A New Baby!

At the Larkin Painting Company, we are a community; we are a team; we are family.  Well, today we are very excited to announce the birth of a new baby to one of our team members.  Armend Hashani and his wife welcomed Onik, their second son, on May 27th.  Big brother is already quite the…

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When the Client is Away

Communication is Key Have you ever thought about scheduling a project while you were away from home, but didn’t dare because the process seemed too complicated and risky?  When you work with Larkin Painting, the process is neither complicated nor risky.  Our team performs a lot of our work when clients are away on family…

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Water Damage and Baseboard Repair

Water damage.  Two words that don’t sound great together.  One of our customers recently dealt with water damage.  Water from another apartment leaked into their home.  If they had left the damage untreated, it could have caused significant health risks, such as mold growth.  Mold spores can linger for years.  They cause sinus congestion, allergic…

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May Soul Guide Your Work

Soul guides our work.  At Larkin Painting, we talk about how taking care of your environment supports care of soul.  But soul also supports and guides us in our daily lives and in the work that we do.  We are craftspeople.  We delight in transforming homes, in bringing out the character and unique qualities of…

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Scrollwork

Quality is all in the details.  A recent exterior project featured an exquisitely detailed, antique, hand-carved scrollwork.  This piece demanded extreme care, a steady hand, and a delicate touch.  Such old, handmade features of homes are treasures, and we do our part to preserve this special part of New England’s architectural history and charm. Although…

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Flower Bouquet

It is amazing what a flower bouquet and thoughtfulness can do.  One of our company’s strengths and source of great pride is that our painters are a very caring group of people.  Our team has a unique perspective on our customers’ daily lives as they share our clients’ spaces every day.  They are often present…

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Big Project, Short Deadline

Recently we had the opportunity to work on a project with a deadline as short as the project was big.  We began the one-week job early one Friday morning at the Ritz Millennium Residences.  On that first day, we realized we would need more than the three team members we assigned to the project.  As…

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Update Your Kitchen with “New” Cabinetry

Do you want a low-cost way to update your kitchen?  Repaint your kitchen cabinetry!  We receive many requests to paint kitchen cabinetry.  Yes!  It can be done and done well.  We have satisfied many a customer.  Often our customers want to convert their darker stained cabinetry to paint to achieve a more contemporary look.  A…

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The Edited Palette of Farrow & Ball

Have you explored colors using an edited palette?  A few weeks ago, I attended a beautiful paint and wallcovering event hosted by Farrow & Ball, craftsmen in paint and paper.  We use their luxurious products and wanted to learn about their new offerings.  Farrow & Ball, an English company, have some higher price points than…

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