O'Connell Painting & Interiors

Professional painting for
refined homes.

Interior and exterior painting, executed with consistency, discretion, and attention to detail. Serving Annapolis and the Chesapeake region.

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Josh on the job
01 A dedicated crew on every project
02 No subcontractors or rotating teams
03 Licensed, insured, fully bonded in MD.

Defined by detail. 
Refined in every finish.

— 01

The owner, on site.

Josh is the estimator, the foreman, and a working painter on every job. He does not hand a project to a crew and leave. The relationship is with Josh — first walk-through to final punch list.

— 02

Prep is the job.

Finish quality is decided before the first coat. Sanding, patching, caulking, priming, masking, floor protection — the steps most painters compress are the steps we take seriously.

— 03

Chesapeake craft.

Annapolis homes have specific demands: coastal exposure, salt air, cedar shake, historic trim, and standards set by neighborhoods that notice. We work in this environment by default.

Josh, portrait on site
Meet Josh
Before I painted, I was in law enforcement. The work is different. The habits are not. Show up. Do what you said. Leave the place better than you found it.

O'Connell Painting runs one crew. Josh estimates every job, and Josh is on every job. When you hire him, you hired him — not a logo, not a dispatch, not a subcontractor you have never met.

Josh O'Connell
Owner / Painter · Annapolis, MD
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Recent work,
painted right.

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Tools and materials laid out 01 · featured

Selected materials

Benjamin Moore Regal Select · interior

On site
Floor finish in progress 02

Floor finish — sealing coats

Sanded, primed, rolled by hand

Recent
Cut-in on upper wall 03

Two-tone interior

Cut-in over chair rail · sage & white

Recent
Trim brushwork at window 04

Window trim — color match

Brush cut, sage on white casing

Recent
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How we work.
No surprises.

The process every job runs on — from the first walk-through to the warranty call two years later. One conversation, one set of notes, one person responsible.

— 01

Walk-through

Josh meets you at the house. No estimator.

— 02

Written estimate

Scope, materials, timeline, price. No hidden lines.

— 03

Prep

Floors covered. Surfaces sanded, patched, primed.

— 04

Paint

Brands chosen for the job, not for margin.

— 05

Daily clean-up

Your house doesn't become a job site.

— 06

Punch list

Walked with you. Before we're done, not after.

— 07

Warranty

In writing. We come back.

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Named clients.
Not stock quotes.

47 five-star Google reviews

Josh exceeded expectations in every way. Showed on up time, focused on the details and did a great job along the way. He went above and beyond for a full color wash of our dining room. Highly Recomeneded.

Tess G Deale - Waterfront Home Color Wash

We've used three painters in twenty years on this property. Josh is the first I'd call before calling anyone else. He sees what other painters miss.

David & Ellen P. Gibson Island · exterior repaint

I'm a designer. I have to trust the trades I recommend. Josh is on a short list of painters I call by name for clients who notice every detail.

Anna R., Interior Designer Eastport · referral partner

Annapolis
& the western shore.

Serves Maryland from Baltimore to DC. Specializing in waterfront interioris.

  • Annapolis
  • Severna Park
  • Arnold
  • Gibson Island
  • Cape St. Claire
  • Crownsville
  • Davidsonville
  • Edgewater
  • Broadneck
  • South River
Service area map of Annapolis and the western shore

Ready to
talk about your house?

Josh replies to every estimate request personally, usually within one business day. No bots, no "lead team," no call center.

Request an estimate → Call (814) 323-3018 →