Your home,
painted with
absolute precision.

A standard interior repaint for a 4-bedroom Melbourne home takes 7–10 days, including preparation, priming and two finish coats. We stage the work room by room so as much of the home remains liveable as possible throughout. Properties with complex heritage joinery, decorative plaster or specialist finishes may take 12–18 days. A detailed room-by-room schedule is included in every written proposal.

Before preparation or painting begins, we install professional canvas drop sheets over all flooring, masking film over fixed cabinetry, appliances and furniture, and precision masking tape along all architraves, skirting boards and glass. Power points, light fittings and cornices are temporarily masked as needed. The property is left clean and undamaged at the end of every shift. This is standard practice on every project — not an additional service.

Surface preparation is the foundation of every finish we apply. Our preparation process includes filling and sanding all cracks, holes and imperfections; assessing every surface under raking light before priming; cleaning and degreasing all surfaces; applying the correct primer for the specific substrate; and hand-sanding after the first finish coat before the final application. This sequence is completed in full on every project. It is never abbreviated to reduce time or cost.

Yes — and we strongly recommend it. A colour consultation is included with every accepted project at no additional charge. We assess natural light, orientation, ceiling height, fixed finishes and the character you want each room to carry before any recommendation is made. We bring paint samples and fan decks to site and work across Dulux, Haymes, Farrow & Ball, Little Greene and any palette specified by your architect or interior designer. We can also match any existing colour using spectrophotometric analysis.

Yes. For projects involving new colour choices or specialist finishes, we apply sample areas to the actual walls in the actual light conditions before committing to the full application. This is especially important in rooms where natural light changes significantly throughout the day, or where colours behave differently on plaster versus timber. The sample stage is included in our process — confident colour decisions lead to better outcomes for everyone.

Yes — and it is the most common way we work. We stage the project room by room, use low-VOC products to minimise odour in occupied spaces, and plan access to work around your daily routine where practical. We notify you the day before which areas will be most affected, and ensure the home remains as functional as possible throughout. The site is left tidy and protected at the end of every shift.

Yes — heritage and weatherboard properties are a significant part of our residential practice. We use lime-compatible and heritage-appropriate coating systems, and our team has specific experience working within Stonnington, Boroondara and Bayside Council heritage overlay requirements. For weatherboard homes, our process includes flexible fillers for timber movement, oil-based primers and premium topcoats selected for Melbourne’s climate. In most cases, repainting with historically appropriate colours does not require a planning permit — we confirm this at consultation stage.

Yes. Restoration of painted timber — including windows, doors, architraves, balustrades and decorative joinery — is something we approach with specific care. This often involves careful stripping or sanding of failed coatings, substrate repair, oil-based priming and multiple finish coats. The result is a surface that reads correctly under close inspection and holds its appearance over time. We discuss the condition of each element at the initial consultation.

Yes. We use spectrophotometric colour matching to precisely replicate existing colours from any painted surface, including heritage colours, period-specific tones and custom finishes. This is particularly useful for touch-up work, partial repaints and heritage restorations where visual consistency across old and new surfaces is essential. We can also research and recommend historically accurate palettes for period properties based on the original construction era and council records.

Following the on-site consultation, we provide a fully itemised written proposal within 3–5 business days. The proposal covers every room, every surface, every product specification, the preparation sequence, the complete timeline and the total investment. Nothing is left ambiguous. Once the proposal is accepted, we schedule commencement and confirm the colour palette in detail before any work begins. A senior Mousi team member oversees the project from the first day to the final walkthrough.