I do not take negative reviews lightly and so it has taken almost two years to post my experience with James, painter and his crew. His contract was six pages too long and confusing on scope of work or what the painting included. The Monday before Thanksgiving, James called and asked if he can move up the day for interior painting of my entire home and I agreed not knowing what I was getting into. After starting painting, he casually informed me that they only had one day to finish painting my entire Interior! This should have been disclosed up front. Fifteen, count them fifteen very young painters converged and took over my home in a disorganized and chaotic manner. Every room was occupied and unusable. Only one worker spoke English so it was impossible to communicate with most crew as James drove off to other jobs. His workers forgot to paint my kitchen cabinets, some kitchen and bath wall areas as well as trim. When I spoke with James, he defended his workers by falsely claiming that I "discriminated against them" and that I offended even his family. Such bizarre and false accusations allowed him enough reason to walk off my job and make early demand for payment in full which they did. Defiantly, James refused to finish the job due to my alleged discrimination, also claiming I was "too picky". James frivolously demanded I pay in full before the job was finished. Which I was pressured and intimidated to do due to the thanksgiving holiday and guests arriving. To this day, my interior paint job, my trim, my cabinets, my home was never completed but they cashed my check and were gone as abruptly as they came. I am sure they arrived on time at their next job. James is certain that I discriminated against his crew despite that they spoke zero English, I speak zero Spanish and more importantly I never spoke or whispered a word to them. I am hoping that James starts to properly supervise his crew and treat customers more respectfully because my personal belongings were taken during their interior painting chaos, an original framed artwork that I painted 20 years ago probably got wrapped in a drop cloth and is hanging in their home. I am still waiting on my original framed painting to be returned to me as I have already emailed James and requested this item be returned. Needless to say, I would not recommend this painter and warn others caveat emptor, buyer beware. read more

James gave me a great reasonably priced quote for painting the exterior of our home. I was so impressed by the amount of prep work done on our home and the detail with which the work was performed. And communication throughout was great. Excellent job! The house came out beautifully and they managed to also add on two interior walls that I really needed done as well. Highly recommend this group! read more

Wonderful painters! Turned our dark kitchen into a masterpiece! I have used their services last 10 yrs here in palo alto and have been very happy with their work !! read more

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James has a great foreman Jairo, who keeps the team going on time, detail oriented, with excellent results and attention to detail (great prep & priming) . I'd hire them for any painting. Reasonable rates, and able to manage large jobs, they painted our entire 50 townhome complex in south Palo Alto. read more

If I could give no stars or negative stars, I would. Terrible service, broke my garage door, but would not take responsibility, did not seal and/or caulk the window trims properly so the paint on the trims bled. I would not use Style Painting ever again and I would not recommend them to worse enemy, unless you want a bad paint job and bad service. read more

3rd time with Style painting. They made crispy and sharp results for my house. Highly recommended. read more

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James was efficient, fair with pricing, and did an excellent job painting the exterior of our house! We can wait to have him help again with our new projects! Thanks, Style Painting! read more

This is the second painting project that call James and his staff to execute. Overall, James and his team did an outstanding work. Very professional and delivered amazing work. I highly recommend stylepainting for your next painting project read more

Style Painting painted my 1200 sqft home's exterior and I'm very happy with the result. James started with a professional and detailed quote (I appreciated all the prep work he committed to in the quote), and that dedicated approach carried through to a great paint job! James and his team were reliable, polite, professional, and they finished on time. House looks great. read more

A few weeks ago, I posted a request for a recommendation my local Next-door alias and received some responses. After talking to a few painters, I went with James at Style Painting. They just finished my job and I am extremely pleased with the result. If you want to do the job right, I recommend Style Painting. It took 3 of them 4 days to do my house entirely and they worked every minute they were here. Some of the other proposals estimated the effort significantly lower, but I fail to understand what they would have compromised to complete the job. These guys were thorough all the way from the initial power washing to the finish. And that is why I say go with these guys if you want the job done right. They were courteous, clean, prompt and honest. Highly recommend them. As a homeowner, it is a relief to work with a totally professional outfit like Style Painting. Contact: James Style Painting www.stylepainting.net 650-388-8577 read more

I hired Style Painting to paint the exterior of our two-story house. I was first impressed by James', the owner of Style Painting, honesty and straight-forwardness. His quote was good, and he was willing to be flexible in scheduling around some major landscaping work being done. He started on time and finished on time. They arrived early every morning, and we hardly knew they were there. His crew is friendly and courteous. I have two small children, so I was happy to have such nice men working around my house for a week. Now that it's all done, the house is beautiful. I highly recommend James to anyone based on quality, reliability, and price! read more

