Have you ever noticed this? At the symphony, before they begin the show, one violin or another instrument plays a distinct note and holds it while the rest of the orchestra tunes themselves to that note. Steve and I were at the Venice Symphony on Saturday and while this was happening, I turned to him […]
On May 11th of this year, the Burnett 1-800-PAINTING team was Painting It Forward to a Venice, Florida mom who was so excited to have her home painted. Here are some before pictures: And some after shots: And the crew! We all had […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]