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Color Expressions Painting LLC
Thermostat - Install or Replace, Thermostat - Repair or Reprogram, Acoustic Ceiling Tiles - Install,
About us
Color Expressions Painting is licensed and insured for $2Million. We warranty our work for 2 years. Our crews have over 50 years collective experience in the Northern Virginia, Maryland, DC market. Our Foremen all speak English and will provide daily updates. We use 3 layers of quality control to ensure your satisfaction. Please visit our website to view some of our recent projects: www.colorexpressionspainting.com
Business highlights
16 years of experience
Services we offer
CABINET PAINTING AND STAINING & FAUX FINISHES FOR CABINETRY, CARPENTRY, CAULKING, COMMERICAL AND RESIDENTIAL, FAUX PAINTING, FAUX PAINTING: METALLICS, GLAZING, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINTING, STAINING, WALLPAPER REMOVAL AND WALLPAPER INSTALLATION, WATERPROOFING, WOOD GRAINING, barbeque surrounds, brick and stacked stone walls, decorative concrete to include: faux stone, fireplace surrounds, marbelising DRYWALL, retaining walls
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
Reviews
4.6115 Reviews
| Number of Stars | Image of Distribution | Number of Ratings |
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Showing 1-25 of 115 reviews
Liz S.
Jan 2017
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Holly G.
Sep 2016
Donna Dawes is a true professional, and her crews do GREAT work, on time and on budget. We have hired them for both external and internal painting, and we have not been disappointed. I highly recommend Color Expressions Painting.
Response from Color Expressions Painting LLC
"[Member Name Removed], Thank you for the great review! I appreciate the vote of confidence."
Simon B.
Jan 2016
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Edward J.
Oct 2015
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Response from Color Expressions Painting LLC
"Thank you for the great review!"
Mary F.
Oct 2015
Rescheduled painting date and scheduler forgot to let me know the new date. Painter arrived unexpectedly, and we had to reschedule. Carlos did a great job painting and was professional.
Response from Color Expressions Painting LLC
"Thank you for the good revew!"
Barbara K.
Aug 2015
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Response from Color Expressions Painting LLC
"Thank you for the great review!"
Lisa C.
Aug 2015
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Katherine M.
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Elizabeth G.
Jun 2015
Carlos was exceptional!
Jeanette E.
Jun 2015
Donna came out to look over the bedroom and provide a quote. The quote provided was for painting the room, doing the accent wall and trim in a lighter color and providing the paint. She was super nice, professional and easy to speak to.
Scheduling was a breeze with the painter, Carlos, arriving promptly on the date requested. He was so-o-o polite, did a beautiful job and cleaned up the room perfectly after he finished. The only problem was due to a communication error among Donna, Carlos and myself, the room was painted a different color! Yeap, I didn't check on the work while it was in progress so didn't notice it until it was done. Anyway, it was a nice color and I decided to go with it. Donna came out a couple of days later to complete the accent wall and the wall turned out just as it should with a "ragged" look. Even though the walls weren't painted exactly the color I requested, overall the job turned out pretty.
Here's the kicker...about three weeks later, Donna emails me with a follow-up check-in. Now that the color had been in place for a while Donna wanted to know if I was still satisfied to keep the color. Knowing that I did not get the original color I wanted Donna wrote that if I would like to have it painted the color I originally requested, she would provide the labor to get it done and I only needed to provide the paint. I took her up on the offer and today Carlos came back out to repaint the walls in the paint that I purchased. The room is now the color I originally requested and it is beautiful.
Both Donna and Carlos are great people to work with and I will happily refer them to friends and family. In fact, I'm looking to have DH's "man cave" painted someday and I will be giving Color Expressions a call! Donna's professionalism and integrity goes a long way to overcome any inconvenience in having the room painted twice.
Scheduling was a breeze with the painter, Carlos, arriving promptly on the date requested. He was so-o-o polite, did a beautiful job and cleaned up the room perfectly after he finished. The only problem was due to a communication error among Donna, Carlos and myself, the room was painted a different color! Yeap, I didn't check on the work while it was in progress so didn't notice it until it was done. Anyway, it was a nice color and I decided to go with it. Donna came out a couple of days later to complete the accent wall and the wall turned out just as it should with a "ragged" look. Even though the walls weren't painted exactly the color I requested, overall the job turned out pretty.
