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Living Colors Painting
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About us
Living Colors began in 1990 as Living Colors Painting. Its owner, Jeff Millar, founded the company with the concept that every successful business has at its core a dedication to customer service and an appreciation for the craft. It is the attention to you as the customer that sets Living Colors apart. We return calls in a timely manner, we show up when we say we will and we respect your property leaving it neat and orderly upon completion of our work. All of our services are provided by experienced, licenced professionals. We use local craftsman who bring with them local, good reputations and references. We are a local company with a fantastic work ethic and a reputation for delivering quality services. Additional Phones - (508) 845-4200. Additional DBA - Living Colors Inc.
Business highlights
34 years of experience
Services we offer
Interior and exterior painting, decks & home remodeling., rotted wood replacement, wallpaper removal
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
Reviews
4.727 Reviews
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Carolyn M.
Oct 2022
Amazing! Joseph is fabulous at what he does and did amazing work! The work was done professionally and efficiently. We would absolutely higher Jospeh and Living Colors again and highly recommend!
Alison M.
Nov 2019
The painters were great and did an excellent job painting my family room with high ceilings and my living room. They had to take some huge heavy curtains down and were patient with me while I decided whether to put them back up or not. They stayed longer than usual the first day to make sure the job was finished in 2 days. They fixed up my baseboards before they painted them and the entire room looks beautiful now. They were prompt, cleaned up after themselves and I would definitely use them again.
Elizabeth M.
Aug 2019
Living Colors Painting did a great job with my home, and it looks terrific. Unfortunately, our relationship got off to a bad start, but they worked hard to correct this. When I called for a quote, they came out promptly and gave a very fair price. When I was ready to make a decision, I selected the based upon this price and the services they expected to provide. I called to let them know that they were the selected vendor, and asked what the next step would be. They set me up with a power washing vendor who came quickly and did a great job. However, I couldn’t get Living Colors to provide any sort of estimate on when they would begin the job. I called many times, every couple of weeks, and left messages. Once I spoke to someone in the office but generally I left messages and did not get the courtesy of a return call. This went on for months. When I finally resolved this with the owner, things moved along quickly and the work done was very good. The job required extensive replacement of shingles and trim around the windows. I was very pleased with the quality of the carpentry and painting.
Alison M.
Feb 2019
The painters were very prompt even though it was a snow day. They protected my kitchen cabinets from the paint while they painted my ceiling. They took down my bathroom wallpaper quickly and did a beautiful job of painting my bathroom. They put in extra effort to finish everything in one day while making sure it was done well. Also they solved a problem I had with some wood in my kitchen and they stained it so it matched my kitchen. I would highly recommend them.
Alison M.
Jan 2019
The painters were great to work with. They were right on time every day, cleaned up every night and did a perfect job painting. My cabinets look amazing and you can’t tell that they were ever a dark wood color and totally brightens up the room. It was pretty quick and easy because they were able to paint leaving the cabinet doors on. They also did a great job painting the rest of my kitchen. I would highly recommend them.
Benjamin S.
Jul 2018
They did what they said they would do and when they said they would do it. And it came out looking very nice. Wife is very happy.
Julie W.
