Painting a hall, stairs and landing is the job most people put off, and for good reason. It’s the first thing visitors see, it takes a beating from bags, buggies and hands on the wall, and the stairwell itself is awkward and high to reach safely. Dublin Deco Painting handles hall, stairs and landing repaints across Dublin all the time — high walls, spindles, risers, skirting and doors finished neatly, with the right access gear so nobody is balancing a ladder over a staircase.

We’ve been painting Dublin homes since 2017. We’re a family-run, fully insured painting and decorating company, every quote is free, and we reply within one working hour.

Why the hall and stairs is its own job

A bedroom is four flat walls. A hall, stairs and landing is a connected run of spaces with a tall stairwell in the middle, and that changes everything:

  • Height and access — the wall over the stairs is often 4 to 5 metres up. Doing it safely needs a stair-suited platform or scaffold, not a ladder propped on the treads. This is where DIY hall jobs stall.
  • Lots of woodwork — spindles, handrail, newel post, stringer, risers, skirting and usually several doors and architraves. The cutting-in is slow and fiddly, and it’s what makes the finish look sharp or scruffy.
  • High wear — halls and stairs pick up scuffs, marks and handprints faster than anywhere in the house, so the paint has to be washable and tough.
  • Light — hallways are often the darkest part of an Irish home, so colour choice matters more than people expect.

What’s included

A typical hall, stairs and landing repaint covers the lot as one connected job:

  • Walls and ceilings through the hall, up the stairwell and across the landing.
  • The staircase — spindles, handrail, newel post, stringers and risers, brushed or sprayed.
  • Skirting, architraves and doors off the hall and landing.
  • The front door and internal doors if you want them freshened at the same time.
  • Filling and repair of the knocks, cracked plaster and nail pops these areas always collect.

How we work around your stairs

The stairs are the only way up and down, so we plan the job so you’re never blocked in. We dust-sheet and mask the full run, protect the treads and floor, and work in a sequence that keeps a safe path for the household. Proper stair staging and platforms let us reach the top of the stairwell safely and cut a clean line where the high wall meets the ceiling. We clean up every evening so the busiest part of your home isn’t a hazard overnight.

Colours for a bright hallway

Because halls are usually short on natural light, we steer most people towards brighter, warmer neutrals that bounce what light there is:

  • Warm whites and soft off-whites to open up a narrow hall.
  • Light greys and greige for a modern, hard-wearing finish that hides scuffs.
  • A darker feature colour on the stairwell or a single wall, balanced with white woodwork and spindles.
  • Bold internal or front doors — black, navy or deep green against white walls is a popular Dublin look.

White spindles with a stained or painted handrail is the classic combination, and it still looks right in period and new-build homes alike.

What it costs to paint a hall, stairs and landing in Dublin

This is one of the most-searched painting prices in Ireland, and the honest answer is that it depends on the height of the stairwell, how much woodwork there is, and the state of the walls. As a realistic guide:

JobTypical price (from)Notes
Walls only — hall, stairs & landing€450–€700Two coats, standard height, minimal filling
Walls + woodwork (skirting, spindles, doors)€700–€1,200The most common full job
Full repaint with heavy prep or feature colour€1,200–€1,800Extra filling, tall stairwell, two-tone or panelling

Prices are a guide only. A tall period stairwell with ornate spindles and a lot of doors sits at the top of the range; a tidy modern semi at the bottom. Your written quote is fixed and free, with no obligation, and we reply within one working hour.

Why Dublin Deco Painting

  • The right access gear for stairwells, so the high walls are done safely and cut in cleanly.
  • Patient woodwork — spindles, risers and doors finished properly, not rushed.
  • Tidy and respectful — dust sheets down, a safe path kept, cleaned up daily.
  • Fully insured, family-run, since 2017 — Google 4.9★ from Dublin homeowners.
  • Free quotes, reply within one working hour.

A hall and stairs repaint often pairs with a wider interior painting job, and a fresh front door finishes the entrance off. We cover Dublin city and county and the commuter belt into Kildare, Meath and Wicklow, from South County Dublin to North County Dublin.

Putting off the hall and stairs? Get a free, no-obligation quote or call 085 178 2117 — we’ll take the awkward job off your hands.