora and the surrounding Front Range, we would be glad to be one of the bids you compare against.

What a Painting Company in Denver - Aurora Actually Does

A real painting company in Denver - Aurora is more than a paint crew: it runs estimates, project management, materials logistics, color consultations, and warranty follow-up so the crew painting your house can focus on painting. That coordination is the difference between a painting company in Denver - Aurora and a solo painter working out of a truck bed. It is also the difference between a paint job that lands on the promised week and a paint job that drifts a month past schedule across the Denver metro.

As a painting company in Denver - Aurora, our day starts with materials staging for that day's painting scope, drives out to active painting jobs from Aurora and Commerce City across to Green Valley Ranch and Montbello, and ends with paint punch-list walks with homeowners. A painting company in Denver - Aurora running this way keeps painting projects on schedule and keeps paint quality consistent from the first painting day to the last painting day of a job.

When you hire a painting company in Denver - Aurora, you are hiring the coordination layer as much as the painting itself. A painting company in Denver - Aurora that quotes a painting scope should tell you what week your painting starts, what week it ends, and who owns the project through completion. If a painting company in Denver - Aurora cannot articulate what is included in the price on the bid, that is a signal to keep shopping.

How House Painters Handle Older Denver - Aurora Homes

Older homes across Denver - Aurora; early-1900s brick Tudors and Denver squares in Park Hill, post-war bungalows through Original Aurora and Morris Heights, and mid-century ranches through Montbello and Thornton; need house painters in Denver - Aurora who understand plaster, wood windows, lead-safe practices, and the way early-1900s paint layers move under new paint. House painters in Denver - Aurora who came up on new-construction repaints alone often underestimate how much prep an older Front Range home actually needs.

House painters in Denver - Aurora running an older Denver metro job spend the first day on paint testing, wall repair, plaster skim-coat, and containment for scrape-and-paint work outside. Skipping those steps produces a paint job that fails inside a single freeze-thaw season. As house painters in Denver - Aurora with real time on those blocks, we treat prep as the paint job; the coats you see are the last five percent of the actual work.

If you own an older home and are talking to house painters in Denver - Aurora, ask each bidder to walk your house and describe what they would do differently versus a 2020 Painted Prairie tract home. The house painters in Denver - Aurora with a real answer are the ones to shortlist. Beyond older homes, our crews also cover new-build repaints, HOA-driven exterior refreshes across Reunion and Buffalo Run, and post-renovation touch-ups across the metro.

Color, Finish, and Booking Your Painting Project

Color is where a lot of painting projects across Denver - Aurora stall, so the painters you hire should have a real color process. Ours starts with existing light in the room, existing floor and trim tones, and the direction the room faces, then we put real paint drawdowns on your actual walls before the crew mobilizes. A painting company in Denver - Aurora that hands you a fan deck and walks away will paint whatever you point at, which is not the same as helping you land the right color for the space.

Finish selection is the other half of the conversation. Flat or matte on ceilings, eggshell or matte on walls, satin or semi-gloss on trim, and a cabinet-grade product on cabinets; that mix reads intentional in a finished home across the Denver metro. Painters in Denver - Aurora who put one paint sheen everywhere are cutting corners on materials logistics. House painters in Denver - Aurora that pair color and finish thoughtfully deliver a paint job that reads like a designer walked the space with them.

Booking a painting company in Denver - Aurora should be simple: a walk-through, a written scope, a written price, a start date, and a warranty. Exterior painting demand peaks in late spring and early fall across the Front Range, so any painting company in Denver - Aurora worth hiring is often booked several weeks out during peak exterior painting season. Interior painting flexes year-round, and cabinet painting we can usually schedule with less lead time. Request an estimate above and we will be out with a written scope you can compare against every other bid on your desk.