Here's the kicker...about three weeks later, Donna emails me with a follow-up check-in. Now that the color had been in place for a while Donna wanted to know if I was still satisfied to keep the color. Knowing that I did not get the original color I wanted Donna wrote that if I would like to have it painted the color I originally requested, she would provide the labor to get it done and I only needed to provide the paint. I took her up on the offer and today Carlos came back out to repaint the walls in the paint that I purchased. The room is now the color I originally requested and it is beautiful.
Both Donna and Carlos are great people to work with and I will happily refer them to friends and family. In fact, I'm looking to have DH's "man cave" painted someday and I will be giving Color Expressions a call! Donna's professionalism and integrity goes a long way to overcome any inconvenience in having the room painted twice.
Prudence B.
Jan 2015
The painting job turned out good. I was a little disappointed with the company. No one showed up for the first appointment and they never called me. They also missed one part of the house and when the painter came back, he blamed it on me.
Response from Color Expressions Painting LLC
"I dont remember this customer, but then, the job she references happened 5 years ago! Its difficult to explain or dispute something that old. Our process is to walk the job at completion with the customer so that things like this dont happen. That being said, misunderstandings can happen and we will always go back. We warranty our work for 2 years and we will always go back if something is missed."
Karen W.
Jan 2015
I purchased an Angie's List Deal that offered 4 hours of handyman work for $400. I had a bathroom cabinet painted (using a Rustoleum Furniture Transformations kit) and also a ceiling fan light fixture installed. The cabinet painting took a little longer than I'd anticipated due to drying time between coats so I paid for an extra hour and a half at their regular labor rate, but it was my own fault for not factoring in drying time for this project. Also, I was happy to pay the extra in order to have the job done in one day and not to have to do it myself.
I dealt with Donna & Carlos at Color Expressions and they were both extremely friendly, knowledgeable and professional. They were able to fit me in for my very last-minute request and I really appreciated that they were able to accommodate me (patience isn't one of my virtues!). Carlos arrived right on time and got right to work. The espresso-colored paint on the bathroom vanity/cabinet gives the room a whole new look at a fraction of the cost to have a brand new cabinet installed and I couldn't be more pleased! While the first coat of paint was drying, Carlos installed the light fixture on a bedroom ceiling fan for me and I'm extremely happy with that as well. I would definitely recommend Color Expressions Painting to a friend for painting and/or odd jobs!!
I dealt with Donna & Carlos at Color Expressions and they were both extremely friendly, knowledgeable and professional. They were able to fit me in for my very last-minute request and I really appreciated that they were able to accommodate me (patience isn't one of my virtues!). Carlos arrived right on time and got right to work. The espresso-colored paint on the bathroom vanity/cabinet gives the room a whole new look at a fraction of the cost to have a brand new cabinet installed and I couldn't be more pleased! While the first coat of paint was drying, Carlos installed the light fixture on a bedroom ceiling fan for me and I'm extremely happy with that as well. I would definitely recommend Color Expressions Painting to a friend for painting and/or odd jobs!!
Lee T.
Jan 2015
The team led by Roger (the foreman) arrived on time (0830) and went right to work preparing the foyer and hallway for wall preparation. Roger and I walked around and discussed the work to ensure we were in synch.
The team prepared the walls, repaired nail pops and drywall tape. They began work and only stopped for lunch. They finished the day at 5:30 after storing all of their equipment. The next day they arrived at 0830 and completed the job at around 4:30, a day ahead of schedule. I walked around with Roger and pointed out areas needed touch-up, which he immediately had done.
In all, my wife and I are extremely satisfied with the performance of the team and of the completed paint job. I would definitely use this firm and team again.
An interesting and a real testimony to the excellence of the firm. The owner, Donna Dawe, stopped by to look at the finished work and saw some flaws that she wanted fixed. My wife and I had missed them Donna and her crew came back and fixed the flaws that she saw and looked at the completed work again to ensure she was satisfied. A real positive note on quality and performance.
Response from Color Expressions Painting LLC
"I appreciate the compliment! We take great pride in our work and want our customers to be 100% satisfied. Thank you!"
Patricia U.
