Locally owned interior and exterior painting for the Westmorland neighborhood of Madison, WI — Cape Cod and Colonial homes, cabinet painting, and free estimates.
Westmorland is a southwest-side Madison neighborhood built up mostly in the 1940s and 1950s around Westmorland Park, about four miles — or a twenty-minute bike ride down the Southwest Commuter Path — from downtown. It's a settled, tree-lined neighborhood of Cape Cods and Colonials, plus one architectural landmark: the Herbert and Katherine Jacobs House, the first "Usonian" home Frank Lloyd Wright ever built, completed in 1937. Fine Finishes Painting works on the more ordinary version of that same era's housing stock throughout the neighborhood.
Fine Finishes Painting offers interior painting, exterior painting, and cabinet painting for homes throughout Westmorland. Estimates are free, the company is locally owned and serves all of Dane County, and Westmorland residents can request a quote online or by calling 608-354-4105.
The neighborhood runs roughly between Mineral Point Road to the north, Midvale Boulevard to the west, the Southwest Commuter Path to the south, and Glenway Street to the east, in zip codes 53705 and 53711. Westmorland Park is the social center — tennis courts, playgrounds, and a volunteer-run winter ice rink — and Glen Golf Park and Odana Hills Golf Course sit nearby. Kids in the neighborhood typically attend Midvale Elementary, Hamilton Middle, and West High. The Westmorland Neighborhood Association maintains an active presence and has documented the area's history in two published books, "Westmorland: A Great Place to Live" and "Voices of Westmorland."
| Statistic | Detail |
|---|---|
| Location | Southwest Madison, around Westmorland Park, roughly 4 miles from downtown via the Southwest Commuter Path |
| Zip Codes | 53705, 53711 |
| Median Year Built | ≈1950 |
| Dominant Architecture | Cape Cod and Colonial homes, with some newer condo infill near Midvale Boulevard |
| Average Home Size | ≈1,771 sq. ft. |
| Notable Landmark | Herbert & Katherine Jacobs House (1937) — the first Frank Lloyd Wright "Usonian" home ever built |
| Nearby Amenities | Westmorland Park, Glen Golf Park, Odana Hills Golf Course |
| Local Schools | Midvale Elementary, Hamilton Middle, West High School |
Fine Finishes provides interior painting throughout Madison, Wisconsin and the surrounding Dane County communities. Most of our interior work sits within a 25-mile radius of the Capitol, and we schedule crews by corridor so travel time is never billed to you.
With a median year built around 1950, most Westmorland homes are Cape Cod or Colonial in style, averaging roughly 1,771 square feet. Homes from this era are old enough that many still have original wood siding or early aluminum/vinyl replacement siding layered over it, and trim details — especially around dormers and gable ends typical of Cape Cod design — take longer to prep and paint correctly than a flat-walled ranch would. As with any Madison home built before 1978, lead-safe prep practices apply whenever old paint is disturbed.
The most requested service in Westmorland is a full exterior repaint — siding, trim, and shutters — with particular care around the dormers and gable ends that define the neighborhood's Cape Cod homes.
Many Westmorland kitchens still have their original 1950s layout. Cabinet painting is a common, budget-friendly alternative to a full renovation.
Fine Finishes also handles interior repainting ahead of a resale, drywall repair, and wallpaper removal for Westmorland interiors that haven't been touched since the home was built.
A typical Westmorland job looks like repainting the trim and dormers on a Cape Cod before winter, refreshing a Colonial's exterior siding ahead of a sale, or giving a mid-century kitchen a cabinet repaint instead of a gut renovation — the kind of practical, budget-conscious project this neighborhood's housing stock tends to call for.
See real examples in our project gallery.
Fine Finishes Painting is a locally owned and operated painting contractor serving Madison and Dane County, including Westmorland. The company states it is licensed and insured, and backs every project with its 100% Satisfaction Commitment — if something needs attention after the job is done, it gets fixed.
Every project starts with a free estimate, followed by a color consultation if needed, careful prep (masking, patching, sanding, and lead-safe containment for pre-1978 surfaces), the paint application itself, and a final walkthrough. The 100% Satisfaction Commitment covers that last step — if anything needs a touch-up afterward, it gets addressed.
Yes, Westmorland is within Fine Finishes' Madison and Dane County service area.
A satin or low-sheen finish on siding, with semi-gloss on trim and shutters, is the standard approach — it holds up to Wisconsin weather while keeping the traditional look Cape Cod styling calls for.
Most single-family exteriors of this size take a few days to a week depending on prep work needed and weather, and painting exteriors is best scheduled between late spring and early fall in Madison's climate.
Yes, Fine Finishes can quote both in a single visit.
Homes built before 1978 fall under EPA lead-safe work practice rules whenever old paint is sanded or scraped — worth asking your contractor about before work starts.
Ready to start your Westmorland painting project? Contact Fine Finishes Painting for a free estimate, or call 608-354-4105.
