Compass Painting

Compass Painting's reviews keep circling back to one job: kitchen cabinets. Homeowners on the Cape hire this Hyannis crew to refinish dated oak and brown doors in white or gray rather than rip them out, and what customers keep writing down is the math. One reviewer in March 2024 said the switch saved them thousands of dollars by not having to replace or reface; another the same month described a 26-year-old kitchen changed at a fraction of the cost of new cabinets. The company says it was started on Cape Cod in 2009 by Ivan Lima — Ivan Junior — and co-owner Leandro, both of whom came up on job sites around Barnstable County, and that it now runs a crew of more than ten. Its BBB page shows an A+ letter grade, without accreditation, and lists Ivan Lima as owner. On Google, 41 ratings average 5★. Across 29 reviews running from 2021 to 2026, the praise is consistent in what it points at: process. A 2021 customer described the crew removing cabinet doors and painting them offsite while spraying the bases in place with everything covered and taped off. In February 2026 a homeowner mentioned a waterproofing step applied before primer. A 2023 reviewer who had already fired two other contractors said the finished cabinets came out better than brand new. Names recur too — Ivan is mentioned by name in most reviews, and a 2024 customer said they had watched the crew paint several houses in their neighborhood before hiring. The four reviews from 2026 stay on the same track: a repeat client who has had exterior, interior and cabinet work done, plus board-and-batten in a bedroom; a white cabinet job one homeowner compared to a factory finish; a crew called efficient and clean. Two things worth pinning down before you call. First, the licensing: their own site lists a CSL (CS122588) and an HIC registration (217100), but those numbers are the company's own claim and are not confirmed against the state registry — ask to see current registration and insurance. Second, the site advertises pressure washing and soft washing alongside painting, and a service area stretching from Provincetown to Plymouth and Duxbury, so confirm both the specific service and whether your town is on the current route. If your cabinets are structurally sound but the finish has aged out, this is the kind of shop that work goes to on the Cape — a small, owner-run crew whose customers describe the same prep and cleanup year after year. Get the scope and the registration in writing, and ask what the offsite-door process means for how long your kitchen is out of service.