Limewash painting service in Dubai
We are a limewash painter team based in Business Bay. We turn plain walls into calm, cloudy, natural surfaces that feel warm in the day and soft at night. Lime wash paint Dubai homeowners love, applied by hand, with a clean finish and a fixed price.
What is limewash paint?
Limewash paint is made from slaked lime, water and natural pigment. It is one of the oldest wall finishes in the world, and it still looks fresh in modern Dubai homes.
Normal emulsion paint sits on top of the wall like a plastic skin. Lime wash paint is different. It sinks into the surface and hardens with the air. This is called carbonation. The result is a soft, chalky, matte finish with gentle cloudy movement. No two walls ever look the same, and that is the beauty of it.
Our limewash painter team applies every coat by hand with a wide block brush. We use a cross-hatch brush stroke to build a mottled texture that shifts with the light. In the morning the wall looks light and open. By sunset it looks warm and deep. That living, changing look is why interior designers in Dubai keep asking for limewash walls.
Because lime is naturally alkaline, limewash also resists mould and mildew. It is breathable, low odour, low VOC and safe for bedrooms, nurseries and majlis areas. If you want a healthy, eco-friendly, natural wall finish that also looks beautiful, limewash paint Dubai projects are exactly what we do every day.
Quick facts
| Main ingredient | Slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) |
| Finish | Matte, chalky, cloudy texture |
| Coats needed | 2 coats over a mineral primer |
| Drying time | Touch dry in 2–4 hours |
| Full cure | 7–21 days as lime hardens |
| Best for | Living rooms, bedrooms, majlis, façades, cafés |
| Life span | 10+ years indoors with light care |
| Smell | Almost none — safe to sleep in the next night |
Our limewash painting service
From one feature wall to a full villa façade, our limewash painters handle the whole job — surface prep, primer, colour mixing, two hand-brushed coats and a clean handover.
Soft, calm walls for living rooms, bedrooms, majlis, hallways and dining areas. We protect your floors and furniture, sand and fill every crack, then brush on two even coats for a smooth cloudy finish.
Limewash bonds with cement render and stone, so it will not peel like normal exterior paint. It reflects sunlight, handles heat and lets trapped moisture escape — a smart choice for Dubai weather.
The fastest way to change a room. One textured feature wall behind the bed, sofa or TV gives instant depth. Most accent walls are finished in a single day with no mess left behind.
Full villa projects across Dubai Hills, Arabian Ranches, Emirates Hills and Jumeirah. We plan the work room by room so your family can keep living at home while we paint.
Living in a tower? We work with building rules, book the service lift, use dust sheets and finish on time. Perfect for rented flats, holiday homes and Airbnb units that need a fresh look fast.
Limewash gives cafés, boutiques, spas, clinics and co-working spaces a warm, natural brand feel. We work overnight so your business never has to close for a single day.
Want something smoother and more polished? Roman clay, Marmorino and Venetian plaster give a tighter, glossier stone look. We help you choose the right finish for each room.
For bathrooms, showers and wet areas we use tadelakt or microcement. These are lime-based too, but sealed and water resistant, so you get the same natural look where water is a problem.
Bring us a fabric, tile, photo or Pinterest board and we will mix a matching lime colour on site. We paint free sample boards so you can see the shade on your own wall before you decide.
Scuffed corners, water marks or a knock from moving furniture? Limewash is easy to repair. We blend a fresh coat into the old finish so the patch disappears completely.
Not happy with a previous job by another company? We can strip, sand, skim and re-do the wall properly, or convert it back to a smooth painted surface if you change your mind.
Not sure what your wall needs? Our limewash consultant visits your home or office, checks the surface, measures the area and explains your options in plain language — with no pressure to book.
Why homeowners pick us
Anyone can roll on paint. Limewash needs a steady hand, the right lime, and a painter who understands how Dubai heat and humidity change the drying. That is all we do.
We do not paint doors, do carpentry or fix air conditioning. We only apply lime finishes. That focus is why our texture looks even and never patchy.
You see the exact colour and texture on your own wall first. No guessing from a phone screen, no surprises on handover day.
Your quote lists the rooms, the square metres, the number of coats and the total. The price does not change unless you ask for extra work.
Floors covered, sockets masked, furniture wrapped and dust sheets down before the first brush. We sweep and clear every evening.
Our lime is breathable, low odour and free from harsh solvents. Safe around children, pets, asthma sufferers and food areas.
You get a start date, a finish date and a WhatsApp update each day. If anything slips, you hear it from us first.
If the finish lifts, flakes or fades because of our work, we come back and fix it free. Simple as that.
We work with interior designers and fit-out contractors across Dubai, follow mood boards exactly and hit fit-out deadlines.
If limewash is wrong for your wall — a damp bathroom or a peeling old surface — we will tell you and suggest a better option instead.
