Painters in Glen Iris for
bungalows, family homes & renovations.
Interiors, exteriors and finishes that stand close inspection.
Mousi paints on both sides of Gardiners Creek — Glen Iris’s Californian bungalows, Edwardian gables, renovated family homes and new extensions — owner-managed, preparation-led, and insured for Public Liability and WorkCover.
Bungalow streets, two councils
— and preparation
that respects both.
Glen Iris grew up in the interwar decades, and it shows in the streets that rise off High Street and Malvern Road: Californian bungalows in roughcast render and clinker brick, timber shingles in the gables, deep porches and established gardens, with Edwardian pockets closer to the older shopping strips and a steady rhythm of renovations and rear extensions running through the suburb today. It is also one of the few Melbourne suburbs governed by two councils — Gardiners Creek splits it between the City of Stonnington to the south and the City of Boroondara to the north — which changes the paperwork more than the painting. What every side of the creek shares is ninety-year-old fabric that punishes shortcuts: chalking roughcast that needs binding before it will hold new paint, original timber that wants hand preparation, and new plaster meeting old that must be made to read as one surface.
Four services,
one standard of
preparation.
Four services, chosen for what Glen Iris’s homes actually need. Each runs on one discipline: surfaces checked before painting, preparation written into the scope, and systems specified to the substrate — never defaulted.
Every card links through to its full Melbourne service page.
Formal rooms, hallways, joinery and cabinetry in furnished, lived-in homes — often alongside designers, always staged so the house keeps working around the crew. Low-VOC systems in occupied spaces.
Interior Painting Melbourne →Painted render and masonry with timber and iron detail, prepared patiently: hairline cracks raked and filled, chalked surfaces washed and sanded back, small areas taken to sound render where the old system has failed.
Exterior Painting Melbourne →Venetian plaster, limewash and polished plaster for design-led interiors, with colour consultation brushed out on your actual walls before anything is committed.
Decorative Finishes →Individual apartment interiors, and common property quoted and scheduled directly with owners corporations and property managers — access, notices and work hours agreed before the program starts.
Residential Painting →Heritage overlays in Glen Iris,
across two councils.
Glen Iris answers to two planning schemes: Gardiners Creek divides the suburb between the City of Stonnington and the City of Boroondara, and parts of both sides — including interwar bungalow groups — sit within heritage overlays. In both schemes, like-for-like repainting of an already-painted surface generally does not need a permit, but an overlay may impose paint controls or require a permit for some external works, and painting a previously unpainted surface such as face brick or clinker is the classic trap. Because the rules attach to your property’s own overlay schedule entry, we establish which council your home falls under at the walk-through, keep proposed schemes consistent with the interwar era where the overlay calls for it, and always advise a property-specific check with the relevant council before an exterior scheme is committed.
Heritage Painting MelbourneEvery decision reaches you
in writing.
Whether it’s one freshly plastered extension or a full bungalow exterior — roughcast, shingles, eaves and all — every project moves through the same sequence — and every decision in it reaches you in writing before work begins.
Request Your Glen Iris QuoteA senior Mousi team member walks the property with you, checks the surfaces and discusses the brief in full. Colour consultation is included.
A fully itemised proposal, surface by surface — repairs, preparation, systems, colours and timeline.
Floors, furniture, gardens and boundaries protected; interior work staged room by room and exteriors elevation by elevation so the home stays livable throughout. Multi-storey homes and steep blocks are assessed for access at the walk-through, with scaffolding planned into the scope before pricing.
Surfaces washed, sanded, repaired and primed — the stage that decides how the finish holds.
The specified system built up in the coats it calls for — sprayed where it should be, brushed where it must be — with the site left tidy and safe at the end of every day.
The finished work checked against the written scope with you, and every colour and product recorded — retained as a Property Passport™ on qualifying projects — for precise future matching.
One name answers
for the finish.
Mac Mousivand — Founder and Project Consultant. Certificate III in Painting and Decorating; working in Melbourne’s painting industry since 2006. Mac walks the property, writes the scope and stays the single point of contact from consultation to the final review — on this project, accountability has a name.
Painting in Glen Iris,
answered directly.
Straight answers to what Glen Iris owners raise at the walk-through. Anything else, ask us directly.
