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...
by Nigel Costolloe | Jul 19, 2018 | Community Service
When it comes to giving back to the Newton community, Nigel Costolloe and the crew at Catchlight Painting have put their paintbrushes to good use. Part of the company’s mission, Catchlight has a long history of donating time, talent and money to enhancing the living...
by Nigel Costolloe | Jul 17, 2018 | Brookline, Historic Restoration
About eight years ago we had submitted a painting proposal to the National Park Service for the restoration of the Frederick Law Olmsted Historic Site in Brookline, MA. We were not awarded the project, much to my disappointment. Fast forward to 2018 and we are working...
