House Painting in Omaha - Council Bluffs, NE

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We paint across Omaha and Council Bluffs, from Elkhorn and Gretna to Blair and Plattsmouth, with consistent prep, premium products, and a 3-year transferable warranty. Our Omaha and Council Bluffs crew specializes in interior repaints, exterior siding refresh, cabinet refinishing, deck staining, drywall repair, and limewash, all engineered to hold up against the freeze-thaw Midwestern climate of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

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Interior Painting

Transform your living spaces with flawless color and finish.

Interior Painting
Exterior house painting project with crisp siding and updated curb appeal

Exterior Painting

Curb appeal that lasts. Expert coatings for every climate.

Exterior Painting
Commercial painting project in a polished business interior

Commercial Painting

Professional-grade finishes that elevate your business space.

Commercial Painting
Kitchen cabinet painting project with a smooth factory-style finish

Cabinet Painting

Refresh your kitchen with a smooth, factory-quality finish.

Cabinet Painting
Limewash finish adding texture and depth to painted masonry

Limewash

Authentic European lime-based finishes for timeless texture and depth.

Limewash
Painted brick exterior with a durable updated finish

Brick Painting

Breathe new life into brick with lasting, beautiful color.

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MATT CONLEY & BILL CORRISTON, locally owned and operated That 1 Painter Omaha - Council Bluffs franchise owner

We're Locally Owned

That 1 Painter Omaha - Council Bluffs is owned and operated by Matt Conley & Bill Corriston, serving Omaha and Council Bluffs with our crews and a 3-year written warranty. Every estimate is reviewed by ownership, no call centers.

Your painting project means as much to us as it does to you. We're licensed and insured, and our promise is simple: we'll be your best house guests, treating your place with the utmost care and leaving it even more pristine than when we arrived.

Omaha and Council Bluffs residential neighborhoods served by That 1 Painter

Areas Served

That 1 Painter Omaha - Council Bluffs works the eastern Nebraska and western Iowa region from Omaha, Elkhorn, and Gretna through Papillion, La Vista, Ralston, and Bellevue, north to Blair and Fort Calhoun, and east across the Missouri River to Council Bluffs, Carter Lake, and the Loess Hills, repainting interiors and exteriors across Dundee and Old Market painted-brick, mid-century ranch, and Hardie-sided subdivision stock.

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Recent Omaha - Council Bluffs Painting Projects

A look at the craftsmanship we bring to homes and businesses across Omaha - Council Bluffs. From full-home interior repaints and kitchen cabinet refinishing to exterior siding, stucco, and trim work, every painting project in Omaha - Council Bluffs is prepped, primed, and finished by licensed, insured local painters. Browse recent residential and commercial painting projects to see the color matching, surface prep, and clean lines homeowners across Omaha - Council Bluffs trust us to deliver.

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Professional exterior painting project in Omaha - Council Bluffs by That 1 Painter
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Professional interior painting project in Omaha - Council Bluffs by That 1 Painter
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Professional exterior painting project in Omaha - Council Bluffs by That 1 Painter
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Every year, our Omaha - Council Bluffs team teams up with franchise owners across the country to gift complete paint transformations to deserving families, small businesses, and non-profits. It's our way of giving back to the community that's given us so much, one home, one story, one fresh coat at a time.

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Painting Cost in Omaha - Council Bluffs 2026 Guide

Honest pricing for Omaha and Council Bluffs homeowners, built from current 2026 job data across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Every line below reflects real local conditions: deep freeze-thaw cycles, humid summers, and storm season hail, scaffolding access, and product specs that actually last.

Project Type
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Interior (per sq ft)
$2.75
$4.50
$3.50
Exterior (per sq ft)
$2.25
$4.00
$3.00
Cabinet Refinishing
$3,500
$7,500
$5,200
Single Room
$450
$1,200
$750
Whole-Home Interior
$4,000
$12,000
$7,500
Whole-Home Exterior
$3,800
$9,500
$6,200

* All prices include materials, labor, and prep. Based on 2026 Omaha - Council Bluffs averages.

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Your peace of mind, at the top of mind with our three-year transferable warranty. Covers the painting job, even if you sell the house.