Limewash colours
Lime pigments are natural, so the shades are soft and earthy. These are the colours our Dubai clients ask for most. Every shade can be made lighter or deeper to suit your room.
Colours on a screen never match a real wall. Ask for free painted sample boards and we will bring them to your home.
Textures we apply
Limewash is not one look. The brush, the number of coats and the pigment strength all change the result. These photos show the six finishes we apply most often in Dubai homes and shops.
The signature limewash look. Soft clouds drift across the wall and shift as the daylight moves. Best for living rooms, bedrooms and majlis areas where you want calm rather than drama.
A deeper, more dramatic version with stronger light and dark patches. Works beautifully on a single feature wall, in an entrance hall, or anywhere you want the wall to be the main focus.
Here we let the block-brush strokes stay visible in an X pattern. You can read the movement of the hand across the wall. A favourite with interior designers and cafés.
Troweled rather than brushed, so the surface is tighter and silkier with only gentle movement. Sits well in modern apartments and anywhere a cleaner line is wanted.
Dark greens, charcoals and deep browns. The mottling shows even more clearly in a strong shade. Stunning in studies, libraries, restaurants and powder rooms.
Burnished with a stone and sealed with soap, so it repels water. This is the finish we use for bathrooms, shower walls and vanity areas that still need the natural look.
Every wall is mixed and brushed by hand, so your finish will be close to these but never an exact copy. That is the point of a natural material.
Recent projects
Villas, apartments, clinics and restaurants. Every wall below was prepared, primed and hand-brushed by our own limewash painters.
How we work
Good limewash is 70% preparation. Here is exactly what happens from your first message to the day we hand the room back to you.
WhatsApp a photo of the wall, or fill the form above. Tell us the room, roughly how big it is, and the look you want. We reply the same day with a rough price range.
We come to your home or office at a time that suits you. We measure the walls, check the surface for damp, cracks, old peeling paint or gypsum joints, and note anything that needs fixing first.
We paint sample patches or bring boards in your shortlisted shades. You look at them in morning light and evening light before choosing. This step is free and there is no pressure.
Within 24 hours you get a clear quote: rooms, square metres, number of coats, materials, timeline and total price in AED. Approve it on WhatsApp and we lock your start date.
Furniture wrapped, floors covered, sockets and skirting masked. We fill cracks, sand rough spots, remove loose paint and clean off dust so the lime can grip the wall properly.
We apply a breathable mineral primer. This controls how fast the wall absorbs water, which is what stops patchy, streaky limewash later. Skipping this step is the number one reason DIY limewash fails.
Coat one goes on thin, in a cross-hatch pattern. We let it dry fully, then apply coat two to build the cloudy depth. Every square metre is brushed by hand — never rolled or sprayed flat.
The lime hardens over the next days as it reacts with the air. We remove all masking, clean the site, walk the room with you and fix any snag on the spot. Then we send your care guide and warranty.
Limewash paint price in Dubai
Price depends on wall condition, height, colour depth and how much preparation is needed. The ranges below are a guide only. Your written quote is always fixed before we start.
| Type of work | Guide price | Typical time | What is included |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single accent wall | From AED 1,200 | 1 day | Prep, primer, 2 limewash coats, clean-up |
| Bedroom (all walls) | From AED 2,800 | 1–2 days | Full masking, filling, primer, 2 coats |
| Living room / majlis | From AED 4,500 | 2–3 days | Furniture protection, prep, primer, 2 coats |
| Full 1–2 bed apartment | From AED 8,500 | 3–5 days | All rooms, ceilings optional, snag fix |
| Full villa interior | On survey | 1–3 weeks | Room-by-room plan, supervisor, warranty |
| Exterior façade limewash | On survey | 1–2 weeks | Access equipment, render repair, UV pigments |
| Roman clay / Venetian plaster | Higher rate | Varies | Extra coats, trowel work, burnishing |
| Touch-up or refresh coat | From AED 600 | Half day | Blend patch, single refresh coat |
Compare your options
All four look good. They just do different jobs. Use this simple table to pick the right finish for each room in your Dubai home.
| Feature | Limewash paint | Regular emulsion | Roman clay | Microcement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look | Cloudy, matte, moving texture | Flat and even | Smooth with soft depth | Modern concrete look |
| Breathable | Yes, very | No | Yes | Partly |
| Mould resistant | Yes, naturally alkaline | Only with additives | Yes | Yes when sealed |
| Good for wet areas | No, unless sealed | With special paint | No | Yes |
| Easy to repair | Very easy, blends in | Patches often show | Medium | Hard |
| Feels | Soft and chalky | Slightly plastic | Silky smooth | Cool and hard |
| Best rooms | Bedroom, living, majlis, façade | Any room, budget jobs | Feature walls, hallways | Bathrooms, floors, kitchens |
| Cost level | Medium | Low | Medium to high | High |
Built for this climate
Yes — and it often works better here than standard paint. But only if it is applied the right way.
