"Marcelo, you did an outstanding job on our Rancho Sta. Fe Home Exterior, even making creative suggestions (Like bringing the brick chimney back to original color, and giving the gray a green hue so it'd blend better with the plants...) now we want to have you do the inside w/o our interior decorator...we’re going to save on her fees and put it toward the work instead!"
Jim Burdick
(Home sold for $3.25 M in 2004)
followed my suggestions on colors and accents plus powder-room Fauxing..
July 6, 2009
To Whom it may Concern
Ref: Marcelo Bermann, American Painting
We are delighted to provide a reference for Marcelo Bermann, who painted the entire inside of our home very recently. We selected him after interviewing four candidates, and chose him on the basis of his impressive credentials, pleasing calm personality, and willingness to handle the logistics of three cats, with whom we share our residence. He also agreed to do his work in a manner which allowed us a "breathing space" between discrete stages of the job. Finally, it was agreed that everything would be returned to its original location upon job completion. We have a large number of books and paintings, so this was an important part of our requirements.
Marcelo started work on June 15, 2009, and completed the job on July 2, 2009. His work was careful and meticulous, to the point of perfection. He often insisted on re-doing a surface which we thought was fine, but did not meet his own standards. Upon final completion, everything was replaced the way we had wished, and he did a thorough cleanup job.
A major project such as this, in our post-retirement years, was an experience which we had postponed many times. Marcelo's professional approach and friendly attitude greatly helped to make the experience quite tolerable. We might add that his able assistant, Drew, complemented his personality, and that also helped make the experience a pleasant one.
In conclusion, we would be delighted to serve as a reference for Marcelo Bermann. Please feel free to contact us if you wish. Cheers,
Cecilia and Sorab