by Nigel Costolloe | Jul 15, 2022 | Home Improvement
Are blue kitchen cabinets timeless or trending? Miles Davis’ album Kind of Blue exemplifies for us the beauty, resonance, and soulfulness of the color blue. In fact, we at Catchlight feel the color blue is timeless and classic, modern and avant-garde in equal measure....
by Contempo Solutions | Mar 13, 2021 | Home Improvement, Interior Painting
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...
by Nigel Costolloe | Jan 14, 2021 | Farrow & Ball, Home Improvement, Interior Painting, Residential Interior Painting
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,...
by Eileen Jones | Mar 24, 2020 | Boston, Boston Painters, Home Improvement, Professional Painting Company, Residential Interior Painting
Most garages found throughout New England are constructed with concrete floors. It is a practical and cost-effective choice for this semi-outdoor storage space that is subject to heavy loads, moisture, and chemicals. While a concrete surface is relatively inexpensive...
by Nigel Costolloe | Feb 10, 2018 | Exterior Painting, Historic Restoration, Home Improvement, Interior Painting, Residential Interior Painting, Water Damage
Here in New England the reason most paint peels is because the paint coating has become too thick and inflexible. Old homes wearing their original siding and trim can have over 15 coats over them – as the wood expands and contracts with temperature and humidity...
by Nigel Costolloe | Nov 30, 2015 | Blog, Customer Service, Environmentally Friendly Paints, Home Improvement, Interior Painting, Professional Painting Company
Two delightful and gratifying testimonials are below, both unsolicited, from two very different projects. The first comes from the remarkable interior designer Kelly Rogers who has been managing the multiple responsibilities of running a business, raising small...