James is very responsible, meticulous and responsive. His price was very competitive - and I am talking about thousands of dollars here, and was the real reason we chose his company. His team is fantastic - hard working, responsive to suggestions, small changes we introduces after the contract. We wanted to paint our house and fix any problems with the wood - siding, water boards, etc. James arrived at the exact time we agreed, and spent an hour checking the house and discussing various options and alternatives. His email estimate came in at the time he promised, and was much more realistic compared to the the other 5 we received. The work started on time, and despite the estimated 2 weeks - work was done in 1 week. Many kudos to the team ! During this week he tolerated our calls of distress, changes (plural!) of mind, and complete despair when we decided that our original choice of color was wrong, James came by, held our hands, participated in the discussions, made suggestions and proposed alternatives. We are very happy with the result and the invoice we paid, and would highly recommend James and his company to anyone who wants to fix minor things and paint the house, while keeping their right arm intact :) read more

I contacted James Kim to paint my home in Los Gatos California. He and his team had previously help do some interior painting for my wife's condo, but I've never used him to paint an entire house. My house in Los Gatos is located halfway to summit in the mountains. There was a lot of damage on the wood so it needed to be scraped and primed in a way that would ensure the paint will last His team is timely, professional, and courteous. They did a great job read more

I found James to be one of the most courteous contractors we've worked with in the recent past. His crew was professional and courteous as well. When I asked for certain changes to be made, his crew was always accomodating. James and crew showed up at the house in the morning on time and finished the job on time. When, during the job, I realized there was additional work I needed, James was able to follow through on my request for a very reasonable fee. Speaking of fees, we got a much lower bid from another painter, but they weren't bonded, licensed, and insured. It made more sense for us to go with the higher bid and the protection offerred by a properly secured company. read more

Great customer service and was able to finish the job in the estimated timeframe. Excellent communication! I always felt like I could reach out anytime and James would always respond as soon as possible. Highly recommend!! read more

James and his team were really excellent. The quoted price was reasonable to paint all rooms in my house except the kitchen. It was a very professional job and the improvement is amazing. We have an old house with plaster walls and ceilings, which occasionally crack over time. James' team repaired all cracks in the ceilings and walls, and matched the texture perfectly. Everything looks brand new. Really amazing. I should also note that we were living in the house at the same time as the work was done. James worked with us to move things from room to room over a series of days to make that possible. I know it was not ideal for him and his crew to have us (and our dogs) there, but he was very nice about it and was flexible. I believe the job took longer than he anticipated, but he and his team got it done without rushing or cutting corners, and he stuck to the contracted price. I also appreciated James' advice. He was very helpful in deciding on the brand, sheen and type of paint we would need for our home. I would definitely hire Style Painting again, and I highly recommend this service to anyone. They will make your home look brand new! read more

James and his team did a fantastic job painting the interior of my home. He also textured one of my walls since it was new drywall. He explained the process to me and made recommendations on the the style and sheen. All I had to do was pick out the color. I would definitely use James' service again! read more

I used Style Painting to paint the interiors of my house recently. James and his crew did a fantastic job!! I got quotes from four different painters and James gave me a pretty reasonable quote. I have experienced many contractors throughout remodeling of my house after the purchase last year (some of them were found on yelp and had five star reviews) and I think James is the most professional and customer satisfaction oriented contractor among them. I feel lucky to encounter him. Here are a few things that especially impressed me. - The proposal document he provided via email was very thorough and detailed. It gave me a clear understanding of the work to be done and the scope of the painting work. - Selection of the paint colors was the most time consuming and painful process for me until James came to my rescue. Even though I called him many times to get consultation, he always kindly gave me good advices on color selection. I was told most of paint contractors are reluctant to give advice on color selection because they don't want to get blamed when the home owners are not happy with the outcome. But, James was different. I believe only one who has long experience with the numerous colors of painting would be able to give advice on color selection with confidence. - Even though he brought two experienced workers, he worked himself on almost all difficult areas. His crew seemed to have good skill and they were not like cheap labors in Home Depot parking lot. - He called me back a day after he had finished painting to check if there was anything I was not satisfied with. I told him I changed my mind and wanted one wall to be repainted with semi-gloss instead of flat. He revisited my place in the next day and repainted the wall with semi-gloss. read more

