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.


We paint across Anaheim Hills, Orange, and Santa Ana with consistent prep, premium products, and a 3-year transferable warranty. Our Orange crew specializes in interior repaints, exterior siding refresh, cabinet refinishing, deck staining, drywall repair, and limewash, all engineered to hold up against California's mild Mediterranean California climate.

Transform your living spaces with flawless color and finish.

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

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

Breathe new life into brick with lasting, beautiful color.

Transform your living spaces with flawless color and finish.

Curb appeal that lasts. Expert coatings for every climate.

Professional-grade finishes that elevate your business space.

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

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

Breathe new life into brick with lasting, beautiful color.
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Hi, I'm Amber – a local business owner, mom of two, and your go-to resource for dependable painting services across Orange, CA. I run this business alongside Ryan, my partner in work and life, and the incredibly skilled painter you'll often see on-site. We're a small, hardworking team focused on high-quality work, clear communication, and doing right by our customers. We're neighbors first, business owners second. We know letting someone into your home takes trust, and we don't take that lightly. At That 1 Painter Orange, our promise is simple: high-quality work, honest communication, and a respectful, stress-free experience from start to finish. Whether it's refreshing a single room or preparing a property for sale, we show up with the same care and attention we'd give our own home. Locally owned and family-operated, we're proud to serve our neighbors with a level of craftsmanship and reliability that speaks for itself.
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.
That 1 Painter Orange is a locally owned and operated painting company led by AMBER OMRAN, serving Orange and surrounding communities with licensed and insured crews and a 3-year transferable warranty.

