Serving Greater Milwaukee, Waukesha & Lake Country
20+ Years of Painting You Can Trust.
Elevate your home with expert interior, exterior, and cabinet painting. Owner-led service built on clean job sites, clear timelines, and lasting results.
Serving Greater Milwaukee, Waukesha & Lake Country
20+ Years of Painting You Can Trust.
Elevate your home with expert interior, exterior, and cabinet painting. Owner-led service built on clean job sites, clear timelines, and lasting results.
Trusted Local Painters Since 2003 — Every Detail Counts.
Founded in 2003, Empire Painting is a Delafield-based, owner-led painting company built on one promise: put our clients first. We deliver expert craftsmanship, clear communication, and beautiful results that last.
We specialize in interior, exterior, and cabinet painting for homes and businesses across Greater Milwaukee, Lake Country, Waukesha County, and surrounding Southeast Wisconsin communities.
Our mission hasn’t changed: make your property beautiful while making the experience easy, professional, and stress-free.
Explore What Empire Can Do for Your Property
Choose your project type below to see services, recent work, and the easiest ways to connect with our team.
From our Google reviews
“Carlos and his crew transformed our house from looking outdated and bland to absolutely beautiful.”
A professional exterior paint job protects your home from Wisconsin weather while giving it a clean, lasting finish you’ll be proud of.
An exterior painting estimate should account for siding condition, peeling coatings, trim, access and the areas that need protection. Discuss the preparation and surfaces included in your written scope before choosing a painting schedule.
Services Offered
- Exterior House Painting — Siding, Trim & Doors
- Power Washing & Surface Preparation
- Scraping, Sanding, Caulking & Minor Repairs
- Deck & Fence Painting / Staining
- Garage, Gutter & Downspout Painting
Your Next Step
Ready to discuss exterior painting?
Choose the easiest way to connect with our local team.
Refresh your home with smooth, professional finishes and careful attention to the details. Our team works cleanly and respectfully from prep through the final walkthrough.
Plan one room or connected living spaces with attention to walls, ceilings, doors and trim. Your estimate is a chance to discuss furniture, floor protection, repairs, color choices and how the work will fit around your household.
Services Offered
- Walls, Ceilings & Trim
- Doors, Baseboards & Crown Molding
- Bedrooms, Living Areas & Common Spaces
- Drywall Patching & Surface Preparation
- Accent Walls & Color Changes
Your Next Step
Ready to discuss interior painting?
Choose the easiest way to connect with our local team.
Give your kitchen a dramatically different look without replacing your cabinets. Careful preparation and professional coatings create a smooth, durable finish built for everyday use.
Cabinet painting starts with the condition and material of the existing cabinetry. Review doors, drawer fronts, frames, preparation and finish expectations so the proposal clearly explains what will be refinished.
Services Offered
- Kitchen Cabinet Painting
- Cabinet Doors & Drawer Fronts
- Cabinet Boxes, Frames & Panels
- Cleaning, Sanding & Surface Preparation
- Professional Primer & Durable Finish Coats
Your Next Step
Ready to discuss cabinet painting?
Choose the easiest way to connect with our local team.
Wisconsin weather is hard on exterior wood. Professional preparation and staining help protect your deck while bringing back its color and natural beauty.
Sun, moisture and Wisconsin weather affect exterior wood differently from indoor surfaces. Review the existing coating, cleaning needs, railings, stairs and exposed boards when planning deck or exterior staining.
Services Offered
- Deck Staining & Sealing
- Deck Painting
- Power Washing & Surface Preparation
- Railings, Spindles & Stairs
- Fences & Other Exterior Wood Surfaces
Your Next Step
Ready to discuss deck staining?
Choose the easiest way to connect with our local team.
Give your property a clean, professional appearance with painting services planned around your space, schedule, and business needs.
For offices, retail spaces and other commercial properties, a useful scope covers the surfaces, access and coordination needed around the people using the building. Share your operating hours and project priorities when requesting an estimate.
Services Offered
- Commercial Interior Painting
- Commercial Exterior Painting
- Offices & Professional Spaces
- Retail & Customer-Facing Spaces
- Select Small-to-Midsize Commercial Projects
Your Next Step
Ready to discuss commercial painting?
Choose the easiest way to connect with our local team.
Local Painters Serving Lake Country & Greater Milwaukee
Based in Delafield, Empire Painting serves homes and businesses across Waukesha County, Lake Country, Greater Milwaukee, and nearby Southeast Wisconsin communities.
Google RatingSee reviews4.9
Don’t see your community? Contact us—we serve many surrounding areas as well.
Meet Your Empire Team.
From your first call to the work on site, meet the people who help bring your project together.
Your On-Site Consultant
Matt Hoskins
Project Consultant
Matt meets with you on site, evaluates the scope, answers questions, discusses timing and walks you through the proposal.
Helps With
On-site consultation, scope and proposal
Your First Point of Contact
Laci Unholz
Customer Care & Scheduling
Laci answers initial questions, schedules your estimate and makes sure Matt has the project details he needs before meeting with you.
Helps With
Questions, scheduling and coordination
Lead Foreman
Experience behind every brushstroke.
Jeff has been part of Empire since nearly day one. With decades of painting and carpentry experience, he helps lead the crew and keeps the focus on careful, efficient work. Here he is painting our own office.
The Empire Standard
More Than a Coat of Paint.
The finished color matters. So do the preparation, the people in your home and the follow-through after the final walkthrough.
Professional prep. Clear communication. Local accountability when the work is complete.
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Preparation That Protects
Careful prep and protection are treated as part of the finished result—not an afterthought.
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Skilled Local Professionals
Experienced painters and a responsive local team keep the project personal and dependable.
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Clear From Start to Finish
You know the scope, timing and who to call before the work begins.
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Accountability After the Work
A written warranty and owner-led follow-through stand behind qualifying projects.
$0
Deposit Required
3-Year
Written Warranty
Since 2003
Local & Owner-Led
See What Homeowners Say.
“The painters were very timely, courteous, hard working, and the quality was excellent.”
Painting Estimate FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Clear answers to the questions homeowners ask Matt most often about estimates, preparation, timing, warranty and what to expect.
Local Team • Real People • Owner Accountability
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Your Local Painting Team in Delafield
From our Delafield office, we help homeowners across Lake Country, Waukesha County, Greater Milwaukee, and Southeast Wisconsin enjoy a smoother painting experience and results they’re proud to come home to.
Questions About Your Project?
Call Your Local
Painting Team.
Wondering about your project, timing, or next steps? Call Laci and the Empire team for a helpful, straightforward answer.
Empire Painting Office
24 Enterprise Road, Unit DDelafield, WI 53018
Mon–Fri: 8am–5pm
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Delafield Headquarters
Serving Lake Country, Waukesha County & Greater Milwaukee