MetroWest Boston
Interior painting
Most interior work happens in a house someone is still living in. That changes everything about how a crew should behave — and it is the part most contractors never write down.
- Typical investment
- $800 – $2,000 typical rooms — we quote the job, we do not measure by the square foot — see the full breakdown
- How long it takes
- 2 – 10 working days for most projects
- Season
- Year round — winter is our best availability and usually our best pricing
Floors and furniture protected before the first can opens. Every day, not just day one.
An English-speaking project manager on site at the start of every job and reachable all day, every day.
HEPA vacuum sanding, not a broom. Dust is the complaint we hear most about other contractors.
Color samples brushed onto your actual walls, in your actual light, before you commit.
Living in the house while we paint it
You are not moving out. So the standard we hold ourselves to is that your house is usable at 5pm every day, not just at the end of the project.
- Floors covered with rosin paper or canvas — taped at the edges, not just laid down.
- Furniture centred and sheeted, outlets and switch plates removed and bagged with their screws.
- Doorways sealed with zip walls when we are sanding. HEPA vacuum attached at the sander.
- Daily set-up and take-down is available if you need the rooms back each evening — it is an extra charge. Standard is that we do not do this.
- One crew, start to finish, wherever we can. New faces every morning is a scheduling failure, not a feature.
- Start time agreed with you — not 7am unless you asked for 7am.
The language question, answered honestly
Most of our painters are Brazilian and speak Portuguese as their first language. That is normal in this trade in Massachusetts, and it is a strength — these are career tradespeople, several with more than fifteen years on the brush. A past customer wrote that it was important to have the project manager present so the homeowner could communicate with the crew. They were right, and we changed our process because of it.
Every job now has one named, English-speaking project manager who is on site at the start, checks in daily, and is reachable on a direct number. If you would rather speak Portuguese, we can do that too.
What actually drives an interior price
Square footage is the smallest part of it. In order of impact:
- Prep condition. Skim-coating a plaster wall in a 1920s Concord colonial costs more than rolling a 2005 drywall bedroom. Nail pops, cracks and old wallpaper glue all add hours.
- Trim. Baseboard, casing, crown, doors and window sash are cut-in work. Trim can be half the labour of a room.
- Ceiling height. Above nine feet means staging, and staging means time. Expect 20–30% more.
- Color change. Dark to light is two coats plus a primer. Same-color refresh is often one.
- Lead paint. In a pre-1978 home, disturbing more than six square feet of painted surface in a room brings the job under Massachusetts lead-safe renovation rules — licensed contractor, certified supervisor on site, and roughly 15–30% more. The thresholds →
Recent work
Interior painting photographs
I have used Target painting now for both interior and exterior painting. The exterior was just finished and they did an excellent job. Big shout out to Joe and Matheus for getting my house painted to perfection. I highly recommend this company.
Another Great job by Target Painting, thanks to Paulo, Jose L. and Lucas Santos. This time I have a new kitchen! From the get-go every step was flawless. The prep work, execution was extensive, well-coordinated and supervised… the result is spectacular: Artists at work!
Target Painting & Contracting is an elite team who are wonderful to work with! They are super responsive, do a great job and follow up to make sure the job is done right the first time. They expertly painted 3 interior rooms to perfection on a tight timeline to support a move while ensuring cleanliness. They even had to do a color match with an existing wall and matched it perfectly!
FAQ
Interior painting — questions we get asked
Do I have to move my own furniture?
No. We move it to the centre of the room, cover it, and put it back. If you have a piano, an antique, or anything you would rather move yourself, tell the estimator and we will plan around it.
Can you match a color that is already on my wall?
Yes. We take a chip to the store and have it scanned and adjusted. It is not always a perfect match on the first pass — we check it on your wall in your light before we commit to a whole room.
How many coats do I get?
Two finish coats over a properly prepared surface, plus primer where it is needed. If we think one coat genuinely does the job — a same-color refresh on sound paint — we will tell you and charge you less. That is written into the estimate either way.
What paint do you use?
Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, and Farrow & Ball, chosen by substrate and use. The exact product line and sheen is written on your estimate. We do not use “contractor grade” builder paint on a repaint — it is a false economy that shows in three years.