That 1 Painter Orange serves Orange, Anaheim Hills, Santa Ana, Tustin, Villa Park, and the surrounding Orange County corridor; repainting everything from Old Towne Victorians to hillside stucco estates, inside and out.
Orange is our home base, mixing the National Register-listed Old Towne core with hillside pockets in Orange Park Acres and Orange Hills. Old Towne exteriors carry 1880s-1920s painted-wood siding, layered trim, and original plaster interiors, while the canyon-adjacent hillsides face full southern exposure, dry Santa Ana winds, and wildfire-smoke residue on every fire-season repaint. That's two entirely different prep lists on homes only a few miles apart.
As painters in Orange working the Old Towne core, our exterior painting starts with a full pressure wash to strip chalking and airborne film, lead-safe scraping on original wood siding, replaced rotten fascia and trim, patched and re-textured stucco where present, and a UV-stable premium acrylic top coat tuned to old-growth wood and painted stucco. Interior painting in Old Towne often means restoring original plaster and lightening dated bungalow palettes with warm modern neutrals while preserving crown, casing, and base detail. Cabinet painting refinishes Orange kitchens in a sprayed factory-grade waterborne alkyd. Our painters in Orange bring the same prep discipline to every Orange home, and our Orange painters spec every coat by exposure; every scope carries our written warranty.
Anaheim Hills sits above the 91 in the eastern hills of Orange County, with 1970s-2000s stucco-and-Hardie homes stepping up Peralta Hills, Nohl Ranch, and the ridgelines above Weir Canyon. Steep driveways, west-facing hillside lots, and wildland-adjacent exposure give every house two very different weather stories; UV chalking on the sun side, mildew on the shaded canyon side, and fire-conscious substrate choices on every elevation. HOA color palettes are enforced across most of the hillside tracts and ARC submittals are standard before any exterior repaint.
As painters in Orange serving Anaheim Hills, our exterior painting starts with a full pressure wash and mildew wash on the shaded side, patched and re-textured stucco, sealed hairline cracks, replaced window and roofline caulking, and a UV-stable acrylic top coat matched to the exposure on each elevation. Interior painting here often means whole-home lightening from dated 90s and 2000s palettes to warm modern neutrals with crisper trim and refreshed door casings. Cabinet painting refinishes the Anaheim Hills kitchens in a sprayed factory-grade paint. Our painters in Orange bring the same prep discipline to every Anaheim Hills home, and our Orange painters spec every coat by exposure; every scope carries our written warranty.
Santa Ana holds the largest concentration of historic homes in Orange County, with 1900s-1930s Craftsman, Spanish Colonial, and Tudor houses across Floral Park, French Park, and Park Santiago. Original painted-wood siding, plaster interiors, and layered trim assemblies mean every repaint here starts as a real restoration job; not a fresh coat over aging caulk and chalking topcoats. Downtown Santa Ana adds a layer of urban film and traffic-adjacent dust that has to be washed off before any primer goes on.
Our painters in Orange handle Santa Ana exterior painting as a restoration job; pressure wash, lead-safe scraping on original wood siding, replaced rotten wood, primed and caulked joints, and a premium acrylic top coat tuned to old-growth wood and painted stucco. Interior painting here often means restoring original plaster and lightening dated bungalow palettes with warm modern neutrals while preserving crown, casing, and base detail. Cabinet painting refinishes the Santa Ana kitchens in a sprayed factory-grade paint. Our painters in Orange bring the same prep discipline to every Santa Ana home, and our Orange painters spec every coat by exposure; every scope carries our written warranty.
Tustin runs from the small-lot 1920s bungalows of Old Town out to master-planned Tustin Ranch and the newer Tustin Legacy district on the old base. Interior prep spans plaster restoration on the Old Town side and builder-grade drywall touch-up in Legacy; exteriors range from painted-wood historic siding to first-repaint Hardie and stucco on the newer builds. Peppertree and the Tustin Ranch hillsides add HOA-controlled palettes and steeper access on top of everything else.
As painters in Orange serving Tustin, our exterior painting starts with a full pressure wash, patched and re-textured stucco, sealed hairline cracks, replaced builder-grade caulking on the newer Tustin Ranch and Legacy builds, and a UV-stable acrylic top coat matched to Hardie, stucco, or painted wood substrates. Interior painting here often personalizes builder-grade Legacy and Tustin Ranch interiors with saturated accent walls and crisper trim, or lightens dated Old Town palettes with warm modern off-whites. Cabinet painting refinishes the Tustin kitchens in a sprayed factory-grade waterborne alkyd. Our painters in Orange bring the same prep discipline to every Tustin home, and our Orange painters spec every coat by exposure; every scope carries our written warranty.
Villa Park is a low-density enclave of custom estates on large lots between Orange and Anaheim Hills, with 1970s-2000s stucco, brick, and Hardie exteriors under mature tree canopy. Deep eaves, custom trim packages, and long horizontal fascia runs push the exterior prep list beyond a standard tract home; real caulking, real primer, and real coverage on every elevation. HOA and city-level architectural guidelines are enforced, and estate owners expect a level of finish that matches the rest of the property.
Our painters in Orange approach Villa Park exterior painting with a full pressure wash, patched and re-textured stucco, sealed hairline cracks, replaced fascia and eave caulking, and a UV-stable acrylic or elastomeric top coat matched to stucco, brick, or painted wood substrates. Interior painting here often means whole-home repaints with deep-color libraries, refreshed trim and door casings, and repaired plaster on the older custom homes. Cabinet painting refinishes the Villa Park kitchens in a sprayed factory-grade paint tuned for high-use estate kitchens. Our painters in Orange bring the same prep discipline to every Villa Park home, and our Orange painters spec every coat by exposure; every scope carries our written warranty.
A look at the craftsmanship we bring to homes and businesses across Orange. From full-home interior repaints and kitchen cabinet refinishing to exterior siding, stucco, and trim work, every painting project in Orange 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 Orange trust us to deliver.

Every year, our Orange 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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What painting really costs in Orange, CA in 2026: this guide is built from completed jobs across Anaheim Hills, Orange, and Santa Ana, priced for California's mild Mediterranean California climate and the prep depth it demands.
* All prices include materials, labor, and prep. Based on 2026 Orange averages.

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