Leila Shadid
Owner and lead painter
Writes every plan and walks every house first. Holds the CAPS designation.
About us
A small crew that works at your pace.
Mountain Laurel Painting is Leila Shadid and five others in West Asheville. We paint rooms for people who have lived in their houses a long time, and for the families who help them.
Leila takes a plan to every house herself and writes it by hand or on a tablet. She holds the Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist designation, which is why the plans look at light, edges and ease of use as well as color. Ngozi answers the phone and calls before every visit. Everyone else is on a ladder.
Six of us, so you meet the same faces
A call before every visit, from a person
One written plan, in large type if you like
The crew
Who comes to your house
The same small group, every time.
Ngozi Hardy
Scheduler
Answers the phone and calls the day before every visit.
Callum Durant
Lead painter
Moves the furniture, photographs it, and puts it back.
Teodor Lyons
Painter
Cuts in the trim, doors and closets.
Baldwin Pemberton
Painter and carpenter
Cracks, sticking doors and soft trim, before the paint.
Rima Connelly
Painter
Walls and ceilings, and the final touch-ups.
On the record
Certificates, registration and insurance
Check the numbers where they were issued.
Certificates
Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS)
US Certificate 000000 · National Association of Home Builders
Training in making a home easier and safer to live in as people age
Lead-Safe Certified Firm (RRP)Verify
US Firm no. 000000 · U.S. EPA
Needed for paid painting that disturbs paint in homes built before 1978
Registration
Limited liability companyVerify
NC SOSID 000000 · North Carolina Secretary of State
The company is registered with the state
Insurance
General liability insurance
A certificate of insurance comes with your written plan
Meet us at your door.
Leila will come, look and write it down. Then it's your call.