Custom Painting
Color consultation, accent and feature walls, front doors, railings, metalwork, staining and the finishes that make a house look considered rather than just repainted. Our custom paint plans account for every surface inside and out, with all the details.
Painting Whatcom County since 1997
Full scope painting, top to bottom, inside and out.
Most people know roughly what they want and can’t quite land it. We’ll help you create a cohesive plan and color scheme to bring out the best in your property.
We walk the house with you, look at how the light moves through it, and put a scheme together that works room to room and holds up against the trim, the floors and considers the whole property..
Bellingham has real architecture worth respecting — the historic homes out Chuckanut and along Marine Drive, mid-century places in Sunnyland and Columbia, craftsman houses in Fairhaven and Eldridge. A good exterior scheme is worth more to those houses than any single upgrade you could make for the money.
Based in Bellingham, we take on custom work across Whatcom and Skagit County.
The details that decide how a house reads.
Any of it can be added to a repaint, or booked on its own.
| Color consultation and scheme development | Accent and feature walls |
| Front doors and entryways | Stair railings and balustrades |
| Metal, wrought iron and handrails | Deck and fence staining |
| Exposed beams and timber | Garage doors |
| Period-appropriate color for historic homes | Cabinetry accents and built-ins |
Count on clarity. Everyone is on the same page before work starts.
No verbal quotes, no guesses. You read the scope before you agree to anything.
Scope of work — Specialty finishes
Every job, every timeIncluded as standard
- Walkthrough and scheme development with you
- Body, trim and accent colors agreed before we start
- Drawdown samples on the actual substrate where it matters
- Correct primer for metal, timber or previously coated surfaces
- Doors removed or masked as the job requires
- Named product, sheen and coat count in writing
- Hardware removed, bagged and refitted
- Final walkthrough before sign-off
Quoted separately, never assumed
- Carpentry, joinery or metal repair
- New hardware supply
- Wallpaper or specialist wall coverings
- Signwriting and lettering
Every item above appears in your written quote.
Asked about the finishing touches.
Anything else, call 360-319-9608 — a person answers, seven days a week.
Yes. A door, a set of railings or a garage door on its own is a normal job for us — there is a call-out minimum, and it is worth batching a few small items into one visit.
We walk the house, look at the light, the fixed materials and the neighbors, then put a body, trim and accent combination together. You get it in writing with the products named before anything is bought.
We can work to a period-appropriate palette and, on the older streets, to what the house was originally likely to have carried. If there are conservation requirements we will work within them.
Yes, and staining is a different animal to painting — the surface has to be clean, dry and open enough to take it, which usually means washing first and waiting.
Yes, with the correct primer for the metal and its condition. Rust has to be dealt with properly first or the finish will fail from underneath.
Tom and his crew did an excellent job, from the very beginning until the end. They will always be my painters.
Specialty finishes, Bellingham
Tell us what you’re trying to land.
Send photos of the house and say what is bothering you about how it looks. That is usually a better brief than a color name.
If you already have a scheme in mind we will tell you honestly whether it will work on your substrate and in this light.
Request a written quote
Prefer to talk? Call 360-319-9608 — a person answers seven days a week, 7am to 5pm.
Tell us about the details.
Send it over and we’ll be back to you today. Seven days a week, 7am to 5pm.
A written scope before any work starts