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Interior painting
I turn tired rooms back into places you want to be. I mask everything that isn't getting painted, cut my lines in by hand, and leave your room tidy at the end of every day — not just the last one.
👋 Hey — I'm Austin Smith, painter in Newton, Iowa
I paint
I paint
houses like
they're my own.
When you call me, you reach me. When you book an estimate, I come out and see the job myself. I paint interiors, exteriors, cabinets and woodwork — carefully, and priced fairly.
— AustinSeven years in, insured, and I still love opening a fresh can.
That's the finish I aim for ↑
Clean lines, no drips on your floor, and a room you're proud to sit in.
7years I've spent painting professionally
5things I paint: walls to warehouses
$0what my estimate will ever cost you
641…-831-3937 — my number. Call or text me directly
how I think about paint —
I believe a good paint job is mostly invisible work: the washing, the scraping, the sanding, the taping nobody photographs. Get that right and the colour takes care of itself. That's how I've worked for seven years, and it's how I'll work in your home.
prep first, always.
I won't rush your walls to get to the next job. I'd rather do yours properly and have you tell your neighbours why.
come on in, the door's open —
Walk a house with me while I paint it
This house is a 3D illustration I had built for this page — not a real customer's home
Keep scrolling — I'll fly you through it ↓
before we start —
Pick your colour below
See the swatches at the bottom? That's the colour in my hand. As we arrive in each room, I'll put it on the walls right in front of you — the cabinets too. Change your mind mid-tour, just tap another one.
stop one — the outside
Exterior painting
Here's where every good job starts: washed, scraped and prepped, then coated for Iowa summers and winters alike. Watch the siding — your colour just went on. There's my ladder and my cans by the porch. I climb so you don't have to.
stop two — through my green door
Interior painting
In we go. This is where I spend most of my days — everything that isn't getting painted gets masked, my lines get cut in by hand, and your colour is on the living room walls. Tidy at the end of every day, not just the last one.
stop three — my favourite transformation
Cabinet refinishing
Look at those cabinets. They came in as dated wood, and I just refinished them in your colour — prepped, primed and finished smooth. A kitchen that feels brand new, without the remodel you didn't need.
stop four — where the day ends
A bedroom, done calm
Bedrooms are where colour earns its keep — it's the first thing you see in the morning and the last thing at night. Your pick is on these walls now. Stand here a second. If it feels right in this light, it'll feel right in yours — and I'll confirm it with you in person either way.
last stop — out the back
Wood staining
And the deck: cleaned, conditioned, and stained by hand so the grain shows through and the weather stays out. That's the full tour — five stops, one house, your colour throughout. The ticket below already knows what you picked.
The colour in my handTap one — I'll repaint as we go
Sage Retreat
come on in —
The five stops on my tour
My 3D walkthrough couldn't load on this device, so here are the five stops as pictures instead — the same five things I paint, in the same order. The house up there is my illustration, not a real customer's home.
1 · The outside
Washed, scraped, prepped and coated for Iowa weather. I climb the ladder so you don't have to.
2 · Living room
Masked, cut in by hand, and left tidy at the end of every day — not just the last one.
3 · Kitchen cabinets
My favourite transformation: prepped, primed and finished smooth, without a remodel.
4 · Bedroom
Colour that earns its keep — first thing in the morning, last thing at night.
5 · The deck
Cleaned, conditioned and stained by hand, so the grain shows and the weather stays out.
straight from me to you —
What I paint
These are the five things I do. Tap any of them and I'll have it ready in the booking ticket below.
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Exterior painting
I climb the ladder so you don't have to. I scrape, wash and prep your siding properly, then coat it to stand up to Iowa summers and winters alike — because a paint job that peels in two years isn't a paint job.
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Cabinet refinishing
This one's my favourite transformation. I take your doors and drawers, prep and prime them properly, and finish them smooth — so your kitchen feels brand new without you paying for a remodel you didn't need.
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Industrial painting
I coat the big spaces too — warehouses, shops and steel — and I plan the work around your operation so I'm helping your business, not standing in its way.
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Wood staining
I bring the grain back. I clean and condition your deck, fence or woodwork first, then stain it by hand so the wood shows through the way it should — and the Iowa weather stays out of it.
Not sure yours fits the list?
Send me a couple of photos with your estimate request and I'll tell you honestly whether it's a job for me — and if it isn't, I'll tell you that too.
welcome to my paint lab —
Try a colour on your room before I open a can
I built this because I know picking a colour off a tiny swatch is nerve-wracking. Pick a room — or upload a photo of your own — tap colours, drag the slider, and save the ones you like. Then send them to me with your estimate and I'll confirm the final choice with you in person, in your real light.
