Melody Painting painted our living room and hallway the two guys that did the work were very professional they taped off everything covering the floors and furniture than filled in all the nail holes than sanded them when they were finished painting they cleaned up everything I would use them again read more

My wife and I bought a house last year, and the sellers used this company to paint the house before sale. The paint job looked good, until we moved in and I started looking closer. Overall it's a decent job, but there's a number of issues: - They painted over tape in several rooms and doors. I can't remove the tape since the old paint colour is underneath. - They got paint on the washing machine, dryer, thermostat, toilet handle, floor, and a few more places. - There are paint drips in several locations. - They did not provide any extra touch-up paint. I've attached a few photos as examples. I'm also not certain about the quality of the paint. It gets dirty really easy, and it seems like a very thin coat of basic matte paint, so I'm worried that trying to clean stains will tarnish the finish. Overall, it looks decent, but attention to detail really leaves a lot to be desired. If we had known about the quality of the paint job, we would have had our own painter repaint before we moved in. We probably would have actually preferred to have just gotten the house with the old paint job, because then we would have at least known we'd need to repaint. read more

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Didn't finish the job, then had the nerve to try to bill me double to finish it. Very unethical behavior. The whole outfit is just subcontracted out and the business owner has no control over his crew. Crew did a professional job but the business is dysfunctional. The thing is, we communicated this very clearly. We had a flooring person and Melody painting. We told both "which order should we do this, floors first or painting first. They both told us it didnt matter which contractor worked first". I think the big problem here is that all the good reviews involve David, the son of Charlie,. I sincerely believe based on these reviews that David is an honest guy and cares about customers. But we didnt see or get to talk to or work with David. I think he isn't with the company anymore. So I thnk after David left the company, the company basically fell apart. Now their work is bad because Charlie can't control his subcontractors. When Charlie arrived at the work site, the subcontractors were complaining about the job and the amount of work. It became obvious to me that Charlie had sold them on an easy job and had shorted them money, because the workers were complaining to him. Charlie pretended to them that he was surprised and that I was the one generating all the new requests. So when the subcontractors left the gap you see below, Charlie was not able to get them to come back to the site to finish the job. So he tried to charge me again. Anyhow we've been living with an unfinished paint job now since we didnt budget for paying twice to paint the same walls. read more

We bought a house a few months ago and decided to DIY-paint it. I couldn't believe how hard and time-consuming it was, yet I couldn't get the outcome I planned, so my husband and I decided to call around and get a professional to finish it. This company was the only one that took ample time to answer all my queries about the service of the other six companies I called. They also gave a decent quote considering their company is based in the South Bay and my house is in the East Bay. Most companies usually charge up to 30% more if it is out of their area. When my husband and I decided to use Melody Painting, we scheduled a house walk-through. Within a week, the project was started, and I was so surprised that it was all done after three days. The outcome was excellent. The company also did a final walkthrough the next day to check on everything and ensure we were satisfied with their service. Yes, we are! read more

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David is hands down the best painter to work with for all your painting needs. I've worked with several other painters and it doesn't get any better than David and his team at Melody Painting. He's professional, courteous, and trustworthy. He looks out for your best interest by helping you get the end result in the most cost effective way with full transparency throughout the entire process. They even went above and beyond by fixing some of the light switchboards that were left crooked by another contractor. It was not part of his scope, but he took care of it for us without question. Thanks a million, David! read more

Called around to see if I can get a quote for painting the interior of my house and was able to find Melody painting. David was super helpful in understanding what paint to use as there's way too many shades to select from and brands of paint to choose. David not only helped understand the process of working with general contractors, but also helped us outline that painting is the last on the list and that baseboards for flooring is covered by the flooring people. He wanted to make sure that we weren't going to be double charged and make sure that the work is completed properly. If there are any painting needs, I'm definitely going to reach out to David and Melody Painting. Thanks for the advice and look forward to working with you. read more

