Alpha Painting
Local business · 561 Main St, Boxford, MA 01921, USA
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- Not rated by the BBB
- 11 reviews in the last 6 monthsNo negatives
- 47 work photos
Highlights
- Cabinet refinishing — repeated, detailed praise for sprayed lacquer finishes
- Owner on the job — Socrates checks in daily during projects
- Clean recent record — 12 straight positive Google reviews in 6 months
- Repeat customers — several clients cite 5+ years of hiring them again
Alpha Painting is the outfit North Shore homeowners call when a kitchen's cabinets need a second life more than a full renovation — sand, prime, and a sprayed lacquer finish instead of ripping everything out. Based in Boxford, the family-owned company says it was started in 1987 by the Stamateas family as a small residential painting operation, and today President Socrates Stamateas, running things since 1998, and his co-founding partner Veneti Stamateas still lead the crew. The pattern in its Google reviews is hard to miss: 5.0 stars from 40 ratings, and in the last six months alone, twelve reviews without a single complaint among them. Several of the specifics are about cabinets — a Methuen kitchen where Alpha handled the sanding, priming, and two coats of Italian waterborne lacquer on new cabinet doors while another contractor built the boxes; a Newburyport client who had custom cabinet doors and drawer fronts made and painted; a repeat Boxford customer whose kitchen cabinets, painted more than five years earlier, "still look brand new." Exterior work draws the same kind of detail — a full house-and-repair job in Boxford this spring, with reviewers describing Socrates checking in daily while the crew worked. On Houzz, the read matches: 5.0 stars across four reviews, plus a Houzz Award and two Houzz Badges. Nothing in the recent history points to a complaint worth flagging — no pricing dispute, no missed schedule, no damaged property shows up in the last six months or in the wider ten-year run of reviews behind it. Alpha Painting is a solid call for cabinet refinishing instead of a full kitchen gut, or for an exterior or interior paint job where having the owner personally checking the crew's work matters to you. Get the color and finish specifics nailed down in writing before work starts, the way past customers describe doing.
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- 5.0Jun 21, 2026
Alpha Painting did a WONDERFUL job on painting my new nursery in Newburyport, MA. They were on-time, professional, and overall incredibly nice people. The color came out perfectly and were kind enough to help with some other touch-ups around my condo. Highly recommend!
— Liza DubleView on Google Reviews ↗ - 5.0Jun 17, 2026
Alpha Painting did the exterior of our house and the workmanship, professionalism, knowledge, and cleanliness was exceptional. Every aspect of the house was meticulously cared for and Socrates checked in with us daily while the work was being done to address if we had any questions or concerns. We highly recommend Alpha Painting and will be sure to use them for any future projects.
— MaryAnn DaoustView on Google Reviews ↗ - 5.0Jun 10, 2026
oh my gosh, where do I begin! Socrates and his amazing team at Alpha Painting came highly recommended by several local people near the Newburyport MA area. My husband and I were embarking on upgrading our kitchen cabinets… Socrates met with us several times to go over choices (and budget options)…ultimately we chose to have brand new custom door and drawer fronts made which were then of course, carefully painted and installed by Socrates and his main man Hector ;). The longest part of the process was me having to select just the right color for my new cabinets (a bit daunting, lol) but thankfully Alpha Painting had a colorist on staff ( Christine) who helped me thru the journey of picking the best color for our new look. We also had a finish carpenter create additional upper custom cabinets and Socrates was up for the job! He assisted in ordering and installing custom glass for the upper-upper cabinets ( as we called them) and after I selected a very couture line of hardware ( which took another few weeks for me to decide on, lol), Socrates and his team very carefully and with exacting precision, installed every door and drawer handle and perfectly ( there were 56!!). I would highly highly recommend Socrates and his team at Alpha Painting; they are fun, careful and truly exceptional at their craft!
— Jamie Frontiero-RealtorView on Google Reviews ↗ - 5.0May 29, 2026
We used Alpha Painting to do exterior painting and repair work at our home in Boxford. We were very happy with the job that Socrates and his crew did. From beginning to end, Socrates was very communicative and professional, and went above and beyond to make sure that we were satisfied. We would not hesitate to use Alpha painting again, and highly recommend them.
- 5.0May 2, 2026
Alpha Painting is the BEST! They are professional, fast, do amazing work, cleanup, protect your floors and their communication is top tier! I will always recommend them. We live in Groveland, Ma and have used them several times. Most recently they painted our new custom closet, our bedroom, all trim work, inside and exterior doors. Beautiful job! Before that they painted our, bathroom, living and all trim work. Great company! Great people!
— Shes_Crafty_Reader BaldiniView on Google Reviews ↗
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- behind the score: Cabinet refinishing — repeated, detailed praise for sprayed lacquer finishes