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License not state-verified. We could not confirm a current registration in the state registry. Insurance is self-reported.
- Not rated by the BBB
- 14 work photos
Highlights
- Repeat customers — several reviewers say they've hired the crew multiple times
- Historic-home care — a 2021 review praised delicate work on a 215-year-old house
- Color consulting — reviewers credit Brooke with helpful paint-color guidance
- Consistent record — 15 written reviews since 2013, all five stars
- License mix-up — BuildZoom's own license dates for the company don't add up
Every one of BLC Painting's 15 written reviews since 2013 is five stars — a run that includes repeat customers who have hired owner Brooke Cambridge's crew three separate times. BLC is a woman-owned, Salem-based painting company Cambridge founded in 2006, now approaching 20 years in business, handling interior and exterior painting, cabinet refinishing, deck staining, drywall and plaster repair, and color consulting across the North Shore and greater Boston; the company also holds RRP lead-safe certification for pre-1978 homes. The reviews on file are unusually specific and span more than a decade without a negative one among them. In an August 2025 review, a homeowner called an exterior house-and-garage repaint 'exceptional,' citing the crew's attention to detail. In a 2021 review, the owner of a 215-year-old Salem home credited the team with a preservation-minded exterior repaint done 'gracefully and delicately.' A 2015 review described a competitive-bid exterior scrape-and-paint of a vintage Dutch Colonial, with the owner on site daily for quality control. Several reviewers describe hiring the company more than once — one for the third time as of a 2023 review — and a 2021 repeat customer credited Brooke with advising on a complementary color that turned a fireplace into a living-room focal point. One thing worth sorting out before calling: BuildZoom's directory lists a Massachusetts home improvement contractor license (#172643) for the company, but its own record is internally inconsistent — the license's listed issue date comes after the date BuildZoom says it verified the license active — and a second, older license number (#157868) is shown inactive elsewhere. Directory listings also show two different Salem street addresses for the business. For a straightforward paint job or a more delicate restoration project, this is about as consistent a written track record as this kind of work gets — still worth confirming the license details and current address directly before booking.
What does house painting cost in Greater Boston?
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from BLC Painting. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Finished floor area of the rooms in scope — not wall area.
Estimated range
$6,000 – $9,000
Typical painting project around $7,500
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