Have you heard the biggest sale of the Venice, Florida Starbuck Store was 50 pounds?! Oh, wait, that was us! Steve and I heard about the sale going on at Starbucks where every bag of coffee purchased brought a $5 gift card. I know it was on everyone’s mind to buy 50 pounds as it…<Read the full article…>

We are so excited to bring home the National Kilz Paint Your Wagon Award! We owe this award to all of you who voted or even tried to vote for us! We couldn’t have done it without you. In fact, we won by just 30 votes! Phew! That was close! Way to go! This award…<Read the full article…>

It was 2 days after Valentine’s Day 2013, and the Burnett 1-800-PAINTING team was at it again! We found ourselves blessed by the thankfulness and cheer of Bill and Summer Manda and family who gladly donned our hot pink shirts for the day as we painted their home in North Port, Florida without charge. Why…<Read the full article…>

Will you cover my furniture? This is a great question! After all, we may enjoy looking at speckled eggs around Easter time, but speckled furniture from splats of paint isn’t what makes us slap happy. Maybe we’ll feel like slapping, but we won’t be happy! This photo says it all. We take pride in covering…<Read the full article…>

Last week we discussed color flow when painting the interior of your home: colors need to be complimentary as you can see adjoining room colors when standing in one room. I introduced you to my FAVORITE color selection tool: the Benjamin Moore Affinity Colors Fan Deck.  Whether you are color blind, don’t trust your color…<Read the full article…>

  When painting the interior of your home, there are many aspects to remember to make it successful. One of these aspects is called color flow. When you are in one room of your home, you can usually see much of the adjoining rooms and their color. This is why it’s important to think about…<Read the full article…>

Steve and I went to a customers newly purchased home last year and helped them pick out colors. The most crazy thing happened! We looked at the walls and double tray ceilings and couldn’t tell if they were different colors or the same color! I thought there was no way this orange was the same…<Read the full article…>

What a fun fact! When painting the exterior of your home, you add the weight of a small Bottle-nose Dolphin to your house! How did we come up with that? Here’s the breakdown of the math behind that statement: When using Benjamin Moore paint and sealer, the average home in Venice, Florida will take 7 gallons of…<Read the full article…>

                        This is a great question! The answer is, “Yes!”The name of the industry standard is our trade association: Painting and Decorating Contractors of America or PDCA for short. Looking for a painting contractor? When hiring a painting company, you’ll want to ask if…<Read the full article…>

Phew! The holidays flew by! Here’s to making 2013 another fantastic year for all! Wouldn’t it be great to do something you’ve never done before? Steve and I would like to do just that and we need your help!   We are entering our Chevy High Hat Roadster into the Painter and Decorator Contractors of…<Read the full article…>