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estimates.<\/p>\n <div class=\"hero-cta\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"\/#estimate\">Get a free estimate<\/a><a class=\"btn btn-ghost\" href=\"\/services\">See our services<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <section class=\"about\">\n <div class=\"wrap about-grid\">\n <div class=\"about-visual reveal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iartpainters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/EC13602D-0866-4D9E-96FB-D8FC97B44544-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Edwin Salazar of I'Art, North Shore painters, on the job\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block;border-radius:14px;box-shadow:0 22px 55px -24px rgba(0,0,0,.7);border:1px solid #342D23\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"about-copy reveal\">\n <div class=\"swatches\" style=\"margin-bottom:18px\"><span class=\"sw-y\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-a\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-d\"><\/span><\/div>\n <h2>A family business that gives back<\/h2>\n <p>For more than a decade, Edwin has led I’Art with a passion for meticulous work, customer satisfaction, and creating home projects that bring people joy.<\/p>\n <p>As a local, family-owned business in Evanston, we take pride in employing local talent and giving back to the early-childhood community — a cause close to our family’s heart. Choose I’Art and you’re supporting a business that cares about its neighbors.<\/p>\n <ul class=\"ck-list\">\n <li><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg> Only the finest materials, for a lasting, beautiful finish<\/li>\n <li><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg> Timely completion with minimal disruption to your family<\/li>\n <li><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg> Attention to detail and constant communication throughout<\/li>\n <li><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg> Local, family-owned, Evanston-based<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <div class=\"band\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"stat\"><b>2012<\/b><span>Family-owned & operated since<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><b>Licensed<\/b><span>& insured<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><b>Free<\/b><span>no-pressure estimates<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><b>Local<\/b><span>Evanston & the North Shore<\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <section class=\"reviews\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"sec-head center\"><div class=\"swatches\"><span class=\"sw-d\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-y\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-a\"><\/span><\/div><h2>In our customers’ words<\/h2><\/div>\n <div class=\"rev-grid\">\n <div class=\"rev reveal\">\n <div class=\"stars\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\">\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/div>\n <p>“Edwin did a tremendous job. We live in a 100+ year old house with a bedroom that had crumbling lathe-and-plaster walls and ceiling. Edwin came up with a solution that used existing architectural elements and accounted for the many puzzles an old house presents. He was prompt and kept to our timeframe, clear in his pricing with no surprises, friendly and courteous. The result is a transformed room that is bright, clean, and usable. I recommend Edwin highly and without reservation — a fine craftsman and a good man.”<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">\u2014 Nisan C., Evanston<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"rev reveal\">\n <div class=\"stars\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\">\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/div>\n <p>“It went very, very well. Everything was done to perfection. Edwin matched the color already on the walls and touched up the marks without having to repaint the whole room. Every painting job I’ve had Edwin do was always done to perfection — and he always cleaned up afterward.”<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">\u2014 Bonnie W.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n<section class=\"estimate\">\n <div class=\"wrap center\" style=\"max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center\">\n <span class=\"swatches\" style=\"justify-content:center;margin-bottom:16px\"><span class=\"sw-y\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-a\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-d\"><\/span><\/span>\n <h2>Ready to refresh your space?<\/h2>\n <p style=\"color:var(--text-2);font-size:1.08rem;margin:12px 0 24px\">Tell us about your project and we’ll send a free, no-pressure estimate — and we’ll work with your budget.<\/p>\n <div class=\"hero-cta\" style=\"justify-content:center\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"\/#estimate\">Get a free estimate<\/a><a class=\"btn btn-ghost\" href=\"tel:+17737274134\">Call (773) 727-4134<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/main>\n<footer class=\"iart-ft\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"foot-grid\">\n <div>\n <div class=\"foot-brand\">I<span class=\"ap\">‘<\/span>Art <span style=\"font-family:'Hanken Grotesk';font-size:.95rem;letter-spacing:.04em\">LLC<\/span><\/div>\n <p>Family-owned North Shore painters \u2014 interior & exterior painting, drywall, and plaster across the North Shore since 2012.<\/p>\n <p style=\"margin-top:14px\"><a href=\"tel:+17737274134\">(773) 727-4134<\/a><\/p>\n <p><a href=\"mailto:info@iartllc.com\">info@iartllc.com<\/a><\/p>\n <div class=\"swatches\" style=\"margin-top:16px\"><span class=\"sw-y\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-a\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-d\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-c\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-l\"><\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <h4>Services<\/h4>\n <ul>\n <li><a href=\"\/services\">Interior painting<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"\/services\">Exterior painting<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"\/services\">Drywall & plaster<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"\/services\">Staining & finishes<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"\/services\">Light remodeling<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <h4>Service area<\/h4>\n <p class=\"areas\">Wilmette \u00b7 Winnetka \u00b7 Glencoe \u00b7 Kenilworth \u00b7 Evanston \u00b7 Skokie \u00b7 Chicago — Wrigleyville & Lakeview \u00b7 Northbrook \u00b7 Highland Park<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"foot-bottom\">\n <span>\u00a9 <span id=\"yr\"><\/span> I’Art LLC. 