I'm showing you: Newton Cream at 55% strength
go on — the bold colours are more fun than you think. — A.
Colours I reach for again and again
Colours you've saved with me
Nothing saved yet — tap a colour you like, then save it for me.
simple, because I keep it that way —
Working with me
No call centre, no phone tag, no mystery. Here's exactly what happens from the moment you reach out to the moment we shake hands over a finished room.
first —
You pick a time, I show up
Choose a day and a window in my ticket below and tell me a little about the job. I'll confirm it with you personally — your booking isn't final until you've heard from me.
then —
I walk it with you
I come out, I measure, I look closely at your surfaces, and we talk colours standing in the actual light. Then I give you one clear written price. No pressure from me, ever.
finally —
I paint it, we walk it together
I prep, I protect your floors and furniture, I paint — and when I say I'm done, we walk the job together. If you spot something, I fix it. Then it counts as done.
a quick note before you book —
Hey, I'm Austin.
I started Smiths Color & Create here in Newton because I like this work and I like doing it for people I might bump into at the grocery store. That keeps me honest in a way a big outfit never has to be.
I won't quote you a firm price from a photo, and I won't promise you a date I haven't confirmed — I'd rather tell you straight than sell you something smooth. What I will do is show up when I say I will, prep properly, and leave your place cleaner than I found it.
- ✓I'm insuredIt's on my flyer and it matters to me that your home is protected while I work in it.
- ✓I've been painting for 7 yearsInteriors, exteriors, cabinets, industrial work and staining — learned on real jobs, on real ladders.
- ✓My estimates are free, in personI want to see the surfaces myself before I put a number on your job. You get one clear price, no obligation.
- ✓I keep my prices fairI'm a small local operation with low overhead, and I price for my neighbours — not for a metro call centre.
- ✓You talk to me, not a machineCall or message and you reach me, Austin Smith — the same person who'll show up with the brush.
this is my work ticket — fill it in and it's yours
Book me — my estimate is free
Pick a day that suits you, tell me about the job, and hit the green button. I'll prepare your ticket right here so you can text it, call it in, or download it in one tap. I confirm every single one myself.
Smiths Color & Create — Job Ticket
Free estimate · Newton, Iowa · I confirm every appointment personally before it's final.
1 · Pick your day
Here are my next 14 working days, Monday to Saturday. Pick whatever suits your life best.
2 · Pick your window
My estimate visits usually take me 20 to 40 minutes at your place.
You haven't picked a day yet — I'm flexible.
3 · Tell me about the job
The fields with a * are the ones I really need from you.
Your ticket's ready — here's what happens next
Send it to me one of these ways and I'll confirm your time personally:
asked of me all the time —
Your questions, my honest answers
Yes, really. I come out myself, I look at your surfaces in person, we talk through the work, and I give you one clear price. There's no charge and no obligation — if you decide I'm not your painter, I'll wish you well and mean it.
I won't, and here's why: photos help me prepare, but your surface condition, any repairs, and access all change the real work. Guessing from a photo wouldn't be fair to you or to me. That's exactly what my free in-person estimate is for.
I'm based here in Newton, Iowa, and I take work in and around Newton. If your town's a short drive away, tell me where you are when you book and I'll tell you straight whether I can get to you.
I am. I'm insured — it's one of the four things I put right on my flyer, next to my experience, my fair prices and my free estimates.
Seven years, professionally — interiors and exteriors, cabinets, industrial spaces and stained wood. Long enough to know the prep matters more than the paint, not so long that I've stopped caring about either.
Happily. Start in my paint lab on this page, save the colours you like, and send them with your estimate. Then I'll stand in your actual room, in your actual light, and we'll confirm the final choice together before I open a single can.
I really do — it's one of my favourite jobs. I refinish kitchen cabinets, bath vanities and built-ins, prepping and finishing every door and drawer for a smooth result that holds up to daily life.
I take those too. I paint warehouses, shops and steel, and I schedule around your operation. Book me an estimate, describe your space, and I'll walk it and price it properly.
Call or text me, Austin Smith, on 641-831-3937, or message Smiths Color and Create on Facebook. My helper at the bottom of this page can also take your details and load them into my ticket form for you.
so — what are we painting?
Your place could be my next favourite job.
Book my free estimate, bring your colour ideas, and I'll show you exactly what it takes. No pressure from me either way.