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Five of the 18 people who wrote about Countryside Painting had already hired them once — the interior one year and the exterior the next for one household, two interior jobs for another. John Kearns is named in all 18 of those written reviews, and the Somerville company says he is onsite supervising its jobs with the same crew year after year. The work is residential painting and carpentry across Somerville, Cambridge, Arlington, Medford and neighboring towns, and the company says it has been at it for more than 25 years; its Houzz profile dates the founding to 1994. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration is active. The exterior jobs are where the reviews get specific. An October 2025 customer described the exterior of a big old Victorian that meant working with all six units in the building, balancing special requests and many questions, with workers they called quiet, professional and hard-working. A July 2024 reviewer listed clear pricing, a check before any addition, a yard kept clean with no smoking or music, and thorough site protection for lead. Carpentry turns up folded into the paint work: siding repairs in mid-November 2023, wood repairs on a porch in an October 2023 job. Responsiveness is the other recurring note — seven reviewers mention how quickly Kearns replied or produced an estimate, and a July 2025 customer having a condo repainted said he gave advice on colors and on what was and wasn't worth doing. A November 2021 reviewer described him setting expectations and handing out a plan with dates and times. The reviews are not new: eleven of the 18 were written in 2021, and the most recent is from October 2025. Google shows 5 stars from 23 ratings, Houzz 5.0 from 3, the BBB page an A+, and a 2024 r/Somerville commenter named them for indoor and outdoor painting. They are a sensible call for repainting an older Somerville-area house, particularly a multi-unit one where scheduling around neighbors and lead-safe prep matter. Confirm the scope and the schedule in writing, and ask how repairs uncovered mid-job are priced, since two 2023 reviews describe carpentry folded into the painting.
“For indoor (and outdoor) painting, we've used Countryside Painting”
Countryside, headed by John Kearns, did a terrific job on the exterior of the big old Victorian in which I have a condo. It involved working with all six owners in the building, balancing special requests and many questions. His workers were quiet, professional, and hard-working. We've gotten a lot of positive feedback. Highly recommended.
My parents had them paint the exterior of their house in somerville and were so impressed they recommend them to me when I needed to get my house painted. John was super responsive and the painters were so efficient and thorough. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a painter!
I reached out to John to get my condo repainted, he responded quickly and was able to provide an estimate and plenty of advice on colors and what was worth doing or not doing. Once we decided to move forward with John he was able to do the work very quickly and it looks great! Would absolutely use John for future painting projects!
I had a great experience having John Kearns and Countryside repaint the exterior of our Somerville three-story. The pricing was clear and they checked about any additions beforehand. They kept the yard clean, with no smoking/music, and thorough site protection from lead while scraping. John painted a number of samples of our red siding colors on the house so we could find the match we liked, and also took care of matching the cream and blue colors. He and the crew also made some recommendations (like painting the downspouts and adjusting the deck color to match the rest of the house better), but didn't press if I decided differently. They also identified areas that needed wood repair (fascia, siding, porch base) and did those very nicely, again with clear pricing ranges up front. The couple times I wasn't happy with something, they fixed it right away. There was a tricky spot to reach on a 3rd floor dormer, and when I called it out they went back and got it. And the crew scraped/prepped a railing that I had initially not asked to be repainted, but they just included it in the repainting without charging extra. They aren't cheap, but the quality of work and communication is excellent. I won't hesitate to contact John again.
This is the second time I've used Countryside, and they're great. Very efficient and talented crew and John is fantastic to work with - flexible in scheduling and fair in price. I had some siding repairs done mid November and they really came through to get my house painted before the weather got too cold.
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Countryside Painting Company llc. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Finished floor area of the rooms in scope — not wall area.
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$6,000 – $9,000
Typical painting project around $7,500
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Under-budget delivery5.0
Old-house carpentry4.6
Colour guidance4.2