Painter in Amsterdam-West: walk-ups and 1930s homes

Amsterdam-West is a district of closed housing blocks, shared entrances and long streets of pre-war homes. Oud-West, De Baarsjes, Bos en Lommer and the neighbourhoods around the Westerpark each have their own architectural style, but they have one thing in common: almost everyone shares a front door or stairwell with the neighbours. That largely determines how painting work is done here.

From nineteenth-century buildings to the Amsterdam School

Oud-West has many buildings from around 1900, with tall storeys and wooden staircases. In De Baarsjes you see the brickwork and ornate details of the Amsterdam School, with distinctive window frames and doors. Further west, in Bos en Lommer, you come to the more austere walk-up blocks from the 1930s and the first years after the war.

These homes often have wooden window frames with a fixed layout and colour that form part of the streetscape. Anyone painting those frames takes this into account, especially if the housing block has a protected character. Indoors, the work often involves old, sometimes slightly uneven walls and ceilings that need proper preparation first. Think of hairline cracks along ceiling cornices and wooden banisters with many old layers of varnish.

How Oranje Kwast approaches it in West

In West you can come to our painter as the resident of a single floor, but also as an owners' association (VvE) that wants to refurbish the shared areas. He previously painted a characterful stairwell in Amsterdam in green and white, a colour combination chosen in consultation with the residents. See the stairwell project for the result.

• Painting the stairwell, from banister to ceiling
• Window frames and front doors on the street side, with exterior painting
• Walls and ceilings in your apartment, with interior painting
• A clear written quote that you can discuss at the VvE meeting

Practical: your enquiry in West

If you are requesting a quote for a shared stairwell, feel free to send a few photos via the quote form. Our painter replies within 24 hours and then schedules a free on-site consultation, during which he looks at the stairwell or your home. That way, as an owners' association, you quickly know what is going on and what it will cost.

Read more about the whole city at painter in Amsterdam. For the garden villages on the other side of the IJ, take a look at Amsterdam-Noord.