House Painters

Nashville’s Best House Painters: 5 Top-Rated Options for Interior, Exterior, and Cabinet Projects

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Two questions separate painting companies before any color is chosen: what you pay before the work starts, and what the warranty covers after it ends. Five companies that paint homes in Nashville publish different answers, from a 25 percent deposit to none at all, and from a two-year workmanship warranty to ten-year warranties on premium packages. If your home was built before 1978, a federal rule on lead paint also shapes who can do the work.

Office locations and each company’s stated terms come from its website as of September 2026. Cumberland Painting and The House Painters have Nashville offices; AllBright Pro Painting works from Smyrna, and Nash Painting and Nashville Painting Company from Brentwood.

What You Pay Before Work Starts

  • AllBright Pro Painting asks you to “[a]pprove your estimate, sign the agreement, and submit a 25% deposit to secure your place on the schedule.”
  • Nash Painting says, “We don’t ask for deposits – we will deliver what we promised.”
  • Nashville Painting Company says, “Financing options available.”

Whatever the terms, get the deposit amount, the payment schedule, and the final-payment trigger in writing before you sign.

What the Warranty Covers

A warranty can cover the company’s labor, the product, or both. The companies describe theirs this way:

  • AllBright Pro Painting: a “2-year limited workmanship warranty on every project” plus a “[l]ifetime product warranty from manufacturer.”
  • Nash Painting: its Premium and Premium Plus packages “include 10-Year Warranties,” and it says every package, including its Value package, comes with lifetime touchups.
  • Nashville Painting Company: a “3-year warranty on labor and materials.”
  • The House Painters: a “5-year warranty.”

Ask what a warranty excludes, whether it transfers if you sell the home, and how a claim is made.

Homes Built Before 1978: The Lead Paint Rule

If your home was built before 1978, that date matters. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that “[i]n 1978, the federal government banned the sale of lead-based paint for use in homes,” and that “[a]pproximately three-quarters of the homes in the United States built before 1978 still contain some lead-based paint.”

The EPA warns that “[a]ny renovation, repair or painting project in a pre-1978 home or building that has lead-based paint can easily create dangerous lead dust.” Its rule for contractors is plain: “In general, anyone paid to perform work that disturbs paint in housing and child-occupied facilities built before 1978 must be certified in lead-safe work practices.”

If your home predates 1978, ask any painter for its lead-safe certification before work that sands, scrapes, or removes paint. The EPA lists the National Lead Information Center at 1-800-424-5323 for questions.

Who Will Be in Your House

The companies describe their crews differently. AllBright Pro Painting says, “No handoffs, no rotating crews,” and that founder Aaron “still walks job sites, still reviews estimates, and still takes calls from homeowners.” Nashville Painting Company says “[e]ach project is assigned an experienced foreman and a trained crew” and describes a “bilingual workforce.” Nash Painting names its team, including Bill Nishanian and office manager Linda Nishanian.

Ask who will supervise the job each day and whether any part of it is subcontracted.

Paint Brands and What an Estimate Should Say

AllBright Pro Painting lists “Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, PPG, and other professional-grade brands.” Nashville Painting Company names “Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, and RomaBio.” Nash Painting raises the question every estimate should answer: if an estimate names a brand, “are you getting a $10 product or a $75 product?” Ask each company to write the product line, not just the brand, and the number of coats on the estimate.

Licensing and Insurance

Tennessee’s Board for Licensing Contractors says a contractor’s license “is required before contracting, including bidding, offering to engage, or negotiating a price, for projects of $25,000 or more when acting as a prime contractor.” AllBright Pro Painting publishes its credentials: “Licensed and insured (License #1001565828),” a member of the Painting Contractors Association, and BBB accredited. Nashville Painting Company says, “We possess all the necessary licenses, current liability insurance, and worker’s compensation coverage.” For any company, ask for proof of liability insurance and workers’ compensation before the crew arrives.

Surfaces Beyond Walls

  • The House Painters lists work on “stucco, wood, vinyl or aluminum siding, brick, cedar shingles, and garage doors.”
  • Cumberland Painting lists brick painting, staining, pressure washing, cabinet painting, and commercial painting.
  • AllBright Pro Painting lists cabinet painting for “[k]itchen, vanities, and built-in cabinets,” along with deck and fence painting and concrete coatings.

Questions to Ask Before You Sign

  1. How much is the deposit, and when is the final payment due?
  2. What does the workmanship warranty cover, for how long, and what does it exclude?
  3. Which product line will be used, and how many coats?
  4. Who supervises the crew, and is any of the work subcontracted?
  5. For a pre-1978 home, is the company certified in lead-safe work practices?

The Companies

AllBright Pro Painting

AllBright Pro Painting is a family-owned company founded in 2015 and based in Smyrna, serving Nashville and Middle Tennessee. It uses a directly assigned crew (“No handoffs, no rotating crews”), asks for a 25 percent deposit to hold a place on the schedule, and backs every project with a two-year limited workmanship warranty plus the manufacturer’s lifetime product warranty. It lists License #1001565828, Painting Contractors Association membership, and BBB accreditation.

Nash Painting

Nash Painting asks for no deposit, offers 10-year warranties on its Premium and Premium Plus packages, and says every package includes lifetime touchups.

Nashville Painting Company

Nashville Painting Company says it has served “the Nashville area for over 9 years,” offers a three-year warranty on labor and materials, assigns a foreman to each project, and offers financing.

Cumberland Painting

Cumberland Painting describes itself as “a trusted Nashville painting company led by a team with over 50 years of combined experience.” It lists interior, exterior, cabinet, brick, and commercial painting, plus staining and pressure washing.

The House Painters – Nashville

The House Painters says it has been “[p]ainting since 1999” and offers a five-year warranty, with experience on stucco, siding, brick, cedar shingles, and garage doors.

Quick Answers

Does Nash Painting ask for a deposit?

No. Nash Painting says, “We don’t ask for deposits.”

When does a painter need lead-safe certification?

The EPA says anyone paid to do work that disturbs paint in homes and child-occupied facilities built before 1978 must, in general, be certified in lead-safe work practices.

What warranty does AllBright Pro Painting offer?

AllBright Pro Painting lists a two-year limited workmanship warranty on every project plus the manufacturer’s lifetime product warranty.

Choosing Your Painter

Settle the deposit and the warranty first, then compare product lines on the written estimates. For homes across Nashville neighborhoods such as East Nashville, 12 South, Sylvan Park, and Green Hills, and in Franklin, Brentwood, Mount Juliet, and Lebanon, AllBright Pro Painting in Smyrna lists those areas in its service area and runs a family-owned crew with its founder still reviewing estimates. For a Brentwood base with no deposit, Nash Painting fits; for financing, Nashville Painting Company; for a Nashville office, Cumberland Painting on Main Street or The House Painters on Hydes Ferry Road.

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