Long Island's painter for 38 years straight.

Interior. Exterior. Cabinets. Decks. Licensed, insured, A+ rated with the Better Business Bureau — and their #1 recommended painter.

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#1 recommended painter
Professional painter rolling fresh paint onto an interior wall
Est. 1988Miller Place, NY
✓ Licensed & Insured ✓ Workers' Comp ✓ BBB A+ Rated ✓ 50+ Kitchens Refinished

What we do

All phases. One crew. Done right.

Interior Painting & Staining

All phases of interior work — including sheetrocking, taping and spackling. Walls ready before the first coat goes on.

Kitchen Cabinet Refinishing

50+ kitchens refinished or painted. A fraction of the cost of replacement, with a factory-quality finish.

Exterior Painting & Staining

Full exterior work that stands up to Long Island weather, from prep to final coat.

Deck Stripping & Refinishing

Stripping, refinishing and staining — bring a gray, worn deck back to life.

Power Washing

Houses, pavers, decks and roofs. All phases of power washing, done without damage.

Carpentry & Trim Work

Interior and exterior trim carpentry — repairs and finish work handled by the same crew.

How it works

No surprises, start to finish.

  1. 1

    Walk-through & estimate

    Ryan comes out, looks at the job with you, and gives you a straight price. No pressure, no games.

  2. 2

    Prep like it's our house

    Furniture covered, floors protected, surfaces repaired and sanded. The prep is what makes the finish last.

  3. 3

    The work itself

    A mature crew — most with Ryan over 25 years — doing clean, careful work on your schedule.

  4. 4

    Walk-through before we leave

    We don't call a job done until you've looked it over and you're happy. That's how it's been for 38 years.

Why Worth Painting

We treat every job like it was our own home.

Most of our work is done for local residential homeowners — and has been for 38 years. Our crew is mature and steady: most of the guys have been with Ryan for over 25 years. That's why our clients are happy when we're finished, and why the BBB gives us an A+.

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  • 38years in business
  • A+BBB rating — their #1 recommended painter
  • 25+years most of the crew has been together
  • 50+kitchens refinished

Trusted by

The institutions that call us back.

Most of our work is for local homeowners — and the places below trust us with theirs.

  • Stony Brook Museum
  • Stores at Historic Stony Brook
  • Ward Melville Historical Society
  • Setauket Historical Society
  • Setauket Historical Post Office
  • VFW of Setauket
  • Village of Port Jefferson
  • Village of Belle Terre
  • Nissequogue Country Club
  • Great Rock Country Club

About Ryan

38 years. Same name. Same standards.

Ryan Southworth started Worth Painting over 38 years ago and still runs every job himself. He lives in Miller Place, and most of his work has always come from local residential homeowners — neighbors, referrals, and repeat customers.

The crew is the other half of the story: mature, steady professionals, most of whom have been with Ryan for more than 25 years. When they show up at your house, it's the same faces that painted the last fifty.

"We take pride in all our work. We treat every job like it was our own home."

— Ryan Southworth, Owner

Refinished wooden deck with outdoor furniture
Two-story house with fresh blue siding and a wooden deck

Where we work

Montauk to Manhattan.

Based in Miller Place, serving all of Long Island — from the East End to the city.

Call Ryan: 516-318-0821

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  • ✓ Free, no-obligation estimate
  • ✓ Licensed, fully insured, workers' comp
  • ✓ Serving Montauk to Manhattan