From Burden to Blessing — The Larkin Painting Experience

What is The Larkin Painting Experience? Recently our client expressed how nervous he felt at the very thought of repainting his home. ” My wife decided to paint the entire unit and I was dreading it –  the mess, confusion, and disruption to my everyday living [wasn’t] something I looked forward to.” This is such…

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Create Your Unique Bedroom with Color – Part 2

We are continuing our exploration of using color to create your unique bedroom. We will delve into four more color categories: whites and pastels, spa, jewel tones, and yes, classic colors. White and Pastel Bedroom Colors If you want a gorgeous white that can serve as a solid background for your bedroom design, Benjamin Moore’s…

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No-Fail Exterior Colors

Exterior painting can be tricky. Picking exterior colors is the source of much anxiety. Many clients are daunted by the scope of the exterior projects, and with good reason. Exteriors are the first thing people see when looking at a home or building. A paint job for exteriors has to last for years. Choosing the…

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Five Top 2021 Colors Your Powder Room

Our homes are more than four walls. As Bill explored in this month’s Care of Soul, our homes are “structures that create spaces in your life, places to sleep and rest, . . . , places of privacy to get ready for work or bed.” At Larkin Painting, we have always thought that homes should…

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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…

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Working Safely for Our Community

2020 has been a year, to say the least! The craftspeople at Larkin Painting Company have always taken pride in working safely. COVID-19 has tested our state and the world in a manner we haven’t seen for decades. The virus has substantially changed the landscape of our everyday lives. The well-being and safety of our…

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Larkin Painting Creates Work From Home Spaces!

It’s time to create or refresh your work from home space. We can create the space you need, and we are here to help you negotiate these difficult and uncertain times. Many of us are working from home (WFH) for the foreseeable future and some of us may be working from home permanently. You may…

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Color Trends-2021 ColorMix Forecast

What are the paint color trends for 2021? To say that 2020 has been a year of uncertainty, fear, and tumult for the entire world would be an understatement. Real-life informs interior design. Real-life informs which colors we choose for our walls, cabinetry, and furniture.   Pantone, the leading color trend expert, and decorative paint…

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Going 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…

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