Workmanship
Warranty
Upscale Painting & Decorating (NSW Painting Licence 453040C) is a Sydney painting and decorating company providing interior, exterior, residential and apartment painting in Bellevue Hill (NSW 2023) and across the Eastern Suburbs. Owner-led by Esmayel Nazari and operating since 2016, Upscale Painting & Decorating is a Dulux Accredited Painter and a certified member of Master Painters Australia. Every Bellevue Hill job is quoted in person by Esmayel, fixed in price in writing before work starts, and backed by a written workmanship warranty.
Reviews
Bellevue Hill homeowners who trusted us with their homes.
Letting a painter into your home means trusting them with your floors, your furniture and your time. Here’s what Sydney homeowners say after working with Upscale Painting & Decorating. Every review below is a verified 5-star Google review.
Accredited & Licensed
Dulux Accredited Painter
5-Year Warranty
Master Painters Australia
NSW Member
Strata Community Assoc.
SCA NSW Member
NSW Government Licence
Contractor Licence No. 453040C
The problem
Repainting a Bellevue Hill home shouldn’t be a gamble.
If you’ve been putting off repainting, it’s usually for one of a few reasons.
You’ve been quoted a price that crept up once the work started. You’ve heard about painters who didn’t turn up, who under-prepped the surfaces, or who left mess and damage behind. Or you simply don’t want strangers in your home for three or four weeks with no clear plan of what’s happening or when it’ll be finished. With a substantial Bellevue Hill home, those worries get bigger, not smaller.
They’re reasonable worries, and they’re exactly the ones Upscale Painting & Decorating is built to remove. Every part of how we work is designed so you know the price, know the schedule, and know your home is protected before a single brush is lifted.
You deal with Esmayel directly, not a call centre or a rotating crew. And everything we commit to, we put in writing.
The Upscale Promise
Five things in writing with every Bellevue Hill job.
Most painters tell you they’re reliable, tidy and good value. We’d rather show you. Every Bellevue Hill job comes with five commitments, in writing, before we start.
Services
Painting services for Bellevue Hill homes and buildings.
Bellevue Hill’s housing is dominated by substantial freestanding homes, many of them Federation, Victorian and inter-war residences sitting on elevated, multi-storey blocks. Upscale Painting & Decorating paints all of it. Every service below is available across the suburb and the wider Eastern Suburbs.
The process
How we paint a Bellevue Hill home first call to final walk-through.
When you can picture the steps, the unknown stops being stressful. Here’s exactly what happens.
Colour Consult & Fixed-Price Sign-Off
You get a free Dulux colour consultation, then a written, fixed-price quote. Nothing starts until you’ve seen the colours you’ll be living with and signed the price.
Protection, Prep & Painting
We photograph and protect every floor, fixture and piece of furniture, set up any scaffolding or height-safety equipment, then prep properly, filling, sanding, priming, before applying premium Dulux systems. Prep is where a paint job is won or lost.
Painting in Bellevue Hill
Grand period homes on Sydney’s most exclusive hill.
Bellevue Hill (postcode 2023) is one of Sydney’s most prestigious residential suburbs, and painting here isn’t typical inner-Sydney work. The suburb takes its name from its elevation, properties sit on a high ridge above the harbour with sweeping views across the city, the harbour and the Tasman, and a great many homes are substantial Federation, Victorian and inter-war residences across two or three storeys. The scale, the slopes, and the level of finish expected all change what a quote needs to cover.
For the larger period homes, the constraint is scale. A full exterior repaint on a three-storey Bellevue Hill home is not a five-day job. Multi-storey façades, high ceilings, steep block access and elevated walls typically require scaffolding, height-safety planning, and a longer schedule than a single-storey property. We plan access and equipment at quote stage, so the timeline and the price you see is the timeline and the price you get.