I highly recommend Melody Painting! Charlie and David run a wonderful company with a crew of professional and highly qualified painters. They painted both the outside and inside of our home. They were on time every day, worked hard throughout the day and cleaned up each afternoon before they wrapped up for the day. They are very respectful and treated us so well. Charlie and David came by routinely and did a final walk through to make sure we are completely satisfied. I recommend Melody Painters very highly. read more

I am so very impressed with the work ethic of this company! I contracted with them to paint the outside of my house. David is a 100% professional and helped me with the HOA & getting the colors approved, (after I had failed). The work was impeccable and I couldn't be more pleased. David went above and beyond to give me the house I wanted. I will recommend David & Melody Painting to anyone who will listen. read more

Melody Painting - Painters Near Me - Santa Clara, California

I'm not a professional but I have a bit of painting experience. Most every year of my childhood involved painting at least one of my relatives houses. I picked up jobs with painters while in college. Since then I've painted 2 of our homes inside and out more than once. Melody Painting assured me they would prep well. This didn't happen and a paint job I was hoping to last for years has turned out to be an unprepped whitewash. I had to spend 5 solid days of my own time trying to undo the damage. Regrettably, I'll have to wait till the paint fails where they didn't prepare the surface to fix the bulk of the damage. Half of the body of the house I had already prepped and painted less than 5 years ago. The other half still needed prepping. I know how long it takes to prep a house. Several hours into the job I came out expecting to see them at work sanding patching and preparing the chalky, alligatored surfaces, filling cracks in the stucco and preparing to prime all surfaces. To my surprise they were nearly done with the "second coat" on the house and the trim had been spot primed with apparently no prep work. They had used about 8 gallons of the 20-25 gallons of the high quality SW elastomeric paint I had bought (and they had estimated) for the job. I had hoped to get a full 18mils coat. Their "second" coat was still so thin I could still see the fine alligator cracking. The only way this could count as 2 coats is if you count the back-rolling of the sprayed paint as a second coat. I could see primer through in spots. They had hidden the cracking with a heavily textured sealant and hastily applied it over some of the damaged paint without any other prep. This looked odd because the original light texture on the 80 yr old house has mostly disappeared after multiple layers of paint have smoothed it out. Now in the middle of a nearly smooth wall there are these areas of "canned texture" that stand out like somebody mixed gravel in the paint for 2 strokes. Two more strokes of gravel-laden paint were applied 4 feet away across the smooth wall. This looks awful. It is really very sloppy. I complained about the thickness of the paint so they put another coat on the house using about another 5 gallons. It was still nowhere near the 18 mils I wanted. Charlie said "It's just a house I'm not Picasso" but he agreed to do one more coat while his other guys were painting the trim. The trim was the worst part. It was obvious (see pictures) that there had been no prep work as laid out in the quote. Peeling, cracking paint, minimal priming, no surface prep, no sanding, scraping, no steel brush, no electric tools, no holes filled. The prep time accounted for about 1/20th of the job. Meanwhile, the shed still had areas between the siding that had no paint because the guy spraying didn't climb down to move the latter so his paint gun wasn't blowing paint across the wall at a 45 degree angle. The edges of the siding didn't get any paint. This was another area I had to do by hand. While I'm no professional, neither are they. The "clean-up" however, takes the cake. The equipment was cleaned and all the toxic debris was poured at the base of my tangerine tree in an organic garden. The toxins have probably worked their way into all of the 10 fruit trees in the garden. Thanks for that, really nice guys. When they were done I told them to leave the taping/paper up as I would roll on another coat myself. I've spent five days repairing what they did and there's still a lot to redo. read more

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Melody Painting did a fantastic job painting the entire interior of my mother's townhouse, including the ceiling and all trim work. They are extremely nice, professional, and punctual. They finished the job quick and were very responsive to communications. I will definitely use them for all future painting jobs. What a great company! Ask for Charlie or David. read more

