Big Dog Painting

Big Dog Painting has turned cabinet refinishing into something of a specialty: in a 2026 review, a customer said their kitchen cabinets came out looking factory-made after being painted white over natural wood, and a 2025 customer said a five-day cabinet job left drawers adjusted and broken hinges fixed along the way. Reviewers across 2025 and 2026 keep naming the same crew members — Jake, Leo, Charlie, Graeme — for turning outdated kitchens into something they're proud to show off. The company is based in Stoneham and covers the North Shore and Greater Boston, offering painting, carpentry, pressure washing and cabinet refinishing; it says it has more than a decade in business. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration is active on the state registry, and it's a member of the Painters and Decorating Contractors of America, a Benjamin Moore Certified Stain Applicator, and an EPA Certified Lead Renovator. It holds a 4.9-star average from 230 Google ratings. Reviewers also describe real carpentry and repair work alongside the painting: in a 2026 review, a customer said the company's own carpenter built a custom access door and matched the surrounding molding, and a January 2026 review from an art museum said Big Dog sourced low-VOC paint so a gallery repaint wouldn't put nearby artwork at risk. Multiple customers describe hiring the company more than once, for both interior and exterior jobs, over several years. A few things are worth knowing. A November 2025 review said the company cancelled a previously issued estimate after the customer didn't respond to a request to remove a negative review about slow estimate turnaround — a serious claim about how the company handles criticism. A separate November 2025 review said an excellent 2018 interior painting job was followed by a 2020 exterior job that was subcontracted out and didn't go nearly as well, suggesting quality can vary when work is passed to a subcontractor rather than the in-house crew. A 2026 Reddit post also said scheduling was stressful, since the company fits new jobs in once current ones wrap up rather than committing to an exact start date at signing. Big Dog is a strong choice for interior painting and cabinet refinishing given how consistently reviewers praise that specific work; for an exterior job or anything scheduled around a hard deadline, confirm directly whether the crew is in-house and get a firm start-date commitment in writing.