Catchlight Painting Blog
2021 Colors Of The Year
Photo Credit: https://www.farrow-ball.com/en-us/the-chromologist/inspiration/2021-colour-trends Each October, as if to coincide with Mother Nature’s burst of fall colors, major paint companies announce their Colors of The Year. Often accompanied by a palette of...
Catchlight Community Spotlight: Alex Steinberg
A Conversation With Alex Steinberg President of JBS Home Inspections In this edition of Catchlight‘s Community Spotlight, we are proud to feature Alex Steinberg, President of JBS Home Inspection. Alex is the kind of person you’d want to be stranded on a desert...
Historic Paint Color Schemes From Our Portfolio
When one thinks about the color palette of a historic home’s interior, specific hues come to mind. Victorian homes tended to be painted in colors that reflected what was available from plant-based pigments, such as earth tones like eggplant, ochre, hues of green and...
Our COVID-19 Certification Process For Employees
Exceeding state and CDC guidelines, Catchlight is following the strictest measures to ensure a safe and hygienic work environment for our crews, our customers and anyone who may be in contact with one of our work sites. As the impact of COVID 19 extends into the fall...
Portico Vs Porch Vs Patio
It is the dog days of summer when most of us who live in the Boston area relish the warmth and sunshine, and the longer days stretching into the evening. We spend more time out in the fresh air and particularly during COVID times, more time outdoors at home. Our...
Painter Spotlight: Pete Woods
This Month’s Painter Spotlight is Pete Woods Pete joined the Catchlight family in 2018 and very quickly demonstrated his ability to work well with our customers and crews alike. Soon after, he was promoted to Foreman. His painting experience dates back to 2004...
The Transformation Of A Victorian Exterior
Painting the exteriors of older homes throughout the Boston area for decades, we at Catchlight have been presented with everything from weather-worn siding to rotting window casements to the presence of lead. This stately Victorian home located in Brookline, MA had...
Our Response To COVID – An Update
Following strict measures to ensure a safe and hygienic work environment for our crews, our customers and anyone who may be in contact with one of our work sites Designated an essential business by the state of Massachusetts, Catchlight has continued to operate...
Tips For Getting Organized: There’s No Better Time
Most Americans are spending far more quiet time at home this spring, trying to make the best of what may feel like one endless weekend. We are watching more movies, doing more puzzles, and heroically trying to homeschool our children. All this time spent within...
House Painting During COVID-19
So much has changed in the last four weeks. First, only some of us were asked to work from home, then more of us, and then everyone who was deemed non-essential. We were asked not to gather in groups of 250 or more, then 25 or more, then 10 or more. The Centers for...