Oct 2017
The first job done was the exterior of our home. Jeff came out to give the estimate when he said he would and the job was done in a punctual manner. The crew sent left our yard messy at the end of the day and there were some painting issues that needed to be addressed. Jeff came out and put the effort in to make everything right. He was very professional, the crew addressed the issues with his direction and the paint job lasted 8 years. We were impressed and decided to use them again. The second time around (7 years later, last fall) we had them paint three bedrooms in our home. No issues to report and the guy they sent to do the job was polite, clean and did excellent work. We had them paint our house again this summer. (8 years after the original job) The crew he sent was polite, clean and professional. They did a good job. There were a couple of issues with a missed area and some touch ups needed. Marc, the guy who arranges the work, sent them back out and told me to let them know what needed to be done. They were polite and addressed the couple of issues with no problem. Before the exterior paint job was done they had sent out a crew to replace wood on the house that needed to be replaced. They were awesome! I would say professional, respectful, punctual and did great work. We actually had them back to replace a door. The last two jobs were a bathroom and hallway completed toward the end of this past summer. Unfortunately, this had a different outcome. The person they sent to do the bathroom was great. He was the same guy who painted the bedrooms. This time around there was an issue with paint coverage. It seemed that not enough paint had been supplied for the job and the coats had been rolled thin. Two coats should have adequately covered the walls and Marc tried to tell me we were seeing shadows rather than inadequate coverage. We ended up paying for another coat on the ceiling and walls... The guy they sent to do this arrived without a ladder (had to borrow one of ours) and left the bathroom covered with paint splatters. He rolled the walls nicely and the "shadows" on the walls magically disappeared but he did not cut in to all the surfaces. He and another guy were working on the hall. They started painting the walls without doing repair work sited in the estimate among other things. I tried to get Marc involved...but he was busy and told me to let the guys know what needed to be done. Unfortunately, they were resistant and argued with me about what they would do and the quality of their work. I ended up having to call the office to get Jeff out here. Jeff came right out and pulled the crew from the job...but did not have another crew available to make things right. Jeff did not charge me for any work that had been done in the hallway and I found another painter to finish the job. Living Colors contracts their painters and carpenters. You do not know who you are going to get for a crew when you have them do work and for us there was a wide spectrum in the attitude and quality of work received. Jeff and Marc are both great guys and I believe they want to make things work but it seems like they may have gotten a bit busy to properly oversee the work that is being done.
Response from Living Colors Painting
"For the most part [Member Name Removed]'s description of the job is accurate, however there are a few rather important details not mentioned. The original painter I sent to paint the bedrooms and bathroom begged me not to send him back to her house to do any more work because of just how particular and micromanaging [Member Name Removed] was. Seeing as Murilo was not willing to go back, I sent a crew with Paul who has worked for me for 25 years and has always been my most consisent interior painter. [Member Name Removed] and Paul clearly did not get along as [Member Name Removed] continued to try and dictate how we approached the job and started picking things apart well before we were even close to being done. When she approached Paul yet again while in the middle of rolling a wall, Paul made the mistake of saying "I ain't fixing that", in which she then promptly made fun of his improper grammer by saying "Oh you Ain't" with a condescending smirk". After feeling not only insulted but more so embarrased by her making fun of him he swore at her and that is when I got the phone call that I must to the job immediately in which I did. After hearing both sides of the story, I decided to pull the crew out of there immediately. We both took a few days to process what exactly happened as an issue like this has NEVER occured with us before. Of course this happened at the busiest time of the year and I had many deadlines fast approaching and was now limited as to whom I could send back to her house. I told her there were only 2 choices that I could think of. I could send a different crew that would address all her issues or if she didn't feel she could wait (which was totally understandable) then I would agree to not charge her for a job that was approximately 70% done. She agreed that she would take option #2 and I was under the belief that we worked out a very amicable solution to a situation we both had wished never happened. Needless to say I was more than a bit surprised to see a negative posting about us on a service that is all referral based. We are not perfect but always try our best to be fair to all customers. As far as the accusation that we contract out all our work, that is simply not true. My carpenter is independent but all of my painters work exclusively for me and in a field in which there is tremendous turnover, they have been with me for a minimum of 5 years. Please check out the rest of my referrals as all of my painting ratings have been straight A's until this one. Thank you for your time, Jeff Millar Owner"
Dale R.
May 2017
The painting went perfectly. I will definitely use them next time, as well. HOWEVER, I WILL NOT USE THEIR CARPENTERS AGAIN FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN MINOR OUTSIDE TRIM WORK. I made the mistake of having them do my roof shingles...and WHAT A DISASTER. THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE DOING. I truly can't believe that Jeff associates his name and reputation with these guys. But the painting crew is top notch!
