Catchlight Painting Blog
Lead-Safe Legacy: Safely Painting Newton’s Older Homes
Newton is known for its rich and wide variety of historic homes, and with that history often comes a less welcome guest: lead paint. In houses built before 1978, layers of lead can be hiding under every window sash and baseboard. But with the right experience and...
Exterior Painting That Suits Greater Boston’s Architectural History
In our neck of the woods (Greater Boston), homes wear their history on their sleeves, with clapboards, cedar shingles, quirky trim, and details you won’t find elsewhere. For us, exterior painting is more than just a new style; it must help your house withstand the...
Why Is My Paint Peeling? And How to Prevent It!
Few things are more frustrating for a homeowner than peeling paint. You invest in a fresh coat, expecting years of beauty and protection, only to see it bubble, crack, or flake away. So why does this happen - and how can you prevent it from happening again? At...
Exterior Paint Tactics That Newtonians Can Trust!
Back in 2015, Greater Boston weather patterns had a personal vendetta against Sundays and Mondays. Every time Sunday rolled around, the skies would load up and dump another record-breaking snowstorm, burying the city in feet of snow by Monday morning. Just for the...
Reviving Historic Moldings Across Newton
Step into a well-maintained and cared-for historic home, and your eyes are drawn upward; the crown molding framing the ceiling, the wainscoting lining the halls, or the window casings built generations ago. These accents contribute significantly to a home’s character....
A Palette for Place: Newton’s Historic Homes & Contextual Color
It’s a special feeling; walking into a home where the interior color palette feels as if it’s been there forever, like an heirloom or a piece of art on the wall. Not trendy, not jarringly modern, but perfectly in step with the home’s bones, its light, and its...
Painting in the Heat – How Summer Weather Impacts a Flawless Finish
"Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun..." This witty line, popularized by Noel Coward and originally rooted in a Kipling poem, satirized the stoic absurdity of British colonial soldiers marching through India in full wool uniforms under a punishing...
Preserving the Past with Paint: Restoring New England’s Historic Homes
There’s something undeniably special about historic homes - their quiet and enduring elegance, their understated and unmistakable charm, and the way every crooked floorboard and drafty window seems to whisper a bit of history. At Catchlight Painting, we don’t...
The 5 P’s of Painting (and Why Catchlight Gets Them Right)
At Catchlight, we like to think of painting as more than just a service—it’s an experience. And like any good experience, it begins with a solid plan; we refer to it as the five P’s. 1. Pricing Let’s start with the elephant in the room—or in this case, the $95-an-hour...
Spring Into Action: Why Now Is the Perfect Time to Paint Your Home’s Exterior
Spring has officially sprung in New England—daffodils are blooming, birds are singing, pollen is absolutely bonkers, and somewhere in the distance, someone is pressure washing their house with the intensity of a person avenging winter. It’s that time of year when we...
