Interior & exterior painters · Brainerd Lakes, Minnesota A clean finish on every wall, deck and cabin.

Whites Finish is a locally owned painting company based in Pillager, serving Brainerd, Baxter and the lakes area. Two coats, proper prep, and a job site left cleaner than we found it. Homes, cabins, decks, garages and small commercial.

Get a free estimate Call or text (701) 219-1472

Fall special: 10% off interior painting booked by October 31.

2 coatsstandard on every job

Freeon-site estimates

Insuredgeneral liability, COI on request

Pillager, MNCrow Wing & Cass County

What we paint

Painting & staining services

Straightforward pricing by the square foot, quoted in writing before we open a can.

Interior painting

Walls, ceilings, trim, doors and closets. Furniture moved and covered, floors protected, nail holes patched and sanded before the first coat.

Whole-house repaints and single rooms
Drywall patching and light texture repair
Trim and door enamel

Exterior painting

Siding, soffit, fascia, garages and outbuildings. Power wash, scrape, prime bare wood, caulk, then two coats of exterior acrylic.

Lap, LP and cement-board siding
Garage doors and shutters
Season runs May through early October

Deck & cabin staining

Cedar siding, log homes and lake decks. Semi-transparent and solid stains, clear coats, and the yearly deck maintenance that keeps them from going gray.

Deck strip, brighten and re-stain
Log and cedar siding
Docks, railings, pergolas

Pick a sheen
Sheen	Where we use it	Why
Flat / matte	Ceilings, low-traffic bedrooms	Hides drywall imperfections, hardest to wipe clean
Eggshell	Living rooms, hallways, most walls	Our default: soft finish, cleans up fine
Satin	Kitchens, baths, kids' rooms, exteriors	Scrubbable, sheds moisture, still not shiny
Semi-gloss	Trim, doors, garage doors	Durable, wipeable, shows off crisp edges

Recent work

Before, during and after

Prep is most of the job. These are real jobs photographed start to finish, including the messy middle most painters don't show you.

Living room under a pine ceiling

Same wall, three stages. Trim taped, the ceiling line and arch cut in by brush, color sampled on the wall before committing.

Living room wall in the original gold before painting — **Before.** The original gold, art still up.

Same wall with the arch taped, a brushed band along the ceiling and color samples — **Cut in.** Arch taped, ceiling line and edges brushed first, samples on the wall.

Same wall finished in light gray with art rehung — **After.** Light gray, crisp against the pine and oak. Art back up.

Bedroom hallway

Every door casing taped, dings patched and spot-primed, then two coats rolled out.

Hallway in the original warm gray — **Before.** Tired warm gray.

Hallway with blue tape on every door casing and patched spots — **Taped and patched.** Every casing masked, patches primed so they don't flash.

Same hallway finished in a bright white — **After.** Bright and clean, straight lines at every door.

Entry with the round window

Tall walls, a vaulted pine ceiling and a stairwell railing to work around.

Entry in the original taupe — **Before.** Taupe that made the space feel smaller.

Same entry finished in a bright white — **After.** Bright white that lets the oak and pine stand out.

Storage shed, painted in the shop

Painted indoors before delivery so the finish cures without dust, bugs or rain.

Shed siding mid-coat with paint brushed into the grain — **Mid-coat.** Worked into the grooves of the textured siding.

Shed front finished white with black trim — **Front.** White with black trim and a clean gable line.

Shed back wall finished — **Back.** Same finish on the sides nobody sees.

More finished rooms

Bathroom walls above the tile under a whitewashed pine ceiling — Bath · above the tile

Hallway with an oak arch, walls finished white — Hallway · oak arch

Bedroom in a soft cream — Bedroom · soft cream

Bathroom doorway with walls finished white — Bath · cut in at the ceiling trim

How we work

No surprises, start to finish

You'll know the price, the product, the number of coats and the schedule before we start.

Walkthrough

We measure the space, check surface condition, and talk colors and sheen. Usually 20–30 minutes.

Written quote

Square-foot pricing with prep, coats and materials itemized. Good for 30 days.

Prep

Masking, patching, sanding, caulking and priming. Prep is most of the job and most of what makes paint last.

Paint & walk-back

Two coats, then we walk it with you and touch up anything you spot before the final invoice.

Room with walls cut in along the pine ceiling and around the windows — **Cut in first.** The ceiling line and every window get brushed before a roller touches the wall.

Lake-view room with patches spot-primed around the windows — **Spot-prime the patches.** Filled holes get primer so they don't show through the finish coat.

About us

Owner-run painting from Pillager

Whites Finish LLC is owned and run by Jacob, a painter with 3+ years of professional experience. He does the walkthrough, writes the quote and does the painting, so the person who prices your job is the person who paints it.

We're an insured Minnesota LLC based in Pillager, working across Crow Wing and Cass County: Brainerd, Baxter, Nisswa, Pequot Lakes, Crosslake, Gull Lake and the towns around them. Homes, lake cabins, rentals, decks and small commercial spaces.

Where we work

Brainerd Lakes and the surrounding towns

Based in Pillager and serving Crow Wing and Cass County. We'll drive for a cabin or a deck job; ask if you're outside the list.

Brainerd
Baxter
Pillager
Nisswa
Pequot Lakes
Crosslake
Lake Shore / Gull Lake
Merrifield
Crosby & Ironton
Motley
Staples
Little Falls

Older homes: Houses built before 1978 may have lead-based paint under the surface. We follow EPA lead-safe practices on those jobs and will tell you up front if it changes the prep.

Common questions

Painting questions, answered

Still wondering about something? Call or text (701) 219-1472.

How much does it cost to paint a room or a house?

Every job is priced by the square foot after a free walkthrough. Prep, number of coats and materials are itemized in a written quote that's good for 30 days.

When is exterior painting season in the Brainerd area?

Roughly May through early October. Most exterior paints and stains need temperatures above about 35–50°F (depending on the product) while they go on and for a day or so after, and Brainerd-area nights usually drop below that by mid-to-late October. Interior painting isn't affected by the weather, so fall and winter are the best time to book it.

Do you stain decks, docks and log cabins?

Yes. We strip, brighten and re-stain decks, docks and railings, and stain cedar and log siding with semi-transparent or solid stains. Yearly deck maintenance keeps the wood from going gray.

How often should a deck be re-stained in Minnesota?

Most decks in the Brainerd area need a fresh coat of semi-transparent stain every 2–3 years. Solid stains last longer on railings and siding but wear faster where people walk. If water soaks in instead of beading up, or the wood is starting to turn gray, it's time.

Do you paint lake cabins and vacation rentals?

Yes. We paint and stain lake cabins, lake homes and rental properties, from log and cedar siding to full interior repaints. Fall and winter are a good time to repaint a rental cabin's interior between guests, and we'll schedule around your bookings.

Is Whites Finish a local company?

Yes. Whites Finish LLC is based in Pillager, Minnesota and is owned and run by Jacob, who has 3+ years of professional painting experience. We serve Brainerd, Baxter, Nisswa, Pequot Lakes, Crosslake and the rest of the Brainerd Lakes area.

How soon can you start?

We're booking interior work now for fall and winter, and you'll get a start date along with your written quote. Exterior and deck work is scheduled from May through early October.

Are you insured?

Yes. Whites Finish LLC carries general liability insurance, and we'll send a certificate of insurance on request.

Do I need to move furniture or pick colors before you start?

No. We move and cover furniture and protect floors. Colors and sheen get talked through at the walkthrough, and we can sample on the wall before you commit.

Free estimate

Tell us about the job

We reply within one business day, usually the same day. Or just call or text (701) 219-1472.