House Painting in Tampa Bay, FL

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We Paint Everything

From waterfront estates in South Tampa and Davis Islands to family homes in Wesley Chapel, Brandon, Riverview, and Westchase, our Tampa Bay painters deliver flawless interior painting, exterior repaints, cabinet refinishing, limewash, and brick painting across Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties.

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

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Behr
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Honest Reviews of That 1 Painter Tampa Bay

"Hired That 1 Painter for our home in Tampa Bay and the crew was outstanding. Prep was thorough, masking was clean, and t…"

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"Repainted the entire exterior of our home in Tampa Bay before listing it. They worked around the weather like pros, came…"

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"Used them for a kitchen cabinet refinish in our Tampa Bay home. The sprayed finish is showroom quality. They masked off…"

Sam K.

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"Whole-home interior repaint in Tampa Bay after we moved in. They knocked out the entire house in under a week with a cre…"

Alex P.

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"Hired them for an exterior paint and accent wall on our Tampa Bay home. The color consultation was thorough and the fina…"

Morgan B.

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"Painted the offices for our small business in Tampa Bay over a weekend so we wouldn't lose a workday. Showed up Friday a…"

Casey L.

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"We had water damage on our ceilings in Tampa Bay and they handled the patch, prime, and repaint flawlessly. You cannot t…"

Riley H.

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"Best painting experience we've had in years of owning homes in Tampa Bay. From the quote to the final walkthrough, every…"

Jamie S.

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"They repainted our entire interior in Tampa Bay including all doors and trim. The level of detail on the trim work is wh…"

Pat W.

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"Excellent crew that painted the exterior of our Tampa Bay home. Two stories, dormers, and a porch. They were safe, organ…"

Dana T.

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"Had them refinish our deck and paint the trim on our home in Tampa Bay. Sanded everything down, applied stain in even co…"

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"Hired them after a bad experience with another painter in Tampa Bay. Night and day difference. They fixed the previous c…"

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Michelle Mason, locally owned and operated That 1 Painter Tampa Bay franchise owner

We're Locally Owned

Welcome to That 1 Painter Tampa Bay, owned and operated by Michelle Mason and proudly serving the Tampa Bay area. Our team is committed to delivering exceptional painting for homeowners and businesses across Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Brandon, Riverview, Wesley Chapel, Westchase, Carrollwood, South Tampa, and New Tampa, with a passion for craftsmanship and a respect for your home.

Your painting project means as much to us as it does to you. We're EPA Lead-Safe Certified (NAT-F303867-1), 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.

Locally Owned Professional Painting Company in Tampa Bay, Florida

That 1 Painter Tampa Bay is a locally owned and operated painting company serving the Tampa Bay area. Owner Michelle Mason leads a team of licensed and insured professional painters delivering exceptional interior and exterior painting services with a 3-year transferable warranty.

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Areas Served

That 1 Painter Tampa Bay serves Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Brandon, Riverview, Wesley Chapel, Westchase, Carrollwood, South Tampa, and New Tampa across Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties; repainting everything from Hyde Park bungalows and Davis Islands waterfront homes to Wesley Chapel and FishHawk Ranch stucco tract housing, inside and out.

Contact Info

(813) 413-1684
410 S Ware Blvd STE 800
Tampa, FL 33619
Hours
Mon–Sun
12 AM – 11:59 PM

Recent Tampa Bay Painting Projects

A look at the craftsmanship we bring to homes and businesses across the Tampa Bay area. Our recent painting projects include interior repaints in South Tampa and St. Petersburg, exterior stucco refreshes and pool deck coatings in Clearwater and Brandon, and full kitchen cabinet refinishing throughout Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. Every Tampa Bay house painting job uses humidity- and UV-resistant coatings applied by licensed, insured local painters who prep, prime, and finish for Florida coastal conditions.

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Professional craftsman bungalow exterior painting project in Tampa Bay by That 1 Painter
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Professional historic craftsman exterior painting project in Tampa Bay by That 1 Painter
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Professional Mediterranean exterior painting project in Tampa Bay by That 1 Painter
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Professional luxury estate exterior painting project in Tampa Bay by That 1 Painter
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Professional lanai and patio painting project in Tampa Bay by That 1 Painter
Interior Painting
Professional walk-in closet interior painting project in Tampa Bay by That 1 Painter
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Professional cabinet and kitchen painting project in Tampa Bay by That 1 Painter
Cabinet & Interior Painting
Professional commercial storefront painting project for Kanji Sushi & Ramen in Tampa Bay by That 1 Painter
Commercial Painting
Professional commercial exterior painting project on a senior living community in Tampa Bay by That 1 Painter
Commercial Exterior
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Every year, our Tampa Bay 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 Tampa Bay 2026 Guide

Tampa Bay painting pricing reflects three Gulf Coast realities: corrosive salt air from Old Tampa Bay and the Gulf, brutal UV plus daily summer storms that drive mildew growth, and a housing stock dominated by stucco that demands elastomeric coatings. This 2026 guide is built from real jobs across South Tampa, Davis Islands, Westchase, Wesley Chapel, Brandon, Riverview, and St. Petersburg.

