DECORATIVE FINISHES & PAINTING · CHICAGO

Distinctive walls.
Beautifully finished.

Hand-applied specialty finishes and thoughtful interior painting. Based in Chicago, serving the city and select northern suburbs.

Explore the finishes See our work

Roman Clay · Venetian plaster · Limewash · Murals

For interior designers: samples and project coordination

Ivory Marmorino sample board by Brendan Hudson — MARMORINO / HAND-APPLIED SAMPLE

Limewashed dining-room wall between two windows — Limewash · August 2026

HAND-APPLIED FINISHESTHOUGHTFUL PREPARATIONCHICAGO CHARACTER

01 / MORE THAN A COAT OF COLOR

Let the surface
do the talking.

A quiet, chalky wall. A little sheen as the light moves. A room wrapped in texture. We work with samples first, so the finish starts with your space.

How we develop your finish

Roman Clay

Soft, matte movement.

Venetian plaster

Depth that catches the light.

Limewash

Cloudy color. A softer edge.

Custom finishes

A reference becomes a surface.

02 / FROM OUR HANDS

The work has
its own character.

Into the portfolio

Finished Logan Square living room with Portola Roman Clay in Nitty Gritty on the walls and ceiling

Walls, ceiling, and everything between.

Roman Clay / Project notes

Warm metallic ceiling photographed during the project

A different kind of light.

Metallic ceiling / Work in progress

Memory TR Venetian plaster sample board with vertical texture, photographed in daylight — Memory TR Venetian plaster · An original A Little Paint sample board

03 / A PAINTER WITH AN ARTIST’S EYE

An eye for color.
A feel for materials.

Before A Little Paint, Brendan’s work was rooted in murals and large-scale painting. That eye for color, scale, and detail still comes to work every day.

Meet the person behind the paint

Explore the sample boards

“

From our first conversation, Brendan thought of my project as readying someone’s home.

Alex K · Client testimonial excerpt

More words from clients

Distinctive walls.Beautifully finished.

Let the surfacedo the talking.