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License Verified163921MA hic · verified Jul 6, 2026
- MA HIC licenseVerified active
- 2 customer photosOf completed work
Highlights
- Prep-first approach — heavy site protection and surface prep
- Sources the right products — consults directly with paint manufacturers
- Decades-long clients — several reviewers have used them for 10-30+ years
Northern Lights Painting is a Stoneham firm founded in 1989 by Michael Traub, now 37 years into a business built around high-end interior and exterior finishes for luxury and historic homes across Eastern Massachusetts, and its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration is active. The reviews repeat one idea in different words: the prep work is the job. A November 2025 review from a client of over 30 years describes a large Brookline project — trim and stucco repair and paint — done with heavy protection of surrounding areas and work the client called outstanding, both on that project and on smaller interior repairs done earlier the same year. A September 2025 review goes further, describing the crew consulting directly with Benjamin Moore representatives to choose the right products for a siding job, then meticulously cleaning and prepping before priming and finishing. Another reviewer, describing a trim restoration, said the crew turned "orange peel, brush-stroke laden, seam-cracked trim" into something "you can't help but run your hands across." The client list skews toward long relationships and demanding settings: one reviewer has worked with the company for over a decade in Boston's high-end residential market, and another describes a second painting job on the same apartment, complete with daily work-plan updates and rates they called reasonable. In a March 2025 review, the company handled a full repaint of St. Francis Chapel in the Prudential Center on a tight schedule, described as professional and respectful of the space throughout. All 11 reviews on file, from 2022 through late 2025, are five stars, and nothing in the record surfaces a complaint. The company also holds EPA-RRP lead-safe certification, relevant for anyone painting an older or historic property. One thing to know going in, per one reviewer: the work isn't cheap — but for anyone who wants that level of prep and finish, the price reflects the craft.
What does house painting cost in Greater Boston?
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Northern Lights Painting Co. 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
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