We needed to paint the exterior of our 2-story house and were referred to Charlie by our realtor. She always refers Charlie to her clients and has used him for her own home. A few of our friends have also used him in the past and were always happy with the results. We really liked meeting Charlie and his son David and they are very experienced and professional. They made us feel at ease and we knew immediately that they would be great to work with. I thought that their bid might be higher compared to the other bids we were getting, but their bid ended up being very competitive. While the powerwashers were a little messy, our experience with Melody was otherwise excellent. Charlie has assembled a great team and many of them have worked for him many years. They are very competent and know what they are doing. The team was also very accommodating to our needs and were easy to work with. David communicated with us regularly and made sure that we were happy with the work. He made some great suggestions that we used and were glad that we did. If we had any concerns (primarily rain related), he addressed them immediately. David pointed out a couple of concrete roof tiles that were accidentally broken and assured us that they would replace them. They even painted the new tiles to match the existing, weathered tiles. We were very happy with the work and the house looks great. A neighbor really liked the results and plans on using Melody to paint his home. After the work was completed to our satisfaction, David made sure that we knew that if we noticed anything more that needed to be addressed, they would come and take care of it. Not all contractors volunteer that and I can see why our realtor continues to use Melody. I would not hesitate to recommend them. read more

I had used Melody Painting several years ago and was happy to see they were still around when I needed my bedroom ceilings retextured (I had the old popcorn acoustic material removed by an abatement company). Melody did a great job of retexturing the ceilings and repainting the rooms and doors in the area. There were some small repairs that also needed to be done and they took care of those as well. Melody was able to start the project almost immediately, the painters showed up right on time every day, and Charlie would come by soon after to make sure the job was being done properly and address any concerns I had. He also made some color suggestions for the paint so the ceilings were a lighter shade of white than the walls. It really made the rooms pop when it was done. Next time I need painting done, I'll be calling Melody. read more

We couldn't put off painting any longer and finally decided to bite the bullet and get our house repainted. I did a ton of research and got several quotes before deciding to go with Melody Painting. They came highly recommended by some of our realtor friends and other friends that have used them. We did not regret our decision! This is a family owned business and David, the son, came out and gave us a quote. Their prices were very reasonable (much better than many other quotes that I got.). David is a perfectionist and made sure that we were 100% happy with the work. They even sanded and patched the cracks that were in our living room where I feel like most painters would've just painted over it. They were meticulous and made sure to clean up everything afterwards. It's like night and day and I can't believe what a difference it made. I feel like they didn't try to rip us off and worked within our budget to give us what we needed. David was very honest and told us the things that needed immediate attention and the things that could wait until later. His employees were very professional and were very careful with every aspect of their work. I don't usually bother writing reviews but I had to give them a shout out because I am so, so happy with the results. If you need interior or exterior paint job, look no further. You won't regret it! read more

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We have had several houses painted by Melody Painting and we cannot say enough about how fast and good the jobs have been. In one house, we could not decide on what paint color we wanted. When we finally decided and the job was done, we realized we didn't like the color once it was complete. However, it wasn't much hassle as we were able to get the room repainted a different color- this re-painting was done promptly and we couldn't be happier with the service. We highly recommend Melody Painting and would use them again without hesitation. read more

Charlie was unfortunately referred to us by our realtor. He painted the newly remodeled kitchen cabinets, all the walls and baseboards. At the time it seemed like a fantastic job as his team was very quick in completing the work despite of some color changes last minute. However, after 8-10 months, the paint started peeling from the kitchen cabinets. Anytime you brushed against the walls, something paint would chip or get stained. Definitely NOT recommending this company to anyone. read more

After interviewing six painting companies, I chose Charlie Kim from Melody Painting to do my exterior painting project in Sunnyvale. He has close to 40 years of experience. He has established a system to effectively manage all his projects to ensure efficiency and quality. He checked progress daily and very responsive to my concerns (big or small). I marked several places that needs small touch up paint, and his crew made sure they are all addressed. I am a very happy customer! read more