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The Complete Omaha - Council Bluffs Painting Guide

Everything Omaha - Council Bluffs homeowners should know before hiring a painter, services, seasonal timing, colors, HOA rules, and how to get the most value from your project. Written by the That 1 Painter Omaha - Council Bluffs team.

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Paint Reviews, Advice & Expert Tips

Honest product reviews, pro painting techniques, and helpful articles from professional painters who do this every day.

What Is the Best Paint Sheen for Interior Walls?

Choosing between flat, eggshell, satin, and semi-gloss depends on the room's traffic, lighting, and function. Professional painters break down when to use each sheen for the best results.

SuperPaint vs Cashmere: Which Sherwin-Williams Paint Is Better?

Both are popular mid-tier Sherwin-Williams paints, but they perform differently on walls, trim, and cabinets. See how professional painters compare coverage, feel, and durability.

Is Behr Premium Plus a Good Paint for Homeowners?

Behr Premium Plus is one of the most affordable paints at Home Depot. Professional painters test its coverage, durability, and finish quality to see if it's worth the price.

What Are the Pros and Cons of Behr Urethane Paint?

Behr Urethane Alkyd is a hybrid paint that combines oil-based durability with water-based cleanup. See how it performs on trim, cabinets, and doors in a real-world test.

Is Behr Dynasty the Most Durable Paint You Can Buy?

Behr Dynasty claims to be their most durable, stain-repellent paint. Professional painters put it to the test on walls and high-traffic areas to see if the claims hold up.

Is Sherwin-Williams Gallery Series Worth the Premium Price?

The Gallery Series is Sherwin-Williams' newest premium line. Professional painters review its unique properties and explain why it may not be the best choice for beginners.

Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers about pricing, timelines, services, warranty coverage, and working with That 1 Painter.

Most residential projects in Omaha and Council Bluffs are billed in three milestones, a small scheduling deposit, a progress payment at start, and the balance on walkthrough sign-off. No upfront full payment is ever required for Omaha and Council Bluffs jobs.

The freeze-thaw Midwestern climate across Omaha and Council Bluffs requires aggressive prep, mildew wash, surfactant rinse, and mildewcide-fortified topcoats. We use freeze-thaw-rated acrylics with elastomeric flexibility on trim so mildew doesn't telegraph through the finish during the next humid season.

Yes, That 1 Painter Omaha - Council Bluffs is EPA RRP certified for any home built before 1978. We use plastic containment, HEPA vacuums, and lead-safe disposal across all older Omaha and Council Bluffs projects.

We serve the greater metro across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, from Elkhorn and Gretna to Blair and Plattsmouth. Schedule a free estimate to confirm your address falls inside our standard service radius.

Most interior projects in Omaha and Council Bluffs run $2.50–$4.75 per square foot in 2026, with the average whole-home interior landing between $6,000 and $11,000. Exterior projects average $3.10/sqft, depending on siding type and prep needs across the metro.

We can paint exteriors in Omaha and Council Bluffs as long as surface temperature stays above 35°F for 24 hours and rising. The most reliable exterior windows are May through September, avoiding the freeze line. Interior work runs year-round across Omaha and Council Bluffs.

Cabinet refinishing in Omaha and Council Bluffs runs $3,500–$7,200 for a typical kitchen in 2026, about 25% the cost of replacement. We use bonding primer and conversion varnish or 2K urethane for a sprayed factory-grade finish that holds up to Omaha and Council Bluffs kitchen wear.

The most stable exterior painting window in Omaha and Council Bluffs is May through September, avoiding the freeze line. We monitor dew point and 72-hour rain probability for every Omaha and Council Bluffs project, a forecast alone isn't enough here.

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Interior Painting Built for Omaha and Council Bluffs Homes

Interior painting is the fastest way to change how a home in Omaha and Council Bluffs feels without touching the floor plan, and it is the busiest scope our crews run across Douglas, Sarpy, Washington, Saunders, and Cass counties in eastern Nebraska plus Pottawattamie and Harrison counties across the Missouri River in western Iowa; from central Omaha and Council Bluffs out to Elkhorn, Gretna, Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Ralston, Bennington, Boys Town, Blair, Plattsmouth, Waterloo, Springfield, Fort Calhoun, and Ashland. Our interior painting scope covers walls, ceilings, trim, doors, and closets, and every interior painting job in Omaha and Council Bluffs starts with a real prep pass so the interior painting film has a clean, sound surface to bond to. Homeowners searching for painters in Omaha and Council Bluffs for an interior painting refresh usually want two upgrades at once: an updated color palette and a durable, scrubbable interior painting finish that survives long Nebraska and Iowa winters spent indoors with the forced-air furnace running dry and humid summers cycling the AC.

