With 47 years of experience, our Covid-19 safe professional residential heritage house painters Adelaide offer a top quality residential heritage painting and decorating service for your home. We are members of the National Trust of Australia and listed for federal, state and local heritage. We have the expertise to provide the right colour schemes, decorative finishes, designs and art for every period style of home. Whether your house is Federation, Victorian, Federation, Georgian, Edwardian, Queen Anne, Art Deco, Gothic etc., we are able to sensitively restore the character of every period feature.
As a family owned and operated business, we are passionate about the conservation, restoration, reconstruction and beautification of Adelaide heritage houses. Work, health and safety of our customers and workers is our top priority. We take great care of our customer’s property, keeping it safe and clean at all times. We are committed to environmental care.
Adelaide Heritage Conservation & Restoration
Centre photo above: Filmed inside Ayers House, Adelaide master heritage painter Gary Lancaster was interviewed by The Advertiser about heritage trade skills and heritage restoration of historic properties in Adelaide. Watch the interview on Adelaide Now.
Featured above left: heritage reconstruction painting and decorating work performed in Fitzroy heritage house.
Featured above right: Heritage painting and decorating performed in a North Adelaide heritage house using historical Georgian colours and designs.
Adelaide Heritage Painters Quality Workmanship
As professional heritage house painters Adelaide, we are able to achieve a high standard of workmanship by the performance of highly skilled historical painting and decorating techniques. We prepare all surfaces thoroughly before applying the correct type of super premium quality paint and materials to ensure the quality of the final finish. We are able to improve the aesthetic of your house and to protect it from damage by water, rust, corrosion, insects and mould.
Adelaide Heritage Decorative Finishes
Our Traditional Adelaide Heritage House Finishes
Lancaster Painters Australia offer an extensive range of authentic quality traditional heritage finishes for your heritage home in Adelaide or Greater Adelaide. They include beautiful faux decorative finishes and heritage art.
Heritage Marbling – Hand Painted Faux (fake) Marble
Heritage Wood Graining – Hand Painted Wood Grain
Heritage Gilding – Gold & Silver Leaf and more
Our heritage decorative finishes include faux (fake) marbling, wood graining, gilding, motifs, designs, heraldry, leadlight, washes including lime wash, verre eglomise, strie, stencilling, sign writing, decorating ceiling roses and cornices, wallpapering, furniture finishes, etc. See more decorative finishes.
We are passionate about preserving the authenticity of traditional Adelaide heritage house finishes! Lancaster Painters Australia offer painting methods that are reproduced using the same paint methods and materials employed after which painting methods began to dominate the industry. Our work is based on exhaustive and continuous research into methods, materials, techniques and styles. Each job is individually hand-painted by skilled artisans without compromises in quality, historical accuracy or consistency. Working from original paint scrapings, Lancaster Painters Australia has successfully reproduced paint finishes including decorative finishes by understanding documentary evidence and accurately reproducing the style, character and look of the original period look. We are committed to using the correct paint and materials for heritage work, recommending those with low VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds).
Heritage Styles & Eras
Consultation Service
Testing & Analysis
Traditional Paints
Heritage Washes
Decorative Finishes
Gilding Services
Wood Graining
Faux Marbling
Signwriting
Art, Motifs and Designs
Wallpaper Restoration
Furniture Restoration
Glass Services
More Services
Heritage House Painting & Decorating Testimonies
Hon C. J. Sumner & Suzanne Roux
“Gary and Geoffrey offered creative suggestions and painted samples of their suggestions on our wall and ceilings so that we could clearly visualize their suggestions. The result is that our home is beautifully decorated maintaining our desire for a light and open ambience but at the same time reflecting the heritage of our home…Gary and Geoff displayed an enthusiasm and commitment to achieving an excellent quality of work. Their knowledge and skill and understanding of the many different painting methods and finishes has opened our eyes to what can be achieved by skilled artisans…” Read more of the heritage house painting testimony.
See the full project including photos of the work, the full testimony and filmage of the completed work as featured on the Master Builders Association “Building Ideas” show segment.
Heritage House North Adelaide
Reference: Gary Lancaster
Gary Lancaster worked as a painter and decorator on our heritage (Victorian) home in North Adelaide during 2021 – 2023.
He was always polite, punctual, reliable and provided clear quotations for his work, accompanied by a contract.
He has extensive experience and deep knowledge of authentic design and colours appropriate for historical properties of different eras. He is skilled at faux marbling, wood graining and wall paper choice and application. He was willing to share his understanding and experience with us in a generous and helpful way.
The end result is a beautiful home, evidenced by the accompanying photographs.
If you are looking for a genuine and skilled craftsman to provide advice and practical workmanship, we recommend him.
Ian Hamer
June 2023
Heritage Tower House Faux Marble Testimony
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
I have pleasure in recommending Mr Gary Lancaster as an outstanding artist and craftsman in the field of faux marble.
There are six fireplace surrounds in Tower House which are made of Carrara marble and one such made of intricately carved slate. Mr Lancaster has treated the slate mantelpiece and pilasters so cleverly and artistically that they are now indistinguishable from those made from Italian marble. In fact, so expertly has the conversion been effectuated that the faux marble fireplace, because of the intricacy of its mouldings, now looks superior to the fireplaces in most of the other rooms.
In addition to his extraordinary creative skills Mr Lancaster is a student of heritage craftsmanship, and he brings to his work a broad and deep knowledge of the various crafts which have contributed to the South Australian architectural tradition.
I was impressed by the fact that Mr Lancaster was able to offer a firm quotation for the work that was required, together with exact dates for the commencement and completion of the work. These guarantees were scrupulously adhered to.
My experience of Gary Lancaster’s work is limited to this single article; but based upon that experience, I have confidence in recommending him as a superb craftsman who is both artistic and knowledgeable, and who adheres firmly to ethical principles.
Graham Jenkin
Tower House
4 June 2023
ABOUT OUR ADELAIDE HERITAGE HOUSE PAINTERS
We are a family owned and operated Adelaide house painting business!
All our workers are Covid-19 vaccinated.
Our heritage house projects include The Lodge at Stirling, Willow Brook mansion, The Wedding Cake House in Mount Barker, Northampton and Cortina heritage houses in North Adelaide, Roseneath Mansion, Willow Brook Farmhouse, Fitzroy House and Stables (featured below) and so many more. See our heritage house projects.
We value our customers and provide them with a written quotation, detailing the process of works to ensure the highest quality of workmanship is achieved for their job. We listen to our customers and communicate with them on a regular basis.
Lancaster Painters Australia aim to turn up either early or on time. Should unforeseen circumstances arise that are out of our control, we contact our customers immediately to explain and give an indication of when we expect to arrive. We aim to begin and finish every job on time and to take the job from start to finish without interruption. At the end of every day, we clean and tidy the work and remove any rubbish. We implement the latest National WHS (Work, Health and Safety) policies. We treat our customers with respect and aim for total customer care and satisfaction.
Read about our traditional heritage trade skills.
See Our Heritage Projects & Skills Film on Youtube
Choose our professional heritage house painters Adelaide for your next home painting or decorating project!