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We just finished having our apartment painted and want to recommend our painter. Please use my name (Jennifer in Clinton Hill) when you contact them…

Hans Jensen at EarthTones
347-228-0178
earthTonesNYC@yahoo.com

I got three quotes (two from painters recommended in the posts noted below and one from a friend). While I liked each of the painters, this one came in significantly less in price but was still attentive to detail (patching, sanding, electrical outlets, etc) They price walls by linear square foot (at the time of this posting $3.50/lf for a standard height wall) … doors, window jambs, ceilings and other areas that have to be painted by hand are extra and priced individually. I particularly liked that he personally measured the apartment and then itemized every aspect of every room by price so I could decide which areas were worth painting (after seeing their work on the first room, we ended up having them paint everything, ceilings and all).

The only drawback is that (at the time of this posting) he and his partner are only working nights and weekends (as they have other day jobs). But it was worth the inconvenience for such a low price. Though we live in a co-op, they were super quiet, so as long as they got in before the “work cut-off” time, no one seemed to care.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions…
Jennifer in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn 917-697-9794