As a painting company in Omaha and Council Bluffs that runs interior painting on Dundee and Bemis Park early-1900s Craftsman and Colonial homes, Field Club and Gold Coast historic stock, Benson bungalows, Aksarben and Elmwood Park mid-century ranches, midtown brick two-stories, West Omaha 1970s-1990s split-levels around Millard and Ralston, Elkhorn and Gretna 2000s-2020s subdivision Colonials, Bellevue and Papillion suburban two-stories near Offutt AFB, La Vista and Springfield newer builds, Bennington and Boys Town wooded-lot homes, Blair and Fort Calhoun bluff-top river-valley Colonials, Plattsmouth and Louisville small-town historic stock, Waterloo and Yutan farmhouse-adjacent homes, and Council Bluffs, Carter Lake, Crescent, Missouri Valley, Neola, and Underwood western-Iowa homes across the Missouri River, we treat interior painting material selection as a real decision, not a checkbox. Which interior painting sheen hides plaster imperfection in a Dundee 1920s Colonial, which interior painting product holds up in an Elkhorn mudroom that catches salted boots five months a year, and which interior painting primer we need to lock down previously oil-based trim in a Field Club historic home are all questions we answer before the crew shows up. That level of interior painting discipline is why homeowners hire house painters in Omaha and Council Bluffs like us instead of a general handyman.

If you're comparing interior painting bids from painters in Omaha and Council Bluffs, ask each of them about interior painting warranty terms, interior painting prep sequence, and how the interior painting crew protects floors and furniture day to day. Every serious interior painting outfit across Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie counties should have plain answers to all three. See our interior painting page for the full interior painting scope and current pricing across the Omaha and Council Bluffs market.

Exterior Painting for Nebraska Winters, Iowa Summers, and Storm Season

Exterior painting in Omaha and Council Bluffs has to hold up to freeze-thaw cycles that pop caulk lines on the north sides of Dundee and Field Club homes, deep January and February cold that stresses every coating in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, spring and summer hail bands that sweep the metro on a regular schedule, long humid August stretches where nothing cures fast, and Missouri River valley moisture that lingers on shaded elevations across Council Bluffs, Bellevue, and Blair. Exterior painting product choice is the whole conversation, not a footnote. A painting company in Omaha and Council Bluffs that takes exterior painting seriously specifies a 100% acrylic exterior painting product with a mildew inhibitor built into the exterior painting film and flexibility rated for freeze-thaw movement, so shaded north elevations under mature Dundee and Bemis Park oaks and full-sun elevations on Elkhorn and Gretna subdivision homes stay clean between exterior painting cycles.

Our exterior painting scope typically includes a full pressure wash, a mildew-and-chalking assessment, spot scraping of any failing exterior painting layers, painted-wood, stucco, aluminum, vinyl, painted-brick, and fiber-cement sound-substrate checks, feathered sanding, spot primer on bare substrate, full caulk of siding seams and window returns, and two coats of exterior painting-grade paint. That exterior painting sequence is the same whether we are painting a Dundee 1920s Colonial with original clapboard, a Field Club stucco Tudor, a Bellevue brick Colonial near Offutt, a Blair bluff-top Colonial overlooking the Missouri River, an Elkhorn newer two-story, or a Waterloo, Springfield, or Underwood rural-suburban farmhouse. Painters in Omaha and Council Bluffs who skip any of those exterior painting steps are quoting a two-year paint job in a ten-year paint job wrapper.

If you're evaluating house painters in Omaha and Council Bluffs for exterior painting, look closely at how the exterior painting bid describes prep, not just the exterior painting product line. A clean exterior painting film applied over poor prep will peel inside a single freeze-thaw cycle. Our exterior painting service documents the exterior painting prep sequence in detail, and every exterior painting job we run carries a 3-year transferable warranty.