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19.5 0 0 1-6-6 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-3.07-8.67A2 2 0 0 1 4.11 2h3a2 2 0 0 1 2 1.72c.13.96.36 1.9.7 2.81a2 2 0 0 1-.45 2.11L8.09 9.91a16 16 0 0 0 6 6l1.27-1.27a2 2 0 0 1 2.11-.45c.91.34 1.85.57 2.81.7A2 2 0 0 1 22 16.92z\"\/><\/svg>\n (773) 727-4134\n <\/a>\n <a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"\/#estimate\">Free Estimate<\/a>\n <button class=\"menu-btn\" id=\"menuBtn\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n <span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/header>\n<main id=\"main\">\n <section class=\"hero\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"swatches\"><span class=\"sw-y\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-a\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-d\"><\/span><\/span> About I’Art · Family-owned since 2012<\/span>\n <h1>Where craftsmanship meets community<\/h1>\n <p class=\"lede\" style=\"max-width:660px\">I’Art is a family-owned painting company in Evanston, serving the North Shore for over a decade with meticulous craft and honest estimates.<\/p>\n <div class=\"hero-cta\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"\/#estimate\">Get a free estimate<\/a><a class=\"btn btn-ghost\" href=\"\/services\">See our services<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <section class=\"about\">\n <div class=\"wrap about-grid\">\n <div class=\"about-visual reveal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iartpainters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/EC13602D-0866-4D9E-96FB-D8FC97B44544-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Edwin Salazar of I'Art, North Shore painters, on the job\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block;border-radius:14px;box-shadow:0 22px 55px -24px rgba(0,0,0,.7);border:1px solid #342D23\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"about-copy reveal\">\n <div class=\"swatches\" style=\"margin-bottom:18px\"><span class=\"sw-y\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-a\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-d\"><\/span><\/div>\n <h2>A family business that gives back<\/h2>\n <p>For more than a decade, Edwin has led I’Art with a passion for meticulous work, customer satisfaction, and creating home projects that bring people joy.<\/p>\n <p>As a local, family-owned business in Evanston, we take pride in employing local talent and giving back to the early-childhood community — a cause close to our family’s heart. Choose I’Art and you’re supporting a business that cares about its neighbors.<\/p>\n <ul class=\"ck-list\">\n <li><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg> Only the finest materials, for a lasting, beautiful finish<\/li>\n <li><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg> Timely completion with minimal disruption to your family<\/li>\n <li><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg> Attention to detail and constant communication throughout<\/li>\n <li><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg> Local, family-owned, Evanston-based<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <div class=\"band\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"stat\"><b>2012<\/b><span>Family-owned & operated since<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><b>Licensed<\/b><span>& insured<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><b>Free<\/b><span>no-pressure estimates<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><b>Local<\/b><span>Evanston & the North Shore<\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <section class=\"reviews\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"sec-head center\"><div class=\"swatches\"><span class=\"sw-d\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-y\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-a\"><\/span><\/div><h2>In our customers’ words<\/h2><\/div>\n <div class=\"rev-grid\">\n <div class=\"rev reveal\">\n <div class=\"stars\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\">\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/div>\n <p>“Edwin did a tremendous job. We live in a 100+ year old house with a bedroom that had crumbling lathe-and-plaster walls and ceiling. Edwin came up with a solution that used existing architectural elements and accounted for the many puzzles an old house presents. He was prompt and kept to our timeframe, clear in his pricing with no surprises, friendly and courteous. The result is a transformed room that is bright, clean, and usable. I recommend Edwin highly and without reservation — a fine craftsman and a good man.”<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">\u2014 Nisan C., Evanston<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"rev reveal\">\n <div class=\"stars\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\">\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/div>\n <p>“It went very, very well. Everything was done to perfection. Edwin matched the color already on the walls and touched up the marks without having to repaint the whole room. Every painting job I’ve had Edwin do was always done to perfection — and he always cleaned up afterward.”<\/p>\n <div class=\"who\">\u2014 Bonnie W.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n<section class=\"estimate\">\n <div class=\"wrap center\" style=\"max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center\">\n <span class=\"swatches\" style=\"justify-content:center;margin-bottom:16px\"><span class=\"sw-y\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-a\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-d\"><\/span><\/span>\n <h2>Ready to refresh your space?<\/h2>\n <p style=\"color:var(--text-2);font-size:1.08rem;margin:12px 0 24px\">Tell us about your project and we’ll send a free, no-pressure estimate — and we’ll work with your budget.<\/p>\n <div class=\"hero-cta\" style=\"justify-content:center\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"\/#estimate\">Get a free estimate<\/a><a class=\"btn btn-ghost\" href=\"tel:+17737274134\">Call (773) 727-4134<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/main>\n<footer class=\"iart-ft\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"foot-grid\">\n <div>\n <div class=\"foot-brand\">I<span class=\"ap\">‘<\/span>Art <span style=\"font-family:'Hanken Grotesk';font-size:.95rem;letter-spacing:.04em\">LLC<\/span><\/div>\n <p>Family-owned North Shore painters \u2014 interior & exterior painting, drywall, and plaster across the North Shore since 2012.<\/p>\n <p style=\"margin-top:14px\"><a href=\"tel:+17737274134\">(773) 727-4134<\/a><\/p>\n <p><a href=\"mailto:info@iartllc.com\">info@iartllc.com<\/a><\/p>\n <div class=\"swatches\" style=\"margin-top:16px\"><span class=\"sw-y\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-a\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-d\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-c\"><\/span><span class=\"sw-l\"><\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <h4>Services<\/h4>\n <ul>\n <li><a href=\"\/services\">Interior painting<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"\/services\">Exterior painting<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"\/services\">Drywall & plaster<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"\/services\">Staining & finishes<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"\/services\">Light remodeling<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <h4>Service area<\/h4>\n <p class=\"areas\">Wilmette \u00b7 Winnetka \u00b7 Glencoe \u00b7 Kenilworth \u00b7 Evanston \u00b7 Skokie \u00b7 Chicago — Wrigleyville & Lakeview \u00b7 Northbrook \u00b7 Highland Park<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"foot-bottom\">\n <span>\u00a9 <span id=\"yr\"><\/span> I’Art LLC. 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