Request Your Glen Iris QuoteGlen Iris is one of the few Melbourne suburbs split between two councils: Gardiners Creek forms the boundary, with the streets north of the creek sitting in the City of Boroondara and those to the south in the City of Stonnington. It matters mainly for planning and heritage overlay questions, because your property is governed by whichever planning scheme applies to your side. We confirm which council area a home falls in at the walk-through, before any overlay question is chased down.
For like-for-like repainting of an already-painted surface, usually not — but parts of Glen Iris sit within heritage overlays under both the Stonnington and Boroondara planning schemes, and an overlay may impose paint controls or require a permit for some external works, particularly painting a previously unpainted surface such as face brick. Because the answer depends on your property's own overlay schedule entry, we ask early and always advise a property-specific check with your council — Stonnington or Boroondara, depending on your side of Gardiners Creek.
Carefully, surface by surface. Glen Iris bungalows mix roughcast render, face and clinker brick, timber shingles, deep eaves and heavy porch detail — and each element fails differently. Chalked roughcast is washed and bound before recoating rather than painted over, timber shingles and fretwork are sanded and primed by hand, eaves linings are checked for flaking, and older homes are treated with lead-safe practices where pre-1970s coatings are likely. The scope you receive itemises this preparation element by element.
Yes — a large share of our Glen Iris work follows exactly that pattern: an interwar home extended at the rear, with new plasterboard meeting original hard plaster and new joinery meeting ninety-year-old timber. We coordinate directly with your builder on sequencing, specify systems separately for new and original surfaces so sheen and colour read consistently across both, and stage the work so the finished rooms are painted once the dust-making trades are gone, not before.
That is how most Glen Iris interiors run. Work is staged room by room so bedrooms and living areas stay usable, low-VOC systems are used in occupied spaces, floors and furniture are properly protected, and the crew's hours are agreed around school runs and routines before work starts. Each area is left clean and safe at the end of every day, and one senior contact keeps you informed throughout.
At home across
Stonnington & Boroondara.
We paint homes on both sides of Gardiners Creek and in the suburbs Glen Iris runs into — Malvern and Malvern East to the west, Ashburton to the south-east, and Camberwell and Hawthorn East on the Boroondara side. Our residential painting practice covers the full service area while each neighbouring page comes online.
Mac and his team have done a fantastic job with all exteriors of our house, including weather boards, fascias, eaves, window frames, and render walls. They never compromised high quality standards for any reasons, and they paid attention to every single detail. Meanwhile, they were always professional, well planned, higly communicative, and friendly to every family member, including our dog, Gizmo. Strongly recommended for any painting jobs.
Mousi painting and coating solutions were brilliant. After several disasters with tradies Mac and his team were the best I’ve ever had. Totally professional, experienced and meticulous. Very courteous and knowledgeable about his trade. They arrived on time always. I would highly recommend them. Thank you so much.
Really happy with this Great business! Mac and Matteo were very respectful and wonderful people to have in our home while we went through the chaos of painting our house inside and outside. They went above and beyond to do their best for us. Thoroughly recommend to anyone looking for great prices and professional service.
Mousi Painting & Coating Solutions transformed our outdated interior with fresh, vibrant colours. The painters were punctual, professional, and really took the time to ensure everything was done perfectly. They were respectful of our space and worked efficiently. We love how everything turned out. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them!
Very impressed with the full interior and exterior painting of our house. The quality, attention to detail, and professionalism were outstanding. Everything was completed on time and to a high standard. Would definitely use them again and highly recommend their work.
Mac and his team did a fantastic job painting our internal doors and also staining 4 heavy french doors. The job is excellent, very good attention to detail. Mac was easy going, reliable and very hard working. Definitely would recommend him and his team. Thank you :)
Selected Mousi projects across Melbourne.
Exteriors, interiors and specialist finishes relevant to Glen Iris homes — every project labelled with its true location.
Book your Glen Iris walk-through.
Tell us about the project — interior, exterior, roof or the whole home — and a senior Mousi team member will walk the property with you and provide a written, itemised scope before any work is agreed.
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Qualifying projects include a Property Passport™ — a retained record of your finish systems, colours and product specifications for future matching and touch-ups. Ongoing care is available through Mousi Care™, our annual membership covering inspection, priority scheduling and finish maintenance.