James is as good as it gets in painting. He is an excellent painter, manages his crew very well and all in all does the paint business proud. But his real talent is in color selection. I first contacted him in June 2014 when I chose the wrong paint color for my living room and dining room. I had another painter do the work and when I wanted to change it they were already booked at another job. I was desperate because I had company coming for a week long visit. James came to my rescue, totally "got" the color gray I wanted and made some suggestions for the crown moulding and base boards that I never would have thought of. My rooms look like a designer did them! I even had him repaint another wall that I had chosen the color for and then felt it was too dark. I can tell you that if I had seen a swatch of the color he recommended I never would have picked it myself. But it was perfect. And now everyone says "WOW" when they see it. In Feb 2015 he painted my husband's office and our front porch and did an excellent job. We recently remodeled our bathroom - March 2015 - and I just let James choose the colors himself. I was at work when he painted but trusted him completely. I came home and was wild about the colors he selected!! He is an artist. My husband and I have referred him to many of our friends and they love him too. I will never use or recommend anyone but James for all future paint projects. My big lesson is that I'm terrible at choosing paint colors and will let James do it from now on! read more

Well done! Sang-Young Kim was friendly and helpful, clearly explaining the different types of paint and the amount of prep needed. The team did a great job, leaving everything neat at the end. The price was very reasonable. I recommend them highly! read more

James and his team painted our living/dining room and office walls (2 coats) + trim and baseboards in less than 8 hours. They were professional and reasonably priced. I especially appreciated how neat, tidy, and courteous they were. When we came home, all the furniture they had moved was put back nicely and there was hardly a trace they had been there (except for the brand new paint job)! James was very responsive via email, phone, and text and provided a very comprehensive consultation before we decided to hire him. I would recommend Style Painting to anyone looking for a speedy, friendly, and professional painting team. read more

James and his crew just finished the exterior of our house and we couldn't be happier. They did a spectacular job, they were neat,polite, very professional and on schedule. Should you want a professional painter you can't go wrong with Stylepainting. Give them a try, you won't be sorry. stylepainting@gmail.com or call 650-388-8577 read more

I first hired Style Painting to paint one wall in my home back in 2009. Since then he has been back many times as we add color to our interior. He is a professional who does not stop until the job is done right. And my house is left cleaner than it was before. Painted so far: dining room, daughter's room, hallway, 2 bathrooms. We couldn't be happier! read more

Very thorough exterior prep work. Easy to work with, though I had trouble with his accent. Workers were punctual, efficient and polite. Final look is smooth and neat. Small local operation, friendly guy. read more

We purchased a Foreclosed Home with damaged walls and doors, 3400 sq ft. Style painting repaired all of the doors and made them look like new ! The holes in the walls have vanished and after perfectly painted, the house looks like new ! Sang Young Kim went out of his way to help us choose a paint and repainted a hall way after we wanted it lighter. Style painting worked round the clock and finished with an expert Job ! Gary Lang read more

James (owner of style painting) was referred to me by a friend. James was very easy to work w/ provided feedback on color options and was available as needed. Came to my home for price quote and full report was provided w/in a few days. Really good rates! james and his workers are diligent and respectful. Kept area clean and cleaned up each afternoon. Home was painted in a few days and it looked beautiful! Due to the amount of heat this year some of the caulking expanded and cracked, called james up and he sent over a worker who patched it up free of charge w/in a few days! It all looks perfect now! would recommend him w/o reservation!!!! read more

My husband and I recently hired this company to paint all 12 doors inside our fairly new home, 10 yrs. old to be exact. James, the owner, promised and guaranteed that they will do an excellent job painting them from western acoustic to white. We purchased and provided the paint from Kelly Moore. James was nice and friendly on the day he gave the estimate. However, when the day came to actually work on the paint job, he was so rude and unprofessional. He walked into our house with his three men, rushing and walking on our carpeted floor with their filthy shoes. How did I know that...because they just came from another client's house which they power washed. By the way, he was an hour late. After he laid all his dirty and malodorous blankets to protect the floor and gave instructions to his crew, he then rushed out of my house to go to another customer's house. Hence, no supervision and quality control involved. He left two men to stay, one to paint the doors and the other to paint the door frames. Both men were very inexperienced and did an absolute substandard job. I had to request for a paint brush to be used on the doors because the man who was painting them used a paint roller which left a glob of paint on the doors. I couldn't even see the grooves on my doors anymore! By the end of the day, James came back, upset because they were behind schedule for not using a paint roller, blaming me and telling me, "That's why you're not the professional!" So the outcome was, we were left with doors that have a bad paint (uneven paint with visible paint brush marks and some dark areas), globs of paint left to dry and covered the grooves, chipped corners, AND dented door knobs. They also spilled some paint on our carpet and on the flagstones in our patio. James did not collect for the service, but I would rather have paid for a quality work because now, it's more expensive to replace the doors ($145/each). He even admitted that this was his first door paint job but it's too late!!! The damage has been done and now, it's gonna take more time and money to correct it. I even bought them pizza for lunch, hoping to get a better performance and outcome. read more

