How Much Does It Cost to Paint a Small Bedroom in Maryland

The cost to paint a small bedroom if you live in the mid-Maryland or D.C. area will depend on a couple factors. Let me try to give you some ideas below. 

Some of the scenarios below are less than a day's work. To clarify, a professional paint company typically does not do 1/2 day painting projects. They want to keep a painter busy for a full day if possible. Why? Because they are not like plumbers who get several service calls a day with an average of 1-2 hours per appointment. Most average paint projects tend to be several days. The only way to have a painter do a half day project is if you know of a friend of neighbor nearby who also needs a small room painted too. 

Walls Only, Same Color (No furniture)

If your bedroom is empty and the walls are in good shape, a painter can typically prep, clean and paint 4 walls in less than 4 hours. You'd probably need to budget about $200-250 for labor and the paint. This is assuming an empty room no larger than 12x15 with standard ceiling heights (8-9 feet). You will only need 1 gallon of paint. 

Walls Only, Same Color (with furniture)

If the bedroom has a bit of furniture to move and protect, this can add a good hour to the project and sometimes more. So if the walls are in good shape but a painting contractor has to protect the furniture, You'd need to budget closer to $325-400 for labor and materials. 

Walls, & Trim (Changing Colors)

Now lets assume you are painting a room like the picture in this blog (from white to pink). This would include painting the doors, windows, the crown, walls, and baseboards. This would require two coats of finish and a lot of brush work! We'd also have to protect the furniture, bedding and wood floors. If you were using a high quality paint from Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams, you'd probably need to budget between $800-1,000 to do a through job. 

Walls, & Ceilings and Baseboards (Typical Paint Job)

Most of the time when a client ask us to paint a bedroom, they want to change a color and freshen up the walls, ceilings and baseboards. The time for this would be about a days work for one quality painter, costing around $500-525.

Now some may ask why does it cost $500 to have a painter in my house? Can't anyone paint? The answer is simple. A professional painting company, like Hallco, has full-time professional painters working for them. The painter drives a company vehicle, is trained in the proper ways to prep, prepare and paint all surfaces of a home and has all the proper insurance. It takes many years of practice to get good at painting too. So, you will definitely notice a different on the finish produce when you hire a good paint company. Also, Hallco charges a lot less than most roofers, plumbers, electricians, and HVAC contractors. You will typically be spending $70-100 an hour when hiring one of those trades while only spending $50-60 an hour hiring a quality painter. 

We hope this information helps when budgeting for your next paint job. If you live in Frederick, Montgomery or Howard County, give Hallco Enterprise a call: 301-831-3679