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Cameo By Design Painting is a Lowell, Massachusetts painting business run by an owner named Gordon, handling residential interior and exterior painting including faux finishes and specialty work. The written record is short but detailed on both ends. In a 2024 review, a homeowner described Gordon repainting the exterior of an antique colonial — clapboards scraped, primed and painted, with mold and mildew treated first — and staying in regular contact by text and call about each day's plans. A 2022 Angi review described an interior job covering 85% of a 2,500-square-foot house, including trim, ceilings and drywall repairs from the house settling, calling him the most thorough painter the reviewer had worked with. That contrasts with an August 2025 review describing a breakdown at the end of a kitchen-cabinet and French-door job: the customer said Gordon insisted the work was complete, accused her of misrepresenting which areas needed touch-ups, and told her he wouldn't return to finish them unless she paid for his gas. Given how differently that last job went compared to the earlier ones, it's worth getting clear, written terms on what counts as finished and how touch-ups get handled before the final payment changes hands.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Cameo By Design 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
Very disappointed overall. Gordon repeatedly told me that he would finish my kitchen cabinets, four French doors, kitchen walls and ceiling to my complete satisfaction. His last day, he instructed me to check out everything and he would return to do required touch ups. When I told him about the few touch ups needed, he accused me of taking pictures of unfinished work elsewhere...not the areas needing touchups. Crazy!!! He continued to insist (with heightened emotion) that he is the best and the job is finished!!!! Unless I paid for his gas, he would not return to do touch ups!!! I paid him $5150 for the job (labor only). I purchased all paint, joint compound, brushes, thinner for his paint machine. If he had finished the job correctly, I would have had additional paint work for him. I would do it myself before I would allow him to return. I do not deny his talent, but he is a terrible untrustworthy business person who I characterize as an opportunist who assesses a customer's financial situation and increases cost to match his assessment. I have had two other master painters here who have advised that I overpaid, especially for unfinished work! So very disappointing!
Gordon painted the exterior of my antique colonial last summer. He's extremely meticulous - my clapboards were scraped and primed and painted like never before. He also made sure that all of the mold and mildew on the shady bits was treated and cleaned before the paint went on. G is especially responsive in his communications; he always texted or called me to let me know what the day's plans would be. He also does interior and specialty painting, like faux finishes, too.I've seen pictures, and they look sweet.
Gordon is the real deal. He is very meticulous and pays attention to the fine details that others will not. We had him do work for us at multiple homes and were extremely satisfied with the results every time. He turned our houses into our unique homes. He does beautiful work and is a complete professional. Highly recommend.
Awesome Job this guy Gordon painted the exterior of my two story garage under cape and I’m extremely happy with the outcome he was quick and personable got the job done on time and was efficient the house is beautiful and I have no complaints would definitely recommend to anyone
Gordon painted 85% of the rooms in my house. This was roughly 2500 SQ FT. Including trim touch-ups and ceilings. My house is about 6 years old so there were plenty of drywall fixing to be done due to the house settling. I have never met a more thorough painter in my life. The lines were perfect....
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Strips wallpaper and glue residue4.9
Ceiling patches matched to disappear4.8
Repainted the same house twenty years on4.5
Home renovation finished on schedule4.4
Cabinets and finish carpentryNot yet rated