OUTSTANDING INTEGRITY, SKILL, AND VALUE. I want to highly recommend Style Painting [owner is Sangyoung (James) Kim], for your next painting project. In mid-August 2011, Mr. Kim and his crew power-washed my redwood fences [2000+ running feet x 6' high] and large rear yard arbors in one morning, and then, the next day, applied new stain and new paint, one-coat each as agreed. I bought all the stain & paint while he & his crew provided the labor, including prep & clean-up. After discussing the necessary details, he offered me a VERY ATTRACTIVE bid [prep time needed was minimal]. Now I did encounter miscalculations in the amount of stain that I needed to provide and made several trips to Home Depot for more stain. A few areas on top of the fences were missed, and clean-up of some minor stain overspray was overlooked on the west side house walls & windows and two patio chairs. I am telling you this because he EXCEEDED my expectations by returning promptly to remedy all my complaints, without my asking, so I was COMPLETELY pleased with his work. Remember that professionalism means high job skills AND high integrity, he demonstrated both to me. I believe you can TRUST Mr. Kim to do a GOOD JOB for you; if you have questions about this unsolicited testimonial, you may email me at jmlfong@hotmail.com. James in Pleasanton. read more

James is simply outstanding. The level of detail, follow up etc he brings into his project is unmatched. And all this he does at a reasonable cost and amazing quality. James worked on the interior painting of the house and he and his crew came in assessed the work required and painted everything in just a couple of days and James came in multiple times after that to follow up , touch up and fix things which needed some more work! I would work with James any day. read more

Excellent experience from start to finish. Knowledgeable, helpful, competitive pricing, showed up on time, worked efficiently and workmanlike. Walls look great. read more

We hired Style Painting to paint the outside and inside of two houses for us. The owner, James, has an amazing eye for color and detail painting. He helped me decide what colors would look best with different lighting both inside and out. Our houses are old but James and his crew did great repair on all the siding, cracks and stucco that brought the house back to life. The crew was polite and kept their work area cleaned up. The jobs were completed on time and James did a final walk around to make sure nothing was missed. I would and have recommended Style painting to anyone. read more

James and Style Painting recently painted a room for us that we were converting from a bedroom to games room for our 2 teenage sons. They did a great job start to finish. This included a quick quote which incorporated some excellent ideas about colors to use, and a quick date to get the work done. The painting itself was high quality, the room set up and cleaning was excellent and this was all achieved at a very reasonable price and with great friendly service. I would definitely use Style Painting again. read more

Please do not entrust your painting project to this company. My wife tried to search on-line for the best and qualified person to paint our interior doors, and from reading all of the good reviews on yelp, we hired Style Painting. We met with James, the owner, who seemed trustworthy and knowledgeable in what he does. He also added that his crew has many years of experience in painting. So we decided to move forward with the project, thinking and feeling we're in good hands. What a BIG MISTAKE!!! They left us with damaged doors, not just one, but all 12-13 doors! The doors had uneven paint, brush marks, bumps from globs of dry paint, painted hinges, and dented door knobs. James has no integrity!!! He didn't deliver a quality job as he promised and his crew were very inexperienced. We regret hiring this company. We are very disappointed, dissatisfied, and wished we left the doors the way they were. Maybe if we asked for a sample of their work on one door only, this could have been prevented and saved us from making an expensive mistake. So, please do yourself a favor and hire someone else to do your paint job - someone who's more proficient in painting. read more

I was introduces to James through a friend who had used him in the past to paint his house. I needed the interior which included all the walls, ceilings, closets and ten doors in addition to the exterior of my 4 bedroom about 1600 Sq. ft. house painted and James and his crew were the right team for it. I found his price to do the work very reasonable compared to other quotes I had received for the same job. James and his crew showed up at my house every morning on time and worked very cleanly and fast but efficient and meticulous and were done as promised. They covered my furniture, floor, lights and what was needed to be protected well without getting any paint on them. James has a very good eye for paint and what colors best match the furniture and how outside light reflects inside the room and so on, very satisfied with his suggestions to choose the right colors!! Both interior and exterior of my house look fantastic, just like a new house. Soon after he finished my house he painted my mother's house and she was very satisfied with his work as well. I have introduced James (Style painting) to a few close friends and they have hired him for their painting needs, I strongly recommend James and his crew for residential painting jobs. read more