This was the third time I have used Melody for my home. First time 16 years ago when we did a complete remodel inside and out. Then for a exterior trim update 5 years ago, and now a complete interior repaint. Each time Charlie has been very responsive, professional and his pricing very fair. His team has been very respectful and met their commitment with both quality and timing. I was very picky in my punch list review at the end of the job, and they were receptive in getting it done to my satisfaction. I will be using them again when I repaint the exterior next year. read more

I am a real estate broker who has been recommending Melody Painting to all our clients for over 10 years now. His crew is professional; they show up on time and do excellent work. They have literally painted dozens of homes for us to help prepare them for sale, and also for buyers who need the home they purchased to be painted before they move in. We highly recommend Melody Painting with no reservation. read more

David and his crew were just who we needed to help prepare our house to go on the market. You'd be wise to hire them for your own painting job, no matter the size. David and his team provided us an accurate estimate and got to work quickly on painting the entirety of our home. In comparison with some of the other vendors we had (plumbing, electrical, etc), the Melody Painting team did superior work and I felt like they were treating the house as if it were their own in terms of taking care to do the job right the first time, clean up after themselves and check in once the job was done to see that we were happy. I can't recommend Melody Painting highly enough! read more

Charlie always does such a great job. Communicates throughout the project and the paint jobs look fantastic!!

Charlie and his crew are top notch! They are professional, very thorough and reasonably priced. Charlie goes the extra mile to make sure the paint job is done correctly (removing all switch/electric plates, removing light fixtures, removing blinds, sanding thoroughly, patching walls where needed, etc). No cutting corners! I have used him on several different jobs of different scopes and could not be happier with his teams work! read more

Charlie and David were very professional to work with. They did both our exterior and interior paint re-fresh. His crew worked hard to preserve old wood trim we had, rather than having to replace it. They showed up on time and worked hard, respectfully, and efficiently. David, our project manager, checked in with me many times to make sure the job was done to satisfaction. He also gave me his opinion/guidance on final color selections. I would recommend them for residential projects. read more

David was great and very patient and helpful. We were scheduled to start pre-covid and by the time we could get on their schedule it was close to twin grandkids being born....He coordinated a schedule that worked out great. On top of this, they were excellent. Very patient and courteous, efficient and clean. Their attention to detail was impeccable leaving us with an excellent and pretty new exterior and interior. read more

Melody painting crew painted our rental house few months ago. They were quick, very professional and their prices were most affordable in the Bay Area, which was most important to us. Owner Charlie was very nice and honest, made a stressful process quick and painless. We really appreciate a great job that it was done. I highly recommend this company, we will definately use them again. read more

I am a Real Estate Broker and I have known the owner Charlie Kim and have been using his services for last 20 years. He is always available on the phone, if not, he calls back right away and he is always on time for an appoinment. He is usually early 99.99% of the times. He is very reasonable on the price. He lets you know when he will start and when he will finish. He is right on with the schedule. He usually finishes earlier than he said will be finished. My clients are always happy. If clients ever complains, he takes care of whatever is needed. No ifs and buts, and no arguments. He is honest and knows what he is doing. I recommend Charlie to my family, friends, and to my clients. read more

I learned about Melody Painting from a colleague of mine who had used them for his house in Menlo Park and was very pleased with the experience. I got in touch with David there, and he was able to come and give an estimate the next day. We were not even closed on our house purchase yet but needed the job done very quickly, since we wanted it painted before we moved in. They were able to get the job done in just two days, saving us a lot of stress. They did a great job with the painting - we used about 10 different colors and re-painted the entire interior. They also did a fantastic job prepping and cleaning. It was a very smooth process and we couldn't have been happier. I highly recommend Melody for any painting jobs you are considering. They are professional, efficient, responsive, and an overall pleasure to work with. read more

