Architectural & luxury residential finishes · Los Angeles
New work that feels as though it has always belonged there.
A specialist finishing practice working alongside architects, interior designers and builders on private residences and landmark buildings.
Most of what we finish will never be photographed. Our clients’ homes are private, and they stay that way. The work travels the way it always has, from one architect, designer or homeowner to the next.
The Practice
Trained in England. Practicing in Los Angeles since 1985.
Red Reddington trained at Brooklyn Technical College in Great Barr, Birmingham, where painting was taught as a discipline: the history of paints, color theory, decorating, and the patience to mix a batch by hand.
In 1985 he was awarded the City & Guilds Advanced Craft Certificate in Painting & Decorating with Distinction, and moved to Los Angeles the same year. After years as a journeyman painter on major hotel projects, he founded Red’s Painting as a licensed general contractor. It remains family owned and operated.
Founder & Principal
Certification
License
Ownership
Method
Much more than matching the color you see today.
Whether the surface is new millwork or a landmark’s original plaster, the finish is decided long before the first coat goes on.
Read the surface
Existing paint layers, the original finish, aging and fading, sheen and texture, and how a new coating will behave on what’s already there.
Specify
Materials and systems chosen for the surface and its conditions: coastal air, canyon sun, historic substrates, fine joinery.
Sample in every light
Samples are made and judged in different lighting before anything is approved. When a client lives between coasts, the samples travel to them.
Finish, quietly
Hand-applied and sprayed finishes by a trained team that works cleanly, respects the household and keeps to the schedule.
Interiors
Walls, ceilings, millwork and cabinetry
Exteriors
Coatings for coastal and hillside conditions
Specialist
Sprayed finishes, decorative treatments, wallcoverings
Color
Bespoke matching and on-wall sampling
Historic
Continuity with original and landmark surfaces
Commercial
Restaurants and commercial interiors
“Our high-profile client traveled between coasts and Red’s Painting was asked to send samples to New York as well as have samples of the wall at a moment’s notice. Red and his staff were extremely responsive and their work ethic was impeccable.”
Selected Work
Where the work can be shown.
A small number of projects have been published by the architects and designers we work with. The rest stay private.
Work has also appeared in Architectural Digest, GA Houses and Open House.
Inquiries
For architects, designers, builders and private clients.
If an architect or designer is involved, please include them. We often begin with the drawings. Every inquiry is handled in confidence.
“As an architect, the finishing contractor is often the person who makes a difference between a good job and a great one.”
Write
info@redspaintinginc.comTelephone
(818) 348-1391Studio
Working with
Architects · Interior designers · General contractors · Estate managers · Private clients by introduction