Cabinet Painting in Omaha and Council Bluffs Kitchens

Cabinet painting is the single biggest visual change a homeowner in Omaha and Council Bluffs can buy without a full kitchen remodel, and cabinet painting demand across Omaha, Elkhorn, Gretna, Papillion, and Council Bluffs reflects that. Our cabinet painting scope typically covers cabinet boxes on-site plus cabinet doors and drawer fronts sprayed off-site in a controlled environment, so the cabinet painting finish flows out flat and cures without airborne dust or humid summer moisture. Cabinet painting projects like this are why homeowners call a painting company in Omaha and Council Bluffs instead of a general remodeler.

Cabinet painting product selection matters as much as cabinet painting prep. A real cabinet painting job uses a bonding primer, a cabinet-grade urethane-modified acrylic paint, and controlled drying conditions so the cabinet painting film cures hard enough to resist door-edge chipping under daily use in a busy Elkhorn or La Vista kitchen. As a painting company in Omaha and Council Bluffs that runs cabinet painting jobs almost every week, we schedule cabinet painting projects so the kitchen is out of service only for the days doors and drawers are physically off. Cabinet painting is a natural winter project across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, where interior work is at a premium once the exterior season closes.

House painters across Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie counties quoting cabinet painting should walk you through cabinet painting cure times, cabinet painting warranty coverage, and cabinet painting color options with real drawdowns on your actual cabinet material. Cabinet painting is not a wall paint job with cabinets in the way, and any painting company in Omaha and Council Bluffs that treats it that way is one to avoid for cabinet painting scopes. See our cabinet painting page for cabinet painting scope details and lead times.

Choosing Painters in Omaha and Council Bluffs

There are a lot of painters in Omaha and Council Bluffs to choose from, so the practical question is how to sort serious painters in Omaha and Council Bluffs from casual ones. Any painting outfit you bid should carry general liability insurance, provide a written scope, and back the work with a real written warranty. They should also point at recent portfolio work in your specific corner of the market; Dundee and Field Club early-1900s Colonials, Bemis Park and Gold Coast historic homes, Benson bungalows, Aksarben and Elmwood Park mid-century ranches, Millard and Ralston 1970s-1990s split-levels, Elkhorn and Gretna newer subdivisions, Bellevue and Papillion two-stories near Offutt, La Vista and Springfield builder-grade Colonials, Blair and Fort Calhoun river-valley homes, Plattsmouth and Louisville small-town Colonials, or Council Bluffs, Carter Lake, Crescent, Missouri Valley, Neola, and Underwood western-Iowa homes; not stock photos pulled from a supplier catalog.

As house painters in Omaha and Council Bluffs ourselves, we tell homeowners to ask three questions of anyone bidding: what is the exact prep sequence, what specific paint product is going on the walls, and who from the company is on site day to day. Painters across Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie counties who dodge those questions are hoping you will not notice the answer later. A painting company in Omaha and Council Bluffs that answers plainly is one worth a second meeting. Old-home lead paint pre-1978 in Dundee, Field Club, Benson, and downtown Council Bluffs adds another layer; every serious outfit should be EPA lead-safe certified for pre-1978 work.

That 1 Painter Omaha - Council Bluffs, run by Matt Conley and Bill Corriston out of Omaha 68135, is one of many painters in Omaha and Council Bluffs, and we compete on scope clarity, prep quality, and a 3-year transferable warranty that follows the paint, not the owner. If you are collecting bids from painters in Omaha and Council Bluffs across Douglas, Sarpy, Washington, Saunders, Cass, Pottawattamie, and Harrison counties, we would be glad to be one of the bids you compare against.

What a Painting Company in Omaha and Council Bluffs Actually Does

A real painting company in Omaha and Council Bluffs is more than a paint crew: it runs estimates, project management, materials logistics, color consultations, and warranty follow-up so the crew painting your house can focus on painting. That coordination is the difference between a painting company in Omaha and Council Bluffs and a solo painter working out of a truck bed. It is also the difference between a paint job that lands on the promised week and a paint job that drifts a month past schedule when a late-April snowband, a May hail cell, or an August thunderstorm sits over the metro.

