Wellesley Repaint Project for a Long-time Customer

painting by Larkin Painting Company

At Larkin Painting, it is a part of our mission to create a community. One of our long-time community members is selling her Wellesley house that was her home for many years. She needed to make a few changes to prepare her home for the market; namely she needed us to repaint her living room.…

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Pops of Color

pops of color

Spaces featuring pops of color are becoming more popular in the realm of home design and remodeling. My name is Christine DaSilva, The Larkin Painting Company’s color specialist. We are seeing more color in home design these days. Grays and neutrals aren’t necessarily losing steam just yet, but we have seen an increase in the…

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Our Favorite Hamburgers for National Hamburger Day

hamburgers

It is almost summer and the perfect time to tell you about our favorite hamburgers. National Hamburger Day is May 28th so we thought we would share our favorite burger recipes with you. Colleen, our office manager, prefers veggie hamburgers. Her favorite burger is a veggie burger on a potato bun (there’s a twist for…

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Metallics and Stripes: Painting Techniques

Recently, a client decided to use metallic colored paint and bold stripes in the bedrooms of their home. Over the years, we have found that many clients enjoy using bold patterns and unique colors. This approach to home design is a brilliant and singular way for clients to express their personalities. After a color consultation, our clients wanted…

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The Bee’s Knees

You should meet Christine DaSilva.  She is an extraordinary painter specializing in murals and custom wall design.  One of her latest projects was The Bee Wall as I like to call it.  Christine painstakingly taped the entire wall surface so that she could paint the bees and diagonal lines.  Of course, as can often happen,…

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