Offices, retail spaces, and storefronts painted around your business — not the other way around. Owner-operated, licensed and insured, with commercial-grade coatings that hold up to daily traffic. Serving Bellingham and Whatcom County since 2004.
When you paint a business, the paint is only half the job. The other half is keeping you open — protecting merchandise, working around staff and customers, and having the space clean and dry before the doors open again. I'm Justin Ellwanger, the owner, and I'm on-site for the commercial work we take on in Bellingham and Whatcom County. That means one point of contact, a clear schedule, and a finish that still looks sharp after a year of real use.
We focus on offices, retail spaces, storefronts, and smaller commercial interiors and exteriors — the kind of work where careful prep, clean lines, and durable coatings matter more than a rushed crew moving on to the next job.
“Justin and the team were professional, took their time with the pre-cleaning and prep work, used quality paint, and made the place look like new again.”
A repaint for a business has to solve problems a house repaint never does — downtime costs you money, surfaces take more abuse, and the finish gets cleaned far more often. We plan for that up front instead of discovering it halfway through.
It also has to satisfy people a homeowner rarely deals with — property managers, landlords, and the businesses next door.
Interior and exterior commercial repaints, scoped to your space and your schedule.
Walls, ceilings, trim, doors, and common areas — repainted in phases or after hours so your team keeps working. Low-odor products for occupied offices.
Sales floors, feature walls, and storefronts that need to look sharp for customers. Crisp cut lines, accent walls, and finishes that clean up well.
Durable, scrubbable coatings for high-traffic interiors — with real prep: patching, sanding, caulking, and priming before any finish coat.
Building exteriors, trim, and storefront facades — prep-first repaints built for Bellingham's wet, coastal climate. Available now; interior photos shown below.
Every project below is a real Bellingham commercial space we painted — with photos, not stock images. Click through to see the full gallery for each.
A downtown retail repaint in a working storefront: custom chocolate-toned Benjamin Moore Aura walls plus a metallic feature wall, masked and protected so the shop stayed presentable throughout.
View the Chocolate Necessities repaint →
An office repaint near St. Joseph Medical Center — two clean white walls and two accent walls for depth, with crisp cut lines and a durable commercial-grade finish.
View the St. Joseph–area office →
A professional office repaint in Bellingham's Sunnyland neighborhood — durable interior coatings and a clean, straightforward finish with before-and-after photos.
View the Sunnyland office repaint →These are our documented commercial projects to date — all interior. We also take exterior commercial work; ask for our full project list when you request an estimate.
Yes. Most commercial work is scheduled to keep you open — we work after hours, before opening, in phases, or over a weekend so paint is dry and the space is ready before your customers or staff arrive. We plan the sequence with you before we start.
Yes. Ellwanger Painting LLC holds Washington Contractor License ELLWAPL779QL and is bonded and insured. We can provide a certificate of insurance (COI) naming your business or property manager as needed, and we're EPA RRP lead-safe certified for pre-1978 buildings. You can verify our credentials on our awards & credentials page.
Offices, retail stores, storefronts, and small commercial interiors and exteriors in Bellingham and Whatcom County. Recent projects include a downtown retail repaint for Chocolate Necessities and office repaints near St. Joseph Medical Center and in the Sunnyland neighborhood.
Commercial-grade, high-durability coatings built for high-traffic wear and repeated cleaning — premium products from Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore, including low-VOC and low-odor lines for occupied offices and retail spaces.
Yes. We walk the space, then provide a free, detailed written estimate with a clear scope — which surfaces, how many coats, what prep, the schedule, and what is and isn't included. Commercial work is backed by our 5-year workmanship warranty. Request an estimate.
Yes. We take on exterior commercial repaints — storefronts, trim, and building exteriors — with the same prep-first approach we use on Bellingham's older homes. Our current commercial portfolio photos are interior projects; ask us for the full project list when you request an estimate.
Tell us about your office, store, or storefront and we'll walk it with you — a clear written scope, a schedule that keeps you open, and an honest number. No sales pressure.
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