Project Type
Low
High
Average
Interior (per sq ft)
$2.50
$6.00
$3.85
Exterior (per sq ft)
$2.25
$5.75
$3.75
Cabinet Refinishing
$3,500
$9,500
$6,000
Single Room
$400
$1,000
$650
Whole-Home Interior
$4,500
$16,000
$9,000
Whole-Home Exterior (stucco)
$5,500
$20,000
$11,000

* All prices include materials, labor, and prep. Based on 2026 Tampa Bay 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 Tampa Bay Painting Guide

Everything Tampa Bay 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 Tampa Bay team.

Our Tampa Bay Painting Services

Explore every service That 1 Painter Tampa Bay offers across Tampa Bay, Florida.

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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.

Your Trusted, Local Painters for Residential and Commercial in Tampa Bay, FL

Interior Painting Built for Tampa Bay Homes

Interior painting is the fastest way to change how a home in Tampa Bay feels without touching the floor plan, and it is the busiest scope our crews run across Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties. Our interior painting scope covers walls, ceilings, trim, doors, and closets, and every interior painting job in Tampa Bay starts with a real prep pass so the interior painting film has a clean, sound surface to bond to. Homeowners searching for painters in Tampa Bay for an interior painting refresh usually want two upgrades at once: a modern Gulf-coast color palette and a durable, scrubbable interior painting finish that survives long humid summers, high-traffic hallways, and long air-conditioning cycles.

As a painting company in Tampa Bay that runs interior painting on Hyde Park bungalows, Davis Islands waterfront homes, Seminole Heights Craftsman interiors, Wesley Chapel and FishHawk Ranch stucco tract homes, and Old Northeast Mediterranean-revival estates, we treat interior painting material selection as a real decision, not a checkbox. Which interior painting sheen hides original plaster imperfection in a South Tampa historic-district home, which interior painting product holds up in a Clearwater Beach oceanfront laundry room, and which interior painting primer we need to lock down previously oil-based trim in a Carrollwood mid-century ranch are all questions we answer before the crew shows up. That level of interior painting discipline is why homeowners hire house painters in Tampa Bay like us instead of a general handyman.

If you're comparing interior painting bids from painters in Tampa Bay, 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 Tampa Bay should have plain answers to all three. See our interior painting page for the full interior painting scope and current pricing across Tampa Bay and the surrounding Gulf coast.

Exterior Painting for Gulf-Coast Sun and Storm Season

Exterior painting in Tampa Bay has to hold up to relentless subtropical UV on every south- and west-facing elevation, wind-driven rain during a long hurricane season, salt-air corrosion on any home within a few miles of the water in South Tampa, Davis Islands, Clearwater Beach, or the Pinellas peninsula, and heavy summer humidity that keeps mildew alive year-round, so exterior painting product choice is the whole conversation, not a footnote. A painting company in Tampa Bay that takes exterior painting seriously specifies a 100% acrylic elastomeric or high-build exterior painting product with strong UV pigment stability and a mildew inhibitor built into the exterior painting film, so shaded north elevations in Carrollwood and Seminole Heights and unshaded stucco elevations in Wesley Chapel and Westchase stay clean between exterior painting cycles.

Our exterior painting scope typically includes a full pressure wash, a mildew-and-chalking assessment, spot scraping of any failing exterior painting layers, stucco crack float and repair, feathered sanding, spot primer on bare substrate, full caulk of stucco seams and window returns, and two coats of exterior painting-grade paint. That exterior painting sequence is the same whether we are painting CBS-block stucco in a New Tampa Tampa Palms home, a Hyde Park historic bungalow, or a Clearwater Beach barrier-island condominium. Painters in Tampa Bay 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 Tampa Bay 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 peel inside a single Gulf-coast rainy season. 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 Tampa Bay Kitchens

