http://brookspainting.com/blog Painting Contractors, Davis CA Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:46:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thank You for the over 1,700 Votes that came in for the 2010 Charity Paint Giveaway poll! Summer House received the most votes and will receive up to $10,000 in painting services! We really appreciate everyone who took their time to vote for our fourth annual Charity Paint Giveaway. It was ... http://brookspainting.com/blog/2010/07/12/the-2010-charity-paint-recipient/ It is time to vote for our fourth annual Charity Paint Giveaway recipient! Brooks Painting is proud to support and give back to our community. We are donating up to $10,000 in time and painting services to a local person, family, or charitable organization. Past recipients are Davis Little League, ... http://brookspainting.com/blog/2010/06/25/vote-for-charity-today-over-1000-votes-received-so-far/ Bacon Blue Potato Salad 6 Red Potatoes, boiled & cubed (with skins on) 2 to 3 green onions, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon minced garlic or garlic powder to taste ½ lb bacon, cooked & crumbled (or more if you like!) ½ cup blue cheese crumbles (or more if you like!) ... http://brookspainting.com/blog/2010/05/28/yummy-new-recipe-from-destiny/ Brooks Painting is proud to support and give back to our community. This is our 4th annual charity paint event. We're donating up to $10,000 in time and painting to a local person, family or charitable organization. We want your nomination and your vote for this year's recipient! To nominate a ... http://brookspainting.com/blog/2010/05/21/charity-paint-2010-its-up-to-you/ Lead in paint can be a hidden, very dangerous threat to many.   April 22, 2010 is the date that changes everything in home renovation for contractors.  This is the date that the new EPA law goes into effect regarding lead.  All pre-1978 homes have the potential to have lead paint ... http://brookspainting.com/blog/2010/04/20/lead-paint-what-you-can%e2%80%99t-see-can-hurt-you/ Come visit us this weekend, April 9-11 at the Yolo County Home & Landscape Show at the Woodland Fairgrounds, or, visit us next weekend, April 16-18 at the Total Home & Garden Show in Vacaville at the Nut Tree Complex! It's great if we can get new painting business from ... http://brookspainting.com/blog/2010/04/07/2-homeshows-in-2-weekends/ Many paint experts believe that paint color affects mood in significant ways.  So what do you need to know when you are choosing colors for the interior of your house?  Just think about how each room is used, and then decide what kind of mood you wish to create in ... http://brookspainting.com/blog/2009/12/29/paint-color-and-mood/ While our painters do have some "fun" when providing our interior and exterior painting services for your home, we do stick by the rules and stay in the lines, just as adults do with most things. Remember when you were a kid and could just grab a brush and paint ... http://brookspainting.com/blog/2009/12/01/let-the-children-paint-too/ [caption id="attachment_80" align="alignright" width="150" caption="This historical building is going to look beautiful when we're done painting!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_79" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Even boss Jeremy got out a roller and did 8+ hours of physical labor!"][/caption] I am happy to report that the 3rd annual Brooks Painting Charity Paint was a great success! We ... http://brookspainting.com/blog/2009/11/17/brooks-charity-paint-a-great-success/ Saturday, November 14th is the big day! Brooks Painting Inc. is committed to being involved with and giving back to the communities that we work in. One of the ways we do this is our annual Charity Paint Give-Away. In 2007 we donated our services to painting the buildings, dugouts ... http://brookspainting.com/blog/2009/11/12/more-info-on-the-2009-charity-paint-give-away/