Candella's Superior Painting, LLC

Candella's Superior Painting is a Westwood outfit that homeowners in the last few years have mostly hired for something a little different from its name: hanging Christmas lights. A run of five-star Angi and HomeAdvisor reviews from 2023 through late 2024 tells the same story on repeat — David shows up, strings the lights fast, and communicates well along the way, with several customers noting they've brought him back for a second or third season. The painting reputation the company is actually named for runs deeper and older. Houzz reviews from 2015 through 2018 describe full room repaints, exterior jobs with wood and shingle repair, and one customer who says he hired Mr. Candella repeatedly over ten years for indoor and outdoor painting projects. A 2025 Angi review keeps that thread alive, calling him 'such a meticulous painter' on a recent job — the painting work hasn't disappeared, it's just been overshadowed lately by the seasonal lighting business. Across 37 reviews on file since 2015, spanning Houzz, Angi, HomeAdvisor and BuildZoom, all but one are five stars — covering gutter cleaning and guard installation, power washing, and deck staining alongside the core lighting and painting work. The one exception is a detailed 2016 Houzz review describing overspray on new windows, unfilled nail holes, and messy caulking on an addition project, with the owner responding at length to dispute the account; it's the lone negative note in a decade of otherwise consistent five-star feedback. The company's Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration (#183486) is verified active with the state. Before booking, it's worth asking directly whether painting is still a going concern alongside the lighting work, since most of the recent written record is about the latter — and, given the age of the one negative review, a current conversation about expectations and scope up front is a reasonable ask for any project of size.