Cabinet painting is the single biggest visual change a homeowner in Tampa Bay can buy without a full kitchen remodel, and cabinet painting demand across South Tampa, Westchase, Wesley Chapel, and the St. Petersburg core reflects that. Our cabinet painting scope typically covers cabinet boxes on-site plus cabinet doors and drawer fronts sprayed off-site in a climate-controlled spray shop, so the cabinet painting finish flows out flat and cures without airborne dust or Gulf-coast humidity in the way. Cabinet painting projects like this are why homeowners call a painting company in Tampa Bay 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 or conversion-varnish paint, and controlled drying conditions so the cabinet painting film cures hard enough to resist door-edge chipping under daily use in a humid Gulf-coast kitchen. As a painting company in Tampa Bay that runs cabinet painting jobs almost every week, we schedule cabinet painting projects so the kitchen is out of service only for the days doors and drawers are physically off.

House painters in Tampa Bay 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, and any painting company in Tampa Bay that treats it that way is one to avoid for cabinet painting scopes. See our cabinet painting page for cabinet painting scope details and lead times.

Choosing Painters in Tampa Bay

There are a lot of painters in Tampa Bay to choose from, so the practical question is how to sort serious painters in Tampa Bay 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 Bay; South Tampa, Westchase, Wesley Chapel, FishHawk Ranch, Clearwater Beach, or the St. Petersburg core; not stock photos pulled from a supplier catalog.

As house painters in Tampa Bay 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 Tampa Bay who dodge those questions are hoping you will not notice the answer later. A painting company in Tampa Bay that answers plainly is one worth a second meeting.

That 1 Painter Tampa Bay, owned by Michelle Mason, is one of many painters in Tampa Bay, 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 Tampa Bay and the surrounding Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco corridor, we would be glad to be one of the bids you compare against.

What a Painting Company in Tampa Bay Actually Does

A real painting company in Tampa Bay 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 Tampa Bay 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 when hurricane-season rain moves in off the Gulf.

As a painting company in Tampa Bay, our day starts with materials staging at the 410 S Ware Blvd shop for that day's painting scope, drives out to active painting jobs from Clearwater Beach and St. Petersburg across to Wesley Chapel, FishHawk Ranch, and New Tampa, and ends with paint punch-list walks with homeowners. A painting company in Tampa Bay 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. Homeowners feel that consistency in a lot of small ways; cleaner cut lines, tighter caulk joints, fewer callback punch items.

When you hire a painting company in Tampa Bay, you are hiring the coordination layer as much as the painting itself. A painting company in Tampa Bay 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 Tampa Bay cannot articulate what is included in the price on the bid, that is a signal to keep shopping.

How House Painters Handle Older Tampa Bay Homes

Older homes across Tampa Bay; 1920s bungalows through Hyde Park and Seminole Heights, Mediterranean-revival estates on Palma Ceia and Davis Islands, Old Northeast brick-street homes in St. Petersburg, and mid-century block ranches in Carrollwood; need house painters in Tampa Bay who understand original plaster, wood casement windows, and the way early paint layers move under fresh coats in a humid, salt-heavy climate. House painters in Tampa Bay who came up on new-construction repaints alone often underestimate how much prep an older Gulf-coast home actually needs before the first drop of paint goes on the wall.

House painters in Tampa Bay running an older home job spend the first day on paint testing, stucco crack float, wood-window glazing repair, and containment for scrape-and-paint work outside. Skipping those steps produces a paint job that fails inside a single Gulf-coast rainy season. As house painters in Tampa Bay 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 Tampa Bay, ask each bidder to walk your house and describe what they would do differently versus a new stucco tract home in Wesley Chapel or a barrier-island condominium on Clearwater Beach. The house painters in Tampa Bay with a real answer are the ones to shortlist. Beyond older homes, our crews also cover new-build repaints, HOA-driven exterior refreshes across Westchase and FishHawk Ranch, condominium repaints along the Clearwater Beach and Sand Key barrier-island corridor, and post-renovation touch-ups across Tampa Bay and the surrounding Gulf coast, so the crew on your project has seen your situation before.

Color, Finish, and Booking Your Painting Project

Color is where a lot of painting projects across the Bay 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 Tampa Bay 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 Tampa Bay. Painters in Tampa Bay who put one paint sheen everywhere are cutting corners on materials logistics, not doing you a favor. House painters in Tampa Bay 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 Tampa Bay should be simple: a walk-through, a written scope, a written price, a start date, and a warranty. Exterior painting demand peaks in the drier fall-through-spring window across the Gulf coast, so any painting company in Tampa Bay 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.