Dec 2014
They were expensive and also did some outside work for us. I was pleased with them. I put in a paper for consultation and we discussed what paint we wanted to use. She had good questions and produced estimates very quickly. She showed up on time and did an excellent job. They cleaned up after themselves. I would use her again. The work was high quality and it was not the cheapest but not the most expensive. Most of them are hyspenic and only one of them spoke English. They were very responsive.
Response from Color Expressions Painting LLC
"Thank you for the nice review! Our crew Foremen must speak English in order to communicate with the homeowners, however, our crews are not required to speak English as they take their direction from the Foreman. I am pleased that you appreciated our professionalism and attention to detail!"
David P.
Dec 2014
They were fabulous.
Michael I.
Sep 2014
The painters arrived as scheduled. One of them spoke English well enough to clearly communicate our expectations and desires. We had done the easy walls/ceilings and wanted them to finish the cutting in, baseboards, and so on. We gave them a prioritized list with numerical links between the parts to paint and the paint cans to reduce confusion. They offered a few thoughts on things they could do, or thought should be done that we hadn't thought of, and we appreciated that. The final product was solid, there were some quality, like dripping on the tile, and cutting in/clean lines that I had slightly higher expectations for professionals, but it wasn't a major deal by any chance. We didn't pay anything extra beyond the Big Deal, which I thought was a decent deal, but not spectacular.
Rick C.
Aug 2014
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Emily S.
Jun 2014
We liked that they came to our place and did the work in person.
Betty L.
Jun 2014
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Nina L.
May 2014
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Response from Color Expressions Painting LLC
"Unfortunately she never called the office for an estimate. She asked the painter for the estimate. His job is to perform the jobs that I estimate and sell."
Christopher E.
May 2014
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Sandra M.
May 2014
Painted living room/dining room and stairwell. Painting completed in one day by 2 or 3 painters. Painters arrived on time, were polite, neat and professional. Quality of work was very good - would definitely use this company in the future.
Winanne K.
Apr 2014
It went well. They may have painted more.
Kimberly M.
Apr 2014
My first impression of the owner was great. She was prompt, friendly and I thought her feedback was pretty honest. She even gave me a heads up that the big deal would be expiring in the event that I wanted to purchase it and utilize it for services. I had a good feeling that unfortunately turned out to be wrong. Workers were scheduled quickly and showed up on time, if not early. The quality of the work was not good. It was reminiscent of if you'd had a painting party and bought your friends pizza and beer for their time. Certain aspects of it were sloppy. There were white paint splotches on my wood work on the stair well, on some of my door handles and on the walls above the door frames that had been painted. There were also small parts that could have used an extra touch up or second coat of paint that were not done and there was a paint stain left on my carpet. The workers even left urine dribble on my toilet. Even with all of that, the grade would have been an overall C. It was after all a deal and significantly discounted. What brings the grade down is that after I communicated my concerns and displeasure with the quality of work, every email correspondence or conversation had an air of being argumentative or accusing me of being at fault after the fact for not watching them closely or buying Behr paint or the workers saying that I hadn't supplied them with something that they never asked for. They did come back and address my complaints with the work the following week, but the experience was more exhausting than it needed to be. Discount or not, I expected the quality of the work and experience to be better.
Response from Color Expressions Painting LLC
"She apparently expected us to do 3 days work in one. I told her at the outset that she would direct them to what she wanted completed in the 8 hours they were contracted to be there. She was on the phone most of the time. They painted her trim as requested and went through one full gallon. Because she purchased a cheaper quality paint it did not cover well and much of what was painted required a second coat. But again, we were there for 8 hours only and she did not purchase additional time as provided on the contract. We did return to address a couple of her issues and she said at that time that she expected us to do all trim on all 3 levels and the ceiling on the entire main floor in 8 hours! Her expectations were out of line with the coupon she purchased. When my Foreman returned to address her touch ups, he actually did apply a second coat to some of the trim and a door or 2 hoping that she would feel better about the process. We regret her disappointment but her expectations were unrealistic."
Jessie M.
Apr 2014
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FAQ
Color Expressions Painting LLC is currently rated 4.6 overall out of 5.
Color Expressions Painting LLC accepts the following forms of payment: CreditCard
No, Color Expressions Painting LLC does not offer free project estimates.
No, Color Expressions Painting LLC does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Color Expressions Painting LLC does not offer a senior discount.
No, Color Expressions Painting LLC does not offer emergency services.
No, Color Expressions Painting LLC does not offer warranties.