Catchlight Painting Blog
Interior House Paint Ideas – Trending Styles for Homeowners
There’s a great business book by Marcus Buckingham called First, Break All The Rules; it pertains to management, but the title would be fitting for the rules around color dos and don’ts these days. When it comes to interior house painting and inspirational ideas, it’s...
Trust But Verify: Background Checks at Catchlight
During the Cold War (the old one not this new one!) the term ‘trust but verify’ informed negotiators on both sides; take your opponents’ words at face value but confirm their follow-through via visual inspection. The same is true when hiring residential painters. At...
Brookline Teen Center
This January, we had the pleasure of donating our time, paint and materials, and all painting services to the Brookline Teen Center (BTC). Founded in 2013, the mission of the Brookline Teen Center is: “to provide a platform where all teens can explore, create, and...
Minted Dining Room
This beautiful minted dining room is from a client’s home in Brookline, Massachusetts. We worked alongside FBN Construction and the Platemark design team to enhance the finer details and create a touch of uniqueness. Let’s walk through our process: With any...
Benjamin Moore and Farrow & Ball Colors of the Year 2022
Colors of the Year 2022 New England’s cold gray winter months are fast approaching, a time of year we could all use a bit more color to brighten our days and warm our homes. Perhaps it’s fitting that the end-of-year marks the design and painting industry’s very own...
Who Let The Dogs Out?
As any animal lover knows, pets are not just pets, they’re family members – sometimes even our favorite family members! Many of us share those feelings, particularly true during the pandemic months when the company of furry and fine-feathered friends brought warmth...
Painter Spotlights: Eraldo Scarpatto and Gregg Boucher
This month, Catchlight Painting’s painter spotlight focuses on two of our esteemed painters: Eraldo Scarpatto- Catchlight Panting’s longest-standing employee, and Gregg Boucher- Catchlight Painting’s newest employee. Bringing an unmatched work ethic, professional...
Painting Your Home’s Exterior ~ What Makes It Last?
Your home’s exterior is on the receiving end of a variety of harsh elements; the summer sun bakes the paint and fades colors; rain and moisture find their way behind any break in the paint film; and winter’s cold will shrink your house, exposing joints and separating...
Hearth & Home
There is no place more delightful than one’s own fireplace. Marcus Tullius Cicero Here in cold, snowy New England, we often find ourselves hunkered down seeking the comfort of life indoors where nothing (to borrow from Cicero) is more delightful than a fireplace. Walk...
A Spa Of One’s Own
Restroom, powder room, master, or guest, over the course of the last 100 years, bathrooms have evolved from utilitarian, functional spaces clad in stark fixtures and cold tile to more carefully curated, spa-like retreats. Today’s bathrooms are sometimes bold,...