For the heritage homes, the constraint is conservation. Many Bellevue Hill properties sit within Woollahra Municipal Council heritage conservation areas, which can govern exterior colour palettes, finish types and how original detailing, cornices, parapets, balustrades, timber fretwork and rendered mouldings, is treated. Getting it wrong means a repaint, or a problem with Council. We work to those controls and use Dulux systems matched to the original substrates, so the finish lasts and the property stays compliant.
For every home, the standard is non-negotiable. Bellevue Hill properties regularly transact well into seven figures, and the finish standard reflects that. Designer colour palettes, specified sheen levels and clean cut-ins on architectural detail are part of a normal Bellevue Hill quote, not an upgrade. We bring the prep, the patience, and the painters who treat your home like the asset it is.
We’ve painted homes across Bellevue Hill, around Cooper Park and along Old South Head Road, and through the neighbouring Eastern Suburbs of Double Bay, Vaucluse, Point Piper, Rose Bay, Woollahra and Dover Heights, since 2016, and bring that local knowledge to every quote.
Pricing
What painting costs in Bellevue Hill
Painting costs depend on the size of the space, the condition of the surfaces, the level of prep required, scaffolding or access requirements, and the paint system used. Most painters won’t quote a number without seeing the job, and neither will we. But here are the ranges most Sydney homeowners can expect, based on typical Upscale Painting & Decorating jobs. Larger Bellevue Hill homes regularly sit at the upper end of these ranges, and full multi-storey exteriors can extend beyond them.
| Job Type | Typical Sydney Range |
|---|---|
| Single-room interior repaintWalls + ceiling, one room | $800 – $1,500 |
| Full 3-bedroom interior repaintWalls, ceilings, trim, architraves | $5,000 – $10,000 |
| Full 4-bedroom interior repaintLarger plan, full home | $7,500 – $14,000 |
| Full exterior repaint — single storeyRender, brick, weatherboard | $8,000 – $16,000 |
| Full exterior repaint — double storeyTwo-level, full Weathershield system | $12,000 – $25,000+ |
| Apartment interior repaint1–2 bed, end-of-lease or move-in | $2,500 – $5,500 |
| Strata common areasPer complex, scope-dependent | Quoted on inspection |
Frequently Asked Questions
Bellevue Hill painting questions, answered.
Five questions Bellevue Hill homeowners ask Esmayel on almost every quote. Answered properly, in plain English, before you sign anything.
Do you work on heritage and period homes in Bellevue Hill?
Yes. A large share of Bellevue Hill’s housing is Federation, Victorian and inter-war, and many properties sit within Woollahra Municipal Council heritage conservation areas, which can govern exterior colours and finishes. Upscale Painting & Decorating works to those controls and uses Dulux systems matched to original timber, rendered and brick surfaces. Owner Esmayel Nazari personally inspects every heritage job before quoting.
Do you handle multi-storey homes and scaffolding work in Bellevue Hill?
Yes. Bellevue Hill’s elevated blocks mean a lot of two and three-storey homes with high exterior walls. Upscale Painting & Decorating plans scaffolding, height-safety and access as part of the written quote, so there are no surprises on day one. All scaffold work is carried out under Master Painters Australia and SafeWork NSW requirements.
What suburbs near Bellevue Hill do you cover?
Upscale Painting & Decorating services Bellevue Hill (NSW 2023) and the surrounding Eastern Suburbs, including Double Bay, Point Piper, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Dover Heights, Woollahra, Edgecliff and Bondi Junction. Our service area extends across the wider Eastern Suburbs, Inner West, Lower North Shore, Sydney CBD and Sutherland Shire.
Do you provide a written warranty?
Yes. Every job is backed by a written Dulux 5-year workmanship warranty, with the certificate handed to you on completion. If anything fails because of how we painted it, we come back and fix it.
Service Area
Servicing Eastern Suburbs and greater Sydney
Upscale Painting & Decorating is a team of Sydney painters servicing Bellevue Hill and the wider Eastern Suburbs. Alongside Bellevue Hill, we paint homes and buildings in:
Centennial Park
Sydney CBD
Sydney CBD
Pyrmont
