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Davis Custom Painting is Gary Davis's painting business. On its Houzz profile the company says Gary Davis has served the greater Boston area for over 25 years, its website names Boston and Wakefield as its service area, and it holds 5.0★ on Houzz from 72 ratings. In an August 2026 Houzz review, a customer hiring him for the second time wrote that Gary painted their kitchen cabinets, walls, living room walls, the hall, the stairs and the upstairs hall, some of the trim, and all the heater covers, and called his pricing "extremely fair." In a 2024 Google review, the owner of a historic home described Gary painting their entire first floor — entryway, stairway, formal room, family room, kitchen and powder room — patching and smoothing areas along the way and helping them finalize paint colors from room to room. In a March 2026 Houzz review, a customer thanked him for his patience while helping select a color for their dining room. In a 2023 Houzz review, a customer wrote that after Gary painted their kitchen cabinets, they looked like they "were stained white and are new," and that the job was "right on budget." In a 2021 Houzz review, another customer described a month-long job of wallpaper removal and painting that went well enough that they added another room, with Gary leaving the work space cleaned up daily. A 2020 Houzz review from a house on Plum Island noted that Gary is "the owner and the painter" and "does 100% of the work."
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Davis Custom 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
I found Gary of Davis Painting to be totally professional, trustworthy, neat and clean. He was meticulous in the treatment of my project as if it was his own. This is the second time I have used him and he does not disappoint. His pricing is extremely fair and he takes the extra step to go above and beyond. I highly recommend Gary for your future paint jobs. For your reference...Gary painted my kitchen cabinets, walls, livingroom walls, down the hall, up the stairs and the upstairs hall, some of the trim, and all the heater covers. I am thrilled with the finished product!
Phenomenal work and a true professional. Gary is reliable, trustworthy, and clearly takes immense pride in his craft. I especially appreciated his patience while helping me select the perfect color to achieve the specific 'feel' I wanted for my dining room. I cannot recommend him highly enough!
I can’t recommend Gary Davis enough as a professional painter and trusted advisor through the process. Gary did a phenomenal job to paint our entire first floor, inclusive of entryway, stairway, formal room, family room kitchen, and powder room. He has high attention to detail , patching and smoothing out necessary areas of my historic home, while painting with very clean lines and a stellar finished product. Gary is very thoughtful and creative, sharing his perspective that helped me finalize paint colors and flow from room-to-room, which can be very daunting with the number of paint colors and brands that exist today! He showed genuine care and patience around the decision making process to ensure I was comfortable with the outcomes. On top of this all, he’s a pleasure to have around the home- very trustworthy, professional AND friendly! I will plan to reach out to Gary again for my future painting needs!
Gary is one of the very best contractors we've worked with of many over the last few years (including several painters): he punctual amd responsible but also easy going, fastidious, supremely talented. He is a "real" painter and artist (of fine artwork--unbelievable paintings) and it shows in his work. He painted our kitchen cabinets, and his brush strokes are so precise and smooth it literally looks like thet were stained white and are new, not painted somewhat banged up cherry. We have a new kitchen at a fraction of the cost of an actual new kitchen. He has a great eye and is pleasant and easy to have around, and right on budget. The best of the best. Do not hesitate.
Gary was a pleasure to work with. He painted our home office and it looks great! He was easy to communicate with too. I will hire him again for sure.
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2 changes recorded — last scanned Sep 24, 2026.
Cabinet refinishing5.0
Craftsmanship4.4