by Nigel Costolloe | Apr 12, 2019 | Interior Painting
In 25 years of running a painting company we’ve seen our share of beautiful paint finishes as well as disappointing finishes. Setting aside issues of craftsmanship or skill, the defining feature of each is always related to the quality of the paint and primer coating...
by Nigel Costolloe | Apr 12, 2019 | Interior Painting
Deciding what colors to paint your interior walls isn’t easy. Since you have to live with your decision you want to make sure you get it right. Interior paint colors have more to do with your personal preferences, than what the neighbors think. But if you are selling...
by Nigel Costolloe | Feb 25, 2019 | Kitchens
Since kitchen cabinets are subject to heavy use on a daily basis, and must be able to hold up to occasional washing to remove splatters, spills and drips, a conventional or ‘normal’ paint is not the appropriate coating for kitchen cabinetry. Much like the ‘severe...
by Nigel Costolloe | Feb 5, 2019 | Professional Painting Company
In this episode of Why Paint, Catchlight Painting President Nigel Costolloe discusses his why for being a painting contractor, the rough and tumble of starting a business from scratch, and why he never yells at work. Andrew: Welcome to Paint Radio. I’m Andrew...
by Nigel Costolloe | Jan 4, 2019 | Customer Service
When I first set out to build a painting company, I wasn’t interested in being a normal contractor. I knew I needed some guideposts so I made a list of things all bad contractors do then I made it my mission not to do those things. Most of them have absolutely nothing...
by Nigel Costolloe | Oct 10, 2018 | Back Bay, Brookline, Historic Restoration, History, Newton
Because we are a professional painting company, our customers assume we are familiar with, or expert in, color (color theory, color selection). This is far from true, but given our daily application of color to homes, inside and out, we do acquire a reasonable comfort...
