Posts Tagged ‘antique homes’
Home Soul
Hi Folks, We know that the entrance to your home is not just an opening surrounded by wood, allowing access by swinging a wood or metal panel door, but a passageway where you welcome family and friends. It is a threshold that you crossed as newlyweds or when you brought home your newborn child, an…
Read MorePainting an Antique Home
Our clients needed to have their antique home painted; their home is an important piece of Massachusetts history and dates back to 1669. We treat all of our projects with care, but antique homes require special consideration. Towns usually have preservation rules that apply to historical homes. A home, like this one, that is listed on…
Read MoreWallcoverings for Bookshelves
The design firm, MAK & CO., hired us to work on a project that featured wallcoverings. From time to time we need additional craftspeople to help with projects. We hire only expert subcontractors that have the same values, commitment to our clients, and quality work history that we do. Indeed, these subcontractors are an extension…
Read MoreGoing High for Our Client: Serving Where Others Can’t
Before Laurel became our client, she could not get her church painted. Laurel is the on the Operations Council for the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN). It is her responsibility to provide for the maintenance of the church buildings that feature much historic woodwork. We have been serving her and the FUUSN for…
Read MoreThe Jonathan Maynard House Restoration Project-Video
Our client needed to refurbish his historical home, the Jonathan Maynard House. He trusted us with this challenging task. We had to ensure that the refurbishment adhered to strict historical preservation rules. We got started and the results are stunning.
Read MorePreserving a Historical Framingham Home
Our client, Mike, is the proud owner of a historical home in Framingham. His house was once owned by one of Framingham’s most prominent citizens, Jonathan Maynard. Born in 1752, Maynard graduated from Harvard and in 1775 immediately joined the fight for America’s independence from Britain. Maynard fought at Bunker Hill, Cambridge, Saratoga, and Stillwater.…
Read MoreClean and Safe Painting Procedures: COVID Update
Flowers are blooming and the weather has finally started to warm up. It is beautiful outside. As the state reopens, we continue to work cautiously and carefully as we help our clients improve their lives, homes, and the spaces that are important to them. Our painters continue to wear masks and utilizing frequent hand washing…
Read MoreClassic Blue is Pantone’s 2020 Color of the Year
Color influencer, Pantone, recently released its 2020 Color of the Year: Classic Blue. This color looks like the dusky blue sky. The Pantone Color Institute selects the Color of the Year. The Institute is a unit within Pantone that has the hefty job of forecasting worldwide color trends, featuring trendy runway colors, and helping companies…
Read MorePainting a Victorian Exterior
Our long-time customer owns a stunning Victorian home that recently required expert paint mixtures and paint application. Years ago, early in our relationship, he was concerned with finding the right company for his painting work. Our client is very well-versed in the trade and has a basis of knowledge sometimes made it harder for him…
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