Wellington Decorators are Registered Master Painters providing interior and exterior painting across Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Porirua and the Kāpiti Coast, with a base in Johnsonville. The team brings over 15 years of painting experience to everything from single-room repaints to full exterior transformations, roof painting, paint stripping, plastering and GIB stopping, and wood staining — serving homeowners as well as offices, retail spaces and new builds.
The credentials are verifiable rather than vague: Registered Master Painters membership follows a comprehensive evaluation, and every job is backed by a 5-Year Workmanship Guarantee — if workmanship fails within five years, it is fixed free, and the guarantee transfers to a new owner when the property sells. As an accredited Resene Eco Decorator, the team is also recognised for environmentally responsible, quality-focused work, painting with Resene and Dulux products.
Customers start with a free colour consultation worth up to $250 with a professional consultant, then receive a detailed itemised quote so the scope can be tuned to budget. Crews are known for arriving early, keeping sites clean and tidy, meeting agreed deadlines, and pausing exterior work when Wellington weather turns.
The proof sits in a 5/5 rating from 22 Google reviews, where clients repeatedly name Khai and his team for clear communication, attention to detail and jobs finished ahead of schedule — on homes such as a complete interior repaint in Khandallah and commercial work like Kapiti Day Hospital.
Wellington Decorators is a painting company working out of Johnsonville, taking on residential and commercial jobs across Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Porirua and the Kāpiti Coast. The team brings more than 15 years of painting experience to the work, and the pitch is a simple one: cost-effective, high-quality painting, with straight answers on products and prep and the workmanship backed in writing.
That "in writing" part matters. As Registered Master Painters, the company sits within a certification scheme that is not handed out casually — prospective members undergo a comprehensive evaluation before joining, and quality standards stay stringent afterwards. Every job also carries the Master Painters 5-Year Workmanship Guarantee: if workmanship fails within five years, Wellington Decorators fixes it free of charge. The guarantee is transferable too, which is a genuine selling point when a freshly painted property goes to market.
Alongside the Master Painters registration, the company is an accredited Resene Eco Decorator — Resene's programme recognising environmentally responsible, quality-focused painting contractors — and works with Site Safe. Paint comes from Resene and Dulux, and that partnership pays off for customers in a practical way: jobs come with a free colour consultation worth up to $250 with a professional colour consultant.
The residential list is broad. Interior house painting covers every room with clean lines and hard-wearing finishes; exterior painting delivers weatherproof protection that suits the street; roof painting uses quality coatings to extend a roof's life. Around those core services sit paint stripping for a fresh start, plastering and GIB stopping to get surfaces perfectly smooth before paint goes on, and wood staining to bring out the natural beauty of timber. Deck staining features in the recent project gallery as well.
Commercial work runs to new builds, offices and retail spaces, and includes jobs like the Kapiti Day Hospital interior. Recent residential projects range from complete exterior repaints on Lavaud Street, Connaught Terrace, Furlong Crescent and Cannon Lane to a full interior repaint on Lohia Street in Khandallah and a deck at Quetta Street.
Wellington's weather gets honest treatment rather than marketing gloss. The company's own advice is that exterior paintwork generally lasts five to ten years, and that it pays not to wait until a house shows extensive peeling — by then the job costs more. Their blog goes deep on the local conditions: wind, rain and humidity, and whether winter painting is realistic (yes for interiors, with caution outside).
Start with a free quote request and the team responds within one business working day. Next comes an on-site assessment, and at the end of the visit you are handed a printed, itemised proposal — deliberately detailed so you can see exactly what you are paying for and adjust the scope to fit your budget. Cost factors include the size and type of area, windows and trim work, colour choices and how much surface preparation is needed.
Once the contract is signed and colours selected, projects are typically scheduled within one to three weeks. Duration runs anywhere from four or five days to considerably longer, depending on surface condition, the type of work, scheduling and weather. You do not need to be home throughout — crews usually arrive before you leave for work and can pick up a key beforehand — though they ask to touch base with you about once a week for progress updates. If rain arrives mid-job, work is suspended until conditions improve. A deposit confirms the booking.
Preparation and tidiness are part of the deal. Homeowners are asked to remove small items and breakables; the crew then moves furniture to the centre of the room, covers it against drips and splatters, and protects all floors with drop cloths.
Customers also leave with maintenance guidance: inspect the paintwork inside and out regularly, give the house an annual pressure wash to lift accumulated surface dirt, and clean high-traffic areas with mild detergent and a soft cloth or sponge — never harsh cleaners. On finish, the team can talk you through the sheen ladder from matte through eggshell, satin and semi-gloss to high-gloss.
Wellington Decorators hold a 5/5 rating from 22 Google reviews, and the reviews tell a consistent story. Khai and his team come up again and again: clear quotes, updates throughout the job, work finished ahead of schedule, sites left clean and tidy, and attention to detail. One reviewer who works on high-end projects calls them the best painting team they have worked with.
For homeowners weighing up painters, the combination is fairly distinctive: checkable registration, a transferable five-year guarantee, an eco accreditation, a free colour consult and itemised quotes — all from a local team that answers the phone. Wellington Decorators can be reached on 027 458 6465 or at [email protected].