Response from Living Colors Painting
"I don't know if this is a new post or an old one. It is the first time I have seen it as I just renewed my listing after some time off. I was unaware of any of this. I asked my carpenter what happened and he explained that he subcontracted someone to replace the roof shingles and the job didn't go as well as it should have, mostly because of improper cleanup by roofing crew. There were no issues however with his replacement of rotted wood or with our paint job. We have painted for [Member Name Removed] multiple times, I wish he had called me when it occured and I would have helped rectify it"
Donald N.
Feb 2017
I have never had anything but a positive experience with them.
Manny O.
May 2016
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Norman L.
Mar 2016
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Rosanna V.
Feb 2016
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Eve P.
Jan 2016
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Karen M.
Nov 2015
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Beth D.
May 2015
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Laura S.
May 2015
They were punctual and worked hard. The work looked great when done. I would hire them again!
Donald N.
Feb 2015
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Richard P.
Jan 2015
Did entire inside of house 3 floors. Very punctual, cleaned up, very responsive to feedback. A pleasure to work with
Ed R.
Oct 2014
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Carol S.
Jul 2014
Excellent - very professional, good communication, prompt responses, great result. What more could you ask for?
Sarah D.
Aug 2013
We were very pleased with the results of Living Colors' work. They were quick - the house was finished in 2+ days (not including power washing) - and they were very neat. The team was hard working (no long breaks or anything) and courteous. Mark, the supervisor, stopped by both work days and then on Friday to ensure the work had been properly done. When he saw some "thin spots" the crew were back later that day to make sure all was done to both our and Mark's satisfaction. Our goal is to put the house on the market in a couple of months and I'm sure their great work will help us get what the house deserves.
Maribeth P.
Jul 2013
Prompt & professional - did a great job - Mark supervises the jobs - if you hane any questions ... He returns your calls promptly.
William A.
Jul 2013
The finished work was fabulous, as usual. An estimate was provided promptly and the work began shortly after that. Living Colors is always very professional and the work is excellent. Workers treat the home with utmost respect, cleaning up after themselves. Also, the paint colors always match our selection perfectly.
David D.
May 2013
Yikes. There are better companies out there. Cheap price but you get what you pay for. The house started peeling the after a year and a half. We were told we need metal shims under the clapboards to encourage air circulation. The shims worked themselves out and dropped in the driveway and around the yard. We had to remove the remaining shims by hand. The company offered to repaint the worst area of the house for $500, we said no thanks. Paint bubbles everywhere and paint peeling off the house . The painters were always yelling back and forth. We had to repaint the house.
Response from Living Colors Painting
"Customer was told before we painted they had a "moisture problem" where water gets behind the siding and the sun pulls it out thus causing the paint to peel. It was obvious from the amount of peeling they currently had before we did anything. They could either remove all the clapboards, add tyvek (a moisture barrier) and then re-side with pre-primed wood. That cost would be approx $5000. I told them that some customers had luck with us "wedging" the house. This is done by applying small metal wedges behind the clapboards thus giving the clapboards a chance to breath better. They were also told it would NOT solve the problem, only slow it down. Cost to "wedge" the siding in this area was only $200. They chose the cheaper and less effective route. When they called back to say it didn't work, I offered to repair it at a reduced rate. I offer a 2 year guarantee on normal paint jobs and no guarantee on houses with this type of problem. I thought offering to do an $800 job for $500 showed good character, not the opposite."
Donald N.
May 2013
It was done promptly over 3 days. At the end of every day, the workers cleaned up their mess, and they could not be more respectful of we in the house. They gladly did extra tasks, like mounting a mural on the side of the house. When it was found that wood work needed fixing, they supplied s carpenter, who was first rate.
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FAQ
Living Colors Painting is currently rated 4.7 overall out of 5.
Yes, Living Colors Painting offers free project estimates.
No, Living Colors Painting does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Living Colors Painting does not offer a senior discount.
No, Living Colors Painting does not offer emergency services.
No, Living Colors Painting does not offer warranties.