Dubai gives walls a hard time. Summer heat, high humidity near the coast, salty air, fine sand and strong sun all attack a normal painted surface. Plastic-based paint traps moisture behind it. That trapped water pushes the paint off the wall, which is why you see bubbling and peeling on so many villas.
Limewash does the opposite. It stays open, so moisture inside the wall can escape as vapour instead of building up. It also reflects a lot of sunlight, which helps keep the surface a little cooler. On the outside of a building, lime bonds chemically with cement render and stone rather than just sticking on top.
The skill is in the timing. In very hot weather lime dries too fast and can look powdery. So we damp the wall first, work in shade, avoid the midday sun, and adjust the mix for the season. That is the part a general painter usually gets wrong.
Where we work
Our base is in Business Bay, so we reach most of Dubai within 30 minutes. We also take projects in Sharjah, Ajman and Abu Dhabi for larger jobs.
Do not see your area? Message us anyway — we travel across the UAE for the right project.
Aftercare made simple
Limewash is low maintenance. Follow these easy rules and your walls will look good for many years.
Give the walls two to three weeks before you wipe or lean anything on them. The lime is still hardening.
Use a soft dry cloth or a vacuum brush head. Hard scrubbing will polish the texture and leave a shiny mark.
Press a dry cloth on the spot instead of rubbing. Most marks fade on their own as the lime keeps curing.
We leave you a small sealed jar of your exact colour. One brushed patch fixes scuffs in minutes.
No bleach, no strong chemicals, no steam cleaners. Water and a soft cloth is all you ever need.
Run the AC or a fan in closed rooms. Good airflow keeps every natural wall finish looking its best.
In hallways, kids' rooms and shops we can add a breathable lime sealer for extra scuff protection.
One new coat over the old one brings everything back. No stripping and no sanding needed.
Client reviews
Real feedback from villa owners, apartment residents, designers and business owners across Dubai.
“We wanted a calm, natural look for our majlis and the team nailed it. The texture moves with the light through the day. They covered every bit of furniture and left the house spotless.”
“Booked one feature wall behind the bed and it changed the whole bedroom. Finished in a single day, no smell at all, and I slept in the room the same night.”
“Three bedrooms and the staircase, done room by room so we never had to move out. The colour matching to our floor tiles was spot on. Very fair pricing too.”
“They worked two nights so my café never closed. Customers keep asking who did the walls. Honestly the best money I have spent on the fit-out.”
“I specify these guys for my clients now. They follow a mood board properly and they understand the difference between limewash and Roman clay, which most painters do not.”
“Our façade was peeling every year. Two summers later the limewash still looks perfect. They explained why the old paint kept failing and fixed the real problem.”
“Rented flat, boring white walls. They handled the building NOC, used the service lift and finished in two days. Landlord loved it so much he paid half.”
“Very professional from the first site visit. Written quote, fixed price, daily WhatsApp updates with photos. Nothing changed at the end, which is rare here.”
“I was nervous about a dark colour. They painted three big sample patches so I could see it at night. Ended up with Clay Stone and it is beautiful.”
“Our meeting rooms felt cold and corporate. The limewash warmed the whole floor up. Team was quiet, tidy and finished before our Monday reopening.”
“My son has asthma so smell was my main worry. Zero odour, and the team explained the low VOC materials clearly. Walls look like a boutique hotel.”
“Salt air had wrecked our garden walls. They repaired the render first instead of just painting over it. That honesty is why I recommend them.”
“My salon needed a soft, natural feel for photos. The finish looks incredible on camera. Clients comment on the walls every single week.”
“High stairwell that other painters refused to touch. They brought proper access equipment and did it safely in two days. Great value for the work involved.”
“Old limewash from another company was patchy and streaky. They stripped it, primed properly and redid it. Difference is night and day.”
“Asked for a quote on Sunday, site visit Monday, started Wednesday. Fast without being rushed. The cross-brush texture is exactly what I wanted.”
“They matched a colour from a fabric swatch I brought. The shop feels warmer and more expensive now. Very easy people to deal with.”
“Limewash for the bedrooms and microcement for the guest bathroom. One team, one price, one schedule. Saved me a lot of coordination stress.”
“My listing photos look completely different now and bookings are up. They finished between two guest stays without a single delay.”
“They told me one of my walls had a damp problem and limewash would not fix it. Sent me to fix that first, no sales pressure. Came back a month later and did a great job.”
Questions people ask us
Short, honest answers to the questions we hear most from Dubai homeowners, tenants, designers and business owners.
