Painting Etcetera

We hired Valerie and her crew to restore the cedar siding on our hillside home. The cedar shingles were in very bad condition, many cracked or warped and all darkened by weather and age. Additionally, our property is challenging because of the slope, which means that about half the house actually rises three stories. We’d been having trouble finding anyone who wanted to take on the job. The few quotes I’d received had been high and I didn’t feel confident in that the work would be done to our standard. Valerie took a look at the job, was undaunted, confident and enthusiastic about the work. She offered ideas and solutions where others just saw problems. She also provided great input and guidance in the color selection for the stain. Her crew was diligent, professional and highly skilled. I even had them replace some trim work that a previous window crew had done. They ended up replacing about thirty percent of the shingles on the house. In removing some of the shingles, they discovered some dry rot on the plywood underneath. They were able to easily and seamlessly replace that as well. They showed an amazing attention to detail and were able to handle anything that came up during the process. They went above and beyond in every aspect of the job. I highly recommend Valerie and her crew and will absolutely have them back for future work.

Valerie’s team painted the interior of our new 1940s Rancher’s style home in RWC that has been lovingly preserved. We have a brilliant white living room that is at the center of the house. We wanted to surround that with warmth of yellow. She helped us pick two sets of yellows — guiding us with a firm hand. She made us some swatches that we could look at. We made a final choice based on how the colors looked across varying degrees of sunlight.
Her team was courteous and careful. They prepared the walls meticulously. The paint job is perfect technically — we have a lot of wood trims/​wainscoting etc.
End product is a lightness and subtle cheerfulness compared to what was before. The overall effect could not have been better planned. The walls look so perfect that any adornment, like picture frames and mirrors, feel unnecessary.
She also helped me choose a very beautiful wallpaper for our bedroom. She coordinated the wallpaper contractor who did a perfect job.
We did not get competitive bids — 5 minutes into the discussion with her, we knew she was going to be perfect for us. I am sure we are going to enjoy these walls for several years but when the next lick of paint is needed, we are going back to Valerie.

Great to have met Valerie. She was absolutely interested in hearing about our vision for our home — and then discussing this vision with what she has seen work with other Eichlers. We wound up creating a cool concept extending our indoor paint palette to the outside. That is an interesting reverse of the bring indoors into the home design principle. It looks great (if I can say so as a proud home owner).
Highly recommended. Please email us if you want to hear more.

I regret having to give a poor review but Valerie Fisher has given me no choice!
I have no problem with a contractor preferring not to estimate/​do my job although I can’t recall it ever occurring before now? Ms. Fisher visited to view my home on 9÷10÷2013 for an estimate to stain my cedar shingle home NEXT SPRING. After doing so and a pleasant chat she informed me an estimate would be emailed but one was never received? Thinking perhaps there was a misunderstanding with my email address on ⁹⁄₁₃ I called and left a message that also was never returned? I then emailed Ms. Fisher and to my dismay that too has been ignored?
As I said I have no problem with a contractor not wishing to do a job, but I do have a problem being treated in such an inexplicable unprofessional discourteous manner!
Other than to say this speaks volumes, I’ll leave it to the reader to draw their own conclusions.

From the very first moment I reached out to Valerie Fisher, via phone, I was immediately impressed! Her friendly and confident demeanor were reassuring to me as I was desperately looking for assistance in selecting some designer exterior paint colors for my home.
I expressed to Valerie my urgency in wanting to meet with her to view the style of my home and for her to also view another home in my neighborhood; I had fallen in love with the exterior paint colors of this other home and was hopeful that Valerie could help match the exact colors.
Many, many times I exhaustively tried to find the colors through the help of local Benjamin Moor paint suppliers only to fall short & disappointed with their findings
or lack thereof.
Within one hour of meeting with Valerie, my initial impression was validated & confirmed. She provided me with the «exact» color schematic for the exterior paint colors and with the most sincere & professional demeanor.
I will proudly recommend Valerie to anyone seeking a talented designer, painting & remodeling company!
Valerie made it appear effortless to provide me with the precise colors that many could not identify; in the same vein, it is effortless for me to give Valerie «5 stars».