I just moved into my new townhouse and was overwhelmed with the amount painting I needed to do upstairs. My friends Rod and Lori told me about Melody Painting so I called them to get a quote. That was one of the best "new homeowner" decisions I've made so far. Alberto and Ramon were professional, friendly and got the work done to my specifications. And the quote was very reasonable. Thanks to Charlie and his team. I will definitely recommend you to all my friends & family. read more

Excellent service! Had exterior painted late July 2018. Melody was highly recommended by a neighbor. Charlie and David both very responsive when contacted via phone or email. Charlie was very detailed when coming to gather info for the quote. If there are specifics you want addressed (like extra sanding prep or something,) be sure to bring them up. We had them fix a sub par stucco job when we had protruding wood beams removed from our wall as part of a landscaping job. Quote was not the lowest, but was very reasonable, and work could be scheduled without too much of a wait. (They have several crews.) Crew did power wash and removed screws and patched any holes prior to starting the painting job. Even after job was completed, they were very responsive. There were a couple minor details I noticed and brought to Charlie's attention. He had someone address them right away to my satisfaction. read more

Was in and out in 7 days. Considering the thickness of the nicotine, age of the house, and thoroughness of their work-- 7 days was a miracle for the 4 bedroom 2 bath house. They painted every square inch-- twice. read more

I've worked with Melody a few times over the past 18 years, consistent results, they get the job done in a swift professional manner, I'll certainly use them in the future! read more

Our real estate team has used Melody Painting as our go to for years. We continue to be impressed by their timeliness, accuracy, and professionalism. Charlie Kim is our main contact and we cant say enough good things about him! Melody Painting is our #1 choice. Highly Recommend! read more

Charlie and David are incredibly professional. This really sets them apart from the competition. Charlie shows up every day at the job site, and manages every aspect of it. He answers his phone about 9 times out of 10, and I call a LOT. He does not nitpick nor over charge, his main concern is my happiness with the job that was done. His prices are great (I got three bids) and most importantly, his attitude is great. His jobs are done within the time frame he commits to. You won't have to worry about running into other things you've scheduled after painting. Also, I had a few things done before painting, and those all fell behind and Charlie had zero issues with me moving my start date about three times. Highly recommended. read more

Charlie did a great job repainting the interior walls of our home. We needed the work done in a short time frame before we moved in, and Melody made it happen - and at a price that was reasonable. read more

I would give Melody Painting 10 enthusiastic stars if I could! Charlie Kim and his crew are professional, thoughtful, and talented and our family is SO happy with the exterior house painting that they just completed on our home! Charlie came highly recommended by a realtor friend and he responded to my call immediately when I first inquired about a bid. He came to our house right away to discuss paint colors and what the project would entail in great detail. He explained that the crew would do a thorough power washing, remove any screws or light fixtures, scrape the old wood and patch any holes as needed prior to starting the painting job. Charlie is very knowledgeable and a great communicator and he patiently answered all of our questions before and during the painting which was completed right on time and on budget. What a wonderful team! From start to finish, the process was smooth and seamless. We couldn't be happier with the quality of the paint job as well as their friendly and exceptional service. We give Melody Painting the highest recommendation possible and will use them again without hesitation. Thank you SO much, Charlie & crew! read more

Melody Painting came highly recommended from a neighbor. We had a very good experience with Charlie. He was on-time for all appointments and always picked up his phone when we called (or called back immediately) - I can't say enough about the ease of communication. The paint job went smoothly and we were very happy with it. He even happily dealt with us switching our paint colors halfway through the job! We just went through a major remodel and I have to say that Charlie was one of the best (if not the best) folks we have worked with throughout this entire process. read more

We just bought a new place in San Jose and we found Charlie through our realtor. I am always little skeptical about painters from my past experiences. But I was pleasantly surprised withe the work Charlie and his crew did. Very nice. All the accent wall color lines were sharp and crisp. They finished the job in short time and great quality. Could not help already letting my friends know about Charlie. read more

Very unprofessional..... Did not even show up for an appointment and I had to track them back and now they are not interested to come over.