Interior Painting Cost by Room in Chicagoland

Real prices to paint each room — walls, ceiling, and trim with premium Sherwin-Williams paint, including labor and prep — from the same rate card the instant estimator uses. An average room runs from about $352 (half bath) to $2,069 (great room). Tap a room for the full breakdown, or get your exact price from photos in a few minutes.

Serving Naperville, St. Charles, Wheaton, Geneva, Lisle, Downers Grove and the Chicagoland area.

Cost to paint a half bath~$352 →Cost to paint a full bath~$427 →Cost to paint a bedroom~$1,004 →Cost to paint a master bedroom~$1,417 →Cost to paint a living room~$1,551 →Cost to paint a dining room~$1,194 →Cost to paint a kitchen~$892 →Cost to paint a office~$955 →Cost to paint a hallway~$808 →Cost to paint a foyer / entry~$952 →Cost to paint a great room~$2,069 →

Room painting cost by size

"Average" is the preset footprint for each room type (a bedroom is 11×12 ft with 8-ft ceilings). Small rooms run 15% smaller, large 18% bigger, extra-large 35% bigger. All figures: walls, ceiling and trim, two coats, minor patching.

RoomSmallAverageLargeExtra-large
Half Bath$329$352$380$407
Full Bath$396$427$533$571
Bedroom$919$1,004$1,177$1,316
Master Bedroom$1,255$1,417$1,643$1,835
Living Room$1,335$1,551$1,774$2,028
Dining Room$1,022$1,194$1,361$1,559
Kitchen$756$892$1,014$1,104
Office$878$955$1,050$1,243
Hallway$741$808$889$1,034
Foyer / Entry$879$952$1,107$1,193
Great Room$1,747$2,069$2,451$2,768

What moves the price of a room

Each line below reprices the same average bedroom ($1,004 with walls, ceiling and trim) with one thing changed.

Walls only
$602 -40% vs. all three surfaces
Walls + ceiling, no trim
$709 Baseboards, door and casings skipped
Sound walls, no patching
$949 Fewer prep hours
Cracks, stains, heavy patching
$1,114 +11% in prep
Top-tier wall paint
$1,045 +4%: paint is a small share of the job
Vaulted ceiling
$1,293 More wall height, ladder and access time

Two things surprise people. A kitchen is cheaper than a bedroom of the same footprint (about $892 against $1,004) because cabinets, appliances and backsplash cover roughly half the wall. And a small office ($955) is not much cheaper than a bedroom, because setup, masking and trim are the same work in a smaller room. Labor is most of every price here; paint is the smaller share, which is why the top-tier product adds only 4%.

Adding it up

These are single-room figures. For several rooms, add them; for a whole home, the whole-house interior painting cost page gives a typical 3-bedroom figure. The instant estimator prices your actual rooms from photos, includes hallways and stairs, and applies a multi-room discount these single-room numbers do not.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the price to paint a room include?

Two coats on the surfaces you choose (walls, ceiling, and baseboards with the door and window casings), patching of minor nicks and nail holes, prep and masking, labor, and premium Sherwin-Williams paint. An average bedroom (11×12 ft, 8-ft ceilings) is about $1,004 for all three surfaces, $709 for walls and ceiling, and $602 for walls only.

Why does a kitchen cost less to paint than a bedroom of similar size?

Cabinets, appliances, backsplash and windows cover roughly half of a kitchen's wall area, so there is less to paint. An average 12×13 kitchen prices at about $892, against $1,004 for a 11×12 bedroom. Cabinet painting is a separate job, priced per door and drawer.

How much does room size change the price?

The size tiers scale the room's footprint: small is 15% smaller than average, large 18% bigger, extra-large 35% bigger. For a bedroom that is $919 to $1,316. Vaulted ceilings add height and access time: about $1,293 for the same average bedroom.

What if the walls are in rough shape?

Condition is priced as prep hours. An average bedroom with sound walls is about $949; with the usual nail holes and scuffs $1,004; with cracks, water stains or heavy patching $1,114. Drywall repair beyond patching is quoted separately.

Is premium paint worth it?

Choosing the top-tier wall paint moves an average bedroom from $1,004 to about $1,045. The paint is a small share of the price; labor is most of it, which is why a better product is cheap relative to the job and why doing it right the first time matters more than the can.

How do I price several rooms, or the whole house?

Add the rooms, or use the whole-house page for a typical 3-bedroom figure. The instant estimator prices your actual rooms from photos in a few minutes and applies a multi-room discount that these single-room figures do not include.

Prices as of 2026, Chicagoland; single-room figures at the Naperville rate card, before multi-room discounts. Powered by Home Service Pricer.