Valerie and her team are amazing. The first time I used Painting Etc. was for just a small job in my daughters room and bathroom, who knew a small job would get such attention to detail. Then the entire house (outside) needed painting. Again, by far best job in the area! Her attention to detail on the trim was over the top.
We recently moved and needed the entire house interior painted… I knew I could only use Valerie and her team. Her attention to detail is remarkable and her eye for color is perfect. Who needs a color specialist… Valerie is one!
Valerie says they will be there at 8:00 am and her team is at the door and ready to go at 7:55 am. Personally, this is the only kind of crew I can work with! They are all kind, extremely professional, and really good at what they do…
I will add that when going to the paint store to grab some items for my own little project. I mentioned to the guys at both Benjamin Moore and Kelly Moore that I use Valerie and her team to paint my house… And they all quickly replied «Oh, she is one of the best»
I couldn’t have gotten through this stressful move and decision making process with out Valerie and her team!
P. S.I LOVE every color she picked! Thank you Painting Etcetera

Valerie is meticulous and technically knowledgeable (and willing to do the research to solve unusual and difficult problems). Although she does not work as a general contractor, she has her license and is able to bring that extra insight to the project. Her crew did extensive prep, cut clean lines, and works extremely clean. No splatters, no damage to plants, exacting, and the site is cleaned up at the end of the day as though no work had happened. She will not disappoint. Hire her.

We didn’t want to just repaint our Eichler, we wanted to redesign the feel of the space through the creative but subtle use of color. We selected Valerie and her team because she brought an artistic and holistically sensitive design sense to the project, along with meticulous technical skill. She’s provided meaningful perspectives and advice on issues that reflect on the overall aesthetic of the house, even if it was outside her own piece of the overall project. Her team has done absolutely meticulous prep work — addressing even minor imperfections in order to ensure that the final coat of paint looks perfect.
On top of these superlatives, you should know that her prices are very reasonable … even when compared to any other painter who is just going to come in and slap up whatever colors you pick. Bottom line: Valerie brings a lot more to the table than just putting paint on the wall — whenever we have painting needs, inside or out, we’re turning to her.
In fact, in retrospect, we wish we’d met her earlier — the «etcetera» in her business name implies the ability to handle more than just painting. We’d have used her for quite a few other pieces of our remodel than just painting, had we met her in time!

Valerie and her team painted the exterior of my Eichler house. I am thrilled with the result and my experience working with Painting Etcetera.
The job involved a professional and detailed bid for the work, consultation on the colors, preparation of the house, and painting and finishing work. Throughout the process Painting Etcetera was professional, accommodating, and responsible. Valerie paid special attention to restoration of the beams and eves of my house, which are key to the Eichler style. She worked with me to select colors that are consistent with the original Eichler palette yet also express my personal esthetic. I was impressed with her attention to detail and knowledge of the different brands and types of paint. Her team worked fast and clean, came when they said they would come, and were friendly but unobtrusive.
My house came out beautiful. I will hire Painting Etcetera again for interior work.

We hired Valerie and her team to paint a new door and window that had been replaced in our turn of the century Victorian. She came highly recommended from a contractor we trust, and our first visit with her convinced us she was right for the job — she had a lot of knowledge about the different types of paint and techniques used throughout our house (which is a mish mash to put it lightly) and helped us determine the type of paint we should use on the new door/​window so that it appeared the most lustrous without being at the far end of the toxicity scale. Apart from her professional prowess, she was also just really nice, friendly and authentic in her opinions.
Valerie and her team completed the job on time and on budget (even though I ended up picking a difficult color to work with). She was the most cost effective of the three contractors I had estimate the job, and did excellent work. Will definitely hire her again!