Limewash paint is made from slaked lime, water and natural pigment. It soaks into the wall and hardens with the air instead of sitting on top like normal paint. That gives a soft, chalky, cloudy texture that changes with the light. In Dubai it is popular because it suits warm, natural interior styles, it breathes in a humid climate, and it hides small wall imperfections instead of showing them.
A single accent wall usually starts around AED 1,200. A full bedroom starts around AED 2,800, and a one or two bedroom apartment starts around AED 8,500. The final price depends on wall condition, ceiling height, colour depth and how much preparation is needed. We give you a fixed written quote after a free site visit, so the number never changes later.
It depends on the room. Limewash is better when you want texture, breathability and natural materials, and it is excellent on villa façades and older walls. Normal emulsion is better when you need a cheap, flat, easy-to-scrub surface. We are happy to tell you when limewash is not the right choice for your wall.
Yes. Limewash works very well on cement render, plaster, stone and concrete outside. It bonds with the surface chemically rather than just sticking to it, so it does not bubble and peel the way plastic-based exterior paint often does in Dubai heat. We use UV-stable mineral pigments so the colour holds up under strong sun.
Properly applied limewash does not peel. It becomes part of the wall as it cures. Peeling almost always means the surface was not prepared, the wrong primer was used, or the lime was applied over glossy old paint. Our two-year workmanship warranty covers this.
Indoors, limewash lasts ten years or more with light care. Outdoors in Dubai it typically looks good for five to eight years before it needs a refresh coat. Refreshing is simple: one new coat goes straight over the old one with no stripping or sanding.
Standard limewash is not waterproof, so we do not recommend it inside a shower or directly behind a sink. For wet areas we use tadelakt or microcement instead. These are also lime or cement based, so you get a similar natural look with a sealed, water resistant surface.
Dust them with a soft dry cloth or a vacuum brush head. If something spills, blot it gently with a dry cloth rather than rubbing. Avoid bleach, strong chemicals and steam cleaners. We leave you a small jar of your exact colour so any scuff can be brushed out in minutes.
One accent wall is usually a single day. A bedroom takes one to two days, a living room two to three days, and a one or two bedroom apartment three to five days. Full villas take one to three weeks depending on size. You get a start date and a finish date in writing before we begin.
Almost not at all. Limewash is low VOC, low odour and free from harsh solvents. Most clients use the room again the same evening. This makes it a good option for bedrooms, nurseries, and anyone with asthma or allergies.
Usually yes. We sand the surface, fix any cracks and apply a breathable mineral primer so the lime can grip properly. Very glossy or peeling old paint needs to be removed first. We check all of this during the free site visit and tell you exactly what is needed.
Yes. Bring us a fabric, a tile, a paint code or even a Pinterest photo and we will hand-tint a lime colour to match. We then paint free sample boards or patches on your wall so you can see the shade in daylight and at night before you commit.
Yes, samples and the site visit are both free with no obligation. Screens never show limewash colours correctly, so seeing a real painted sample on your own wall is the only reliable way to choose.
We cover all of Dubai from our Business Bay office, including Downtown, Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah, Jumeirah, Al Barsha, Dubai Hills Estate, Arabian Ranches, JVC, Mirdif, Meydan and Damac Hills. We also take larger projects in Sharjah, Ajman and Abu Dhabi.
Yes. It is made from natural minerals, contains no plastic binders and gives off very little odour. Lime is also naturally alkaline, which means it resists mould, mildew and bacteria on the wall surface.
Limewash is brushed on thin and gives a cloudy, textured, matte look. Roman clay is troweled on and gives a smoother, silkier finish with softer movement. Limewash suits a rustic, organic style. Roman clay suits a cleaner, more modern one. We apply both.
Yes. We offer evening, weekend and overnight slots for cafés, salons, offices, shops and busy family homes, so your daily routine or business is not interrupted.
Every project comes with a two-year workmanship warranty. If the finish lifts, flakes or fades because of how we applied it, we return and fix it at no cost.
Limewash hides very fine hairline marks and gives character to older walls, but it will not fill real cracks or level an uneven surface. We fill, sand and skim where needed before painting so the final result looks intentional rather than damaged.
Send us a message on WhatsApp using the green button on this page, or fill in the quote form with your room details. We reply the same day, arrange a free site visit at a time that suits you, and send a written quote within 24 hours.
Still have a question? Message us on WhatsApp and a real person will answer.
Ready when you are
Send us one photo of your wall on WhatsApp and we will give you a price range in minutes. No deposit, no pressure, no hidden costs — just honest advice from a Dubai limewash painter.
Talk to a limewash painter
Our office is in Business Bay, minutes from Downtown Dubai. Call in, message us, or ask for a free visit to your home or site.
Halal Bin Taraf Building, Office 207,
Business Bay, Dubai, UAE
Saturday to Thursday, 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday by appointment
