I was very pleased with the work that Jim (owner), Clay (estimator), and Bobby (painter) did.  All were were professional, personable, and understood the condo's rules as far as where to bring up his supplies, etc.  Furthermore, Bobby pointed out that none of the baseboards were caulked and that the seams in the drywall should be taped rather than just doing a quick fix.  So although the final price deviated from the estimate, I was willing and happy with the extra work that was done. 

it went vrry well...profesdional

I first called the office and spoke a woman (Cheryl?) and she was very nice and accomdating. She then scheduled an estimate for me on a weeknight at 7pm, which I thought was nice because I'm busy during the day. Clay, the salesman, was very nice and I fealt very comfortable with him. He was great with my dogs which is funny because my dogs bark at everyone. The contract was very detailed and written on the spot and I was given a carbon copy with the pricing laid out.

After discussing with my husband we decided to hire Chicago Painters because of their good reviews. They were a little more pricey than the other companies but we fealt it was worth it to pay a little more since they would be in our house for about 3 days unsupervised most of the time.

Our painters were great, they spoke good english and were very attentive to our requests.  One thing I will say is that I would of prefered them to take their shoes off while in the house but Jim said it was a liability issue since they could fall of the ladder or a tool couuld hit their foot. I thought it would of been nice if they wore covers on their shoes like doctors wear, but they didn't have any. Either way not that big of a deal.

They finished a day early and the work was great. I noticed a spot that was missed and I called Jim (the owner) and he sent out a painter within 3 days to touch it up. I didn't realize at the time of booking the job that they offer a 30 day warranty. I thought that was really nice.

So all in all, we are very happy with the work and would hire them again.

Chicago Painters first painted our new home prior to our moving in.  The work included a three story open stair well.  I was worried about our woodwork (original 1890)  and (newly refinished) hardwood floors.  They did a great job painting and were very good about not getting paint on any of the woodwork using both skill and multiple drop cloths (especially in the stair well).  Just five months (April 2011) ago we hired them again to paint our newly remodeled family room (basement).  Once again they did a great job. 

The painting crew was courteous and professional. They finished the work  on schedule even though we added some additional areas to paint. We could never have chosen paint colors so quickly. Jim, works with an interior designer and she made the selection process quick and painless. They moved furniture, took off closet doors, moved shelves....and got it back together perfectly. 

The painters called ahead of time and were prompt on arrival. They asked good questions, moved my furniture with care and prepped the walls and did a great job. I plan to use them this spring to do my deck and front door.

Things went very well. They were timely and ended up finishing earlier than expected. The two men that came were very nice and professional. The only thing that wasn't absolutely perfect about the job was the patchwork. We expected them to texture the wall a bit where they made the patch, but it looks pretty smooth. It's hardly noticeable in our space, but since we know where the holes used to be, it's pretty easy for us to find those smooth areas on the wall. Overall, though, the paint job looks really great.

Fantastic results. I just joined Angie's List, otherwise I would have posted earlier. This company painted my neighbors condo, it looked good, so I called them for an estimate. The owner himself showed up, he answers the phone most of the time himself. He was on time, explained a lot to me about different paints, and options of painting ceilings, trim, doors, and quoted just the walls versus doors and trim. He had a special where we received one hour free consultation with an interior designer to help up pick paint colors. Interior designer was great, saved me and my husband from fighting in the aisle of home depot. I feel like it is a smaller company, and was a little difficult to coordinate the date for the estimate. However, the date that the work was to begin, the crew was on time, had their supplies, I gave them the deposit check, and the keys to the condo. I was pregnant so my husband and I stayed in a hotel for four days - we never checked on the work. They finished the work a half day early. We came back, and the place was gorgeous, no damage to the floors, no paint spills, nothing was stolen or broken, (it was full of furniture) and we did not even need any paint touch ups, which he offers for free for 30 days in case there is a spot here or there that we thought should be re-painted. I will use them again - we sold the condo and are getting a house, so this will be the company for us. This company gave the condo association a quote in March, 2010, for painting common area hallways and stair wells. They were comparable, a couple hundred dollars more than one other company, but we know they do good work. The association has yet to hire anyone for painting, but I hope they use this company. Their price is X for labor plus the cost of supplies. They buy the paint and supplies and gave me a receipt for the cost of the supplies, so I did not feel like they were scamming me on the supplies.

I received a prompt in-person quote for $700 for two rooms, with a free interior design consult included, and scheduled the work within a week or so to include additional fireplace work suggested by the designer (original quote for add'l work was for a very high $250-$300, reduced to $50 by the onsite crew leader since it was not much additional work). The crew arrived very promptly on both days they worked and the quality of the work was good. A couple of issues affected the overall grade: (1) the crew did not have the quote to review the scope of the work agreed upon and, when I was unsure of whether certain work was included, things got confusing - unnecessary when walking through the quote with me on the first day of work would've resolved it; (2) clean up at the end of the job could've been better - there were spots of paint left on floors - and worryingly -- on sinks and in the toilet (since I was not living at the property at the time, I did not notice some for a week or so by which time they were harder to remove and some are still there); (3) the extreme overestimate for the additional work made me question the accuracy of estimate/price for the whole job.

Overall went ok. Painters did job in 2 days as promised. On day one, painters were 2 hours late since one of the crew members got sick and someone else had to pick up the paint. So day 1 was the job foreman (a professional painter) and an apprentice (college student-not a professional painter). Day 2 was full crew of 3 (2 pros plus student) and was a long day to finish, but they did. I had some disputes with the foreman over how much of the drywall tape that was coming off should be repaired, since the estimate was not precise enough to note the exact locations of the damages to be repaired. I wanted some bubbling drywall tape replaced and the foreman said it looked fine to him and that wasn't on the estimate. Essentially if the estimate did not explicitly say to do something, he did not want to do it. A call to the company owner yielded better results. Also when I raised issues with some of the painting quality, the foreman inevitably denied there was an issue, but ended up touching up the areas I mentioned. The foreman wanted to wash his brushes in my bathroom sink, and I said no -use the hose outside. I got some attitude about that too. The crew missed some drywall nails that needed to be repaired, and I had to point them out. Overall, the job was good, and the experience was ok. They're licensed, bonded and insured, which is what I wanted, and I paid for that since I could have hired cheaper, unlicensed, unbonded painters. Would go for someone else next time since I don't need the attitude.

Jim Amatore arrived and described the time, work involved and cost of painting our interior. His website made it easy to choose colors and types. He and the other painters were nice and safe to have in the house.