Sanibel Island is a lovely place to visit and during season there are great events and festivals happening all the time. This year at the "Ding Darling Days" John Grey Painting will be a sponsor for one of the events on the wildlife tour.

John Grey Painting is proud to announce that we are expanding our faux painting, stucco, drywall, and carpentry down to Bonita and Naples. We have grown our business to the point that we can guarantee our excellence to all of Southwest Florida. Any business located on Sanibel Island is known for excellence. The residence demand top quality and the island makes us knowledgeable in all sorts of demands. We have access to some of the best artists in Lee County and we are willing to share them all across SWFL. So, whether you want faux painting or even just top quality standard painting of interior or exterior, or you need carpentry repairs to interior drywall or exterior stucco, we can bring it all to your doorstep. We are not limited to these, but it gives you a good idea of what we offer. To see more, click on the "Home" link above to enter our web site, or take a drive up to Sanibel and visit our showroom. You can also give us a call and we will be more than happy to bring a little piece of our show to you, anywhere in Ft Myers, Bonita, and Naples. We look forward to painting your dreams into reality.

I have so many ideas of faux finishes I would like to put in my home, but until recently I didn't know where to turn to find someone I could trust to do it for me. I have dabbled a little myself, as most of us house wives have, but it just never looks as good as what I want. I looked through Ft Myers, Bonita & Naples and found quite a few down in Naples, but not much anywhere else. Then I found John Grey. It never crossed my mind to look for faux in Sanibel. I am so happy with their work at John Grey. They have fixed some construction issues I had, installed my crown molding, painted basic interior and exterior, and then made my faux dreams come to life. All of the painters and artists at John Grey were great. I will definitely pass on to all my friends who they should go to. Thank you John Grey Painting! J.F. in Ft Myers

We have been getting a lot of requests for decorative painting in Bonita this past week. Seems there is something inspiring the folks there. We like to have our clients come in to The Gallery at SanibelFaux.com to play around with their ideas on canvas. Lance is our resident artist and he has a space set up that you can sit with him and play with textures and colors until you design exactly what you are looking for. Give us a call or visit our web site to learn more about decorative painting and all the services we offer. We are located on Sanibel, but we service all of Sanibel, Ft Myers, Bonita and Naples too.

We love to participate in local events and the start of the season is finally here. We will be painting and sharing fun and laughs at lots of events on Sanibel and in Ft Myers this year. Our first event will be the Sanibel Luminary, tomorrow. Friday, December 4th, shops all over the island have food, drinks, fun and lots of lights for everyone. We here at John Grey Painting will be at the Village Shops 2340 Periwinkle Way. It's going to be a great time, and Santa will be there too, so bring all the kids as well. We are going to be painting the Art Of The Olympians space at the City Pier downtown historic distric beginning Monday....google this for more info...newspress has several stories last week...this is a big deal downtown so it should also be LOADS of fun. Check back here to find out more local Sanibel and Ft Myers events we will be participating (painting) at. Or feel free to call us or just stop by. Don't forget, Lance will be at The Gallery painting so you can come by and watch him create an original masterpiece while you are there.

John Grey speaks on: THE BEAUTY OF A PAINTED SURFACE IS MORE THAN SKIN DEEP “One and Done”, is a favorite saying of construction workers relating to the importance of taking one’s time, doing the necessary research, selecting the proper material and applying it in a manner that will not require a ‘re-do’. Cracked, bubbling, and peeling paint may result from a failure to appraise the surface condition and select an adequate bonding primer resulting in the dreaded “re-do”. A common mistake when undertaking a paint chore or project is to jump straight to the final coat without doing the necessary surface preparation, adhesion research and color consideration. Another old saying is that “caulk, putty and paint, make a carpenter what he ain’t”. This speaks to the importance of surface preparation and the significant difference it makes in the final product. After all else is accomplished the color and sheen are merely a mirror to reflect the quality of the completed project.