As a painting company in Omaha and Council Bluffs, our day starts with materials staging for that day's painting scope, drives out to active painting jobs from central Omaha and Council Bluffs across to Elkhorn, Gretna, Bennington, and Boys Town, south through Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Ralston, and Springfield, north through Blair, Fort Calhoun, and Arlington, west through Ashland, Yutan, Cedar Bluffs, and Louisville, and east across the Missouri River through Carter Lake, Crescent, Missouri Valley, Neola, and Underwood, and ends with paint punch-list walks with homeowners. A painting company in Omaha and Council Bluffs running this way keeps painting projects on schedule and keeps paint quality consistent from the first painting day to the last painting day of a job, even when the schedule wraps I-80, I-680, I-29, and Nebraska storm-season weather delays. Homeowners feel that consistency in a lot of small ways; cleaner cut lines, tighter caulk joints, fewer callback punch items.

When you hire a painting company in Omaha and Council Bluffs, you are hiring the coordination layer as much as the painting itself. A painting company across Douglas County and Pottawattamie County that quotes a painting scope should tell you what week your painting starts, what week it ends, and who owns the project through completion. If a painting company in Omaha and Council Bluffs cannot articulate what is included in the price on the bid, that is a signal to keep shopping.

How House Painters Handle Older Omaha and Council Bluffs Homes

Older homes across the Omaha and Council Bluffs market; Dundee and Bemis Park early-1900s Colonials, Field Club and Gold Coast historic stock, Benson bungalows, downtown Council Bluffs Victorians on the bluffs above the Missouri River, and Blair, Plattsmouth, and Louisville small-town Colonials; need house painters in Omaha and Council Bluffs who understand plaster, painted-wood siding, stucco, painted brick, and the way early paint layers move under fresh coats through a Nebraska and Iowa freeze-thaw winter. House painters across Douglas and Pottawattamie counties who came up on Elkhorn or Gretna new-construction repaints alone often underestimate how much prep an older Omaha or Council Bluffs home actually needs before the first drop of paint goes on the wall.

House painters in Omaha and Council Bluffs running an older home job spend the first day on lead paint testing on any pre-1978 substrate, plaster repair before repainting, wood-siding scrape-and-sand prep, glazing repair on original divided-light windows, and containment for scrape-and-paint work outside. Skipping those steps produces a paint job that fails inside a single freeze-thaw cycle. As house painters in Omaha and Council Bluffs with real time on Dundee, Field Club, Bemis Park, Benson, and downtown Council Bluffs blocks, we treat prep as the paint job; the coats you see are the last five percent of the actual work.

If you own an older home and are talking to house painters in Omaha and Council Bluffs, ask each bidder to walk your house and describe what they would do differently versus a 1990s Millard build or a 2020s Gretna new construction. The house painters across Douglas and Pottawattamie counties with a real answer are the ones to shortlist. Beyond older homes, our crews also cover new-build repaints, HOA-driven exterior refreshes across Elkhorn and Papillion townhome runs, estate-scale scopes on wooded Bennington and Boys Town lots, and interior scopes coordinated with tight closing timelines.

Color, Finish, and Booking Your Painting Project

Color is where a lot of painting projects across the Omaha and Council Bluffs market stall, so the painters you hire should have a real color process. Ours starts with existing light in the room, existing floor and trim tones, and the direction the room faces, then we put real paint drawdowns on your actual walls before the crew mobilizes. A painting company in Omaha and Council Bluffs that hands you a fan deck and walks away will paint whatever you point at, which is not the same as helping you land the right color for the space; an especially real risk in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, where crisp winter light and long overcast stretches change how a color reads through half the year.

Finish selection is the other half of the conversation. Flat or matte on ceilings, eggshell or matte on walls, satin or semi-gloss on trim, and a cabinet-grade product on cabinets; that mix reads intentional in a finished home across Omaha and Council Bluffs. Painters in Omaha and Council Bluffs who put one paint sheen everywhere are cutting corners on materials logistics, not doing you a favor. House painters across Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie counties that pair color and finish thoughtfully deliver a paint job that reads like a designer walked the space with them.

Booking a painting company in Omaha and Council Bluffs should be simple: a walk-through, a written scope, a written price, a start date, and a warranty. Exterior painting demand peaks in the May-through-October window across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa before the freeze shuts the exterior season down, so any painting company in Omaha and Council Bluffs worth hiring is often booked several weeks out during peak exterior painting season. Interior painting flexes year-round, and cabinet painting we can usually schedule with less lead time. Request an estimate above and we will be out with a written scope you can compare against every other bid on your desk.