ARA Painting & More delivers professional interior and exterior painting throughout Suffolk County, NY. From single rooms to whole-home projects, our team brings 15+ years of Long Island experience, premium materials, and meticulous prep work to every job. Licensed, insured, and backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Our interior painting services cover everything from single rooms to whole-home repaints across Suffolk County. We handle walls, ceilings, trim, cabinetry, doors, and accent features using premium Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams products. Every project starts with thorough surface preparation — patching, sanding, priming, and protecting your furniture and floors. The result is a clean, durable finish that elevates your space and stands up to daily life.
Choosing the right color transforms a room — and choosing the wrong one is an expensive mistake. Our team helps you navigate color selection with confidence, considering your existing décor, natural lighting, room function, and personal style. We work with premium Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams palettes, offer in-home consultations, and can match any existing paint color you want to recreate. The result: a space that feels intentional, cohesive, and unmistakably yours.
ARA Painting & More has been Suffolk County’s trusted painting contractor for over 15 years, delivering interior and exterior painting, drywall, pressure washing, flooring, and finish carpentry to homeowners and businesses across Long Island.
ARA Painting & More is a family-operated painting company serving all of Suffolk County, NY. Owner Antelmo Ramirez brings over 15 years of professional painting and construction experience to every project, from residential interiors to luxury Hamptons exteriors.
Licensed, insured, and backed by 100% customer satisfaction. License #: HI-71777.
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Interior painting in Water Mill ranges from the 1644-era colonial farmhouse frames that still stand near the village windmill to the 20,000-square-foot modern builds that have put the 11976 ZIP code among the most expensive in the United States. We work both ends. For the historic houses near the restored James Corwith Gristmill and the original Water Mill — the only South Fork settlement with a functioning watermill and windmill — we hand-brush original trim and sash and skim-coat where plaster meets drywall patches. For the new estates on Flying Point Road, Rose Hill Road, and Davids Lane, we spray enamels on built-ins, roll gallery-grade matte on 12-foot ceilings, and seal pantries and powder rooms with low-VOC durable finishes that stand up to a full summer of houseguests and caterers.
Exterior painting in Water Mill answers to two different exposures. South of Montauk Highway, Flying Point Road and Mecox Road sit on narrow strips of land between Mecox Bay and the Atlantic, taking salt from both sides and strong onshore wind every afternoon. North of the highway, Head of Pond Road and Scuttlehole Road sit on open farmland with full-sun UV and less salt. We use breathable semi-transparent stains on red cedar shingle, 100% acrylic topcoats on painted trim, and alkyd-modified primers at every end-grain seam. The Parrish Art Museum campus on Montauk Highway sits on the Bridgehampton/Water Mill line and reminds every finish contractor what a clean, minimalist elevation should look like.
Water Mill wraps around Mecox Bay from Flying Point to Burnett Creek, with the village green and historic windmill at its center. We paint interiors in both the 1644-era farmhouse descendants near the Water Mill Museum and the oceanfront compounds on Flying Point Road, exterior repaints along Head of Pond Road, and full repaints on Mecox Bay-facing estates. The Parrish Art Museum campus on Montauk Highway anchors the hamlet's cultural identity, and we match the clean finish standard it sets on every modern project.
Red cedar shingle takes breathable semi-transparent stain so the siding can move with salt-air humidity; film-forming paint traps moisture and peels inside two seasons on a dune-facing elevation. Trim gets alkyd-modified primer and premium 100% acrylic topcoat.
Mecox Bay is a salt pond that flashes open to the Atlantic every spring, which means houses on Rose Hill Road and Davids Lane take salt from the bay and the ocean together. Trim paint typically needs refresh every 4 to 6 years; shingle restained every 5 to 8 years.
Yes. We stage interior repaints around house guests and local events, run HEPA-filtered sanders, and use low-VOC enamels that let families stay on-site. Many Water Mill clients request repaints between Memorial Day and Labor Day without ever relocating.
Yes. The village green and nearby structures are governed by Southampton Town preservation review. We prepare color submittals, use documented historic palettes, and hand-brush original profiles instead of spraying.
Late April through mid-June and mid-September through mid-October. Bay humidity drops, nighttime temps hold above 50 degrees, and the cure windows let acrylic topcoats set before salt returns on October nor'easters.
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