Heritage House Painters Adelaide

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.

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 our heritage restoration interview with The Advertiser 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.

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 top quality paint and materials for all heritage work, and recommend those with low VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds).

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.

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

See the 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

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.