Interior Limewash Walls and Ceilings in Leander

Typical cost in Leander

One feature wall, 100–150 sq ft$500 – $1,300+
One room, about 375 sq ft of wall$1,200 – $3,000+
Several rooms, 1,000–1,500 sq ft of wall$3,500 – $10,000+

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Leander Limewash Painting applies interior limewash in Leander homes, on anything from a single feature wall to the walls and ceilings of a whole floor, usually over a builder’s flat paint. Limewash dries to a matte, softly clouded surface that shifts a little as the light moves, where flat paint stays one even color.

On painted drywall the work starts with the primer the chosen product calls for, then two or more brushed coats. We do interior work in Leander and in Liberty Hill, Santa Rita Ranch, Jonestown, Brushy Creek, Georgetown and Round Rock.

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Bedroom with all walls in soft putty-white limewash

Interior limewash options

Bedrooms and living rooms

Rooms that are looked at more than touched suit limewash best. A main bedroom in pale sage or warm white feels calmer than flat beige, and a living room in clay or mushroom feels smaller and cozier. Both are one-room jobs that usually take a few days, including the primer.

Great rooms and two-story walls

Tall great rooms and two-story entries make limewash look its best and are the hardest walls to coat. Each wall has to be finished in one continuous pass from a scaffold tower, with enough painters that no edge dries halfway up. That access is a real part of the price.

Feature walls

Doing just the wall behind the headboard, the sofa or the dining table gives a room a focal point and keeps the job small. It needs a natural stopping point, such as an inside corner or a run of trim. A taped line in the middle of a flat wall looks like a mistake.

Ceilings and color-drenched rooms

Taking the limewash up onto the ceiling, in the same color or a shade paler, makes a small room such as a study, dining room or nursery feel enclosed and finished. Ceilings are slower to coat and need careful masking around fans, lights and vents, so they are usually saved for rooms where the ceiling is part of the design.

Kitchens, bathrooms and powder rooms

Limewash handles bathroom steam and its high pH discourages mold, but it is not scrubbable and it does not belong inside a shower. Range-hood walls, powder rooms and the dry walls of a bathroom suit it. Behind sinks, tubs and cooktops we use tile or glass instead, or a topcoat the lime brand approves.

Orange-peel and knockdown walls

Sprayed textures are common on drywall, and they work under limewash. The texture catches the brush and shows more movement than a smooth wall. If you want a smooth, plaster-like look instead, a skim coat before priming is the way to get it.

Two-story stair hall with oatmeal limewash walls and a dark handrail

Getting builder paint ready for limewash

Limewash bonds by soaking into a porous mineral surface, and latex paint and bare drywall paper are neither. That is why painted walls get a mineral or bonding primer approved by the limewash maker, and fresh or patched board is sealed with a drywall primer first. A primer tinted toward the final color keeps any thin spot from flashing white.

Before priming, nail pops and dents are filled, hairline cracks above doors and at corners are filled and sanded, and the walls are wiped free of dust and grease. Flat builder paint that rubs off on a damp cloth needs extra attention, because the lime can only be as sound as the layer under it. A few limewash products are meant only for bare masonry, so indoors we choose one whose instructions cover painted walls.

Choosing a look and coat count

Sheer wash

One thin, uneven coat over a tinted primer. Airy and light, with the primer glowing through in places.

Cloudy depth

Two coats with the stroke direction changed between them. Soft clouds up close, calm color from across the room.

Deep earth tones

Clay, olive and darker greige take more coats and more sampling, because lime dries much paler than it looks wet.

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Tell us which rooms, whether the walls are painted drywall, plaster or masonry, any tall or two-story walls, and the address. We'll get back to you soon with an estimate or any questions we have. Estimates are free and there's no obligation.

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