The Shields Painting Difference: Perfection with Every Brush Stroke
Many painting companies in Florida rely on flashy marketing and big promises to try and attract new clients. But when it comes time to work, they fall short of their promises. This is often due to a lack of experience, qualified painters, and a drive to overachieve. At Shields Painting, we do things a little differently than other painting companies in Citrus County. We believe that a professional paint job should be as close to perfect as possible. Our goal is to leave you 100% satisfied, whether we're touching up an old residential paint job or performing a complex commercial project. It might sound simple, but we achieve that goal through honesty, hard work, beautiful results, and reasonable pricing.
As a family-owned and operated painting company in Hill and Dale, FL, we strive to provide personalized, professional, and friendly service. Shields Painting has been in business since 1968 for a good reason. Whenever possible, we go the extra mile to make sure our customers are happy. Unlike some of our competition, we want to know all about your house or business painting project: your vision, your preferences, your challenges, and your goals. When we understand your needs, we can present you with a fantastic final product - one that you're proud to show off to friends and neighbors.
At Shields Painting, we combine our extensive experience with time-tested, meticulous painting processes, resulting in the highest quality painting results around. As a painting contractor in Citrus County, we can take on a variety of residential, commercial, and industrial projects in Florida.
A few of our most popular painting services include:
- Interior Painting
- Exterior Painting
- Residential Painting
- Commercial Painting
- Cabinet Painting
- Ceiling Painting
- Fence Painting
- Sign Painting
- MUCH More!
Our commercial, industrial, and residential painting contractors take the proper steps to protect your property and belongings while we work. Our team will clean up after ourselves, so your property is left clean and free of debris when we're done. After all, we think there's only one way to do a job, and that's the right way.
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Your Go-To House Painting Company in Hill and Dale, FL
Your home is a haven of relaxation and solitude. It is uniquely you - a place where you can express who you are through style and design. Whether you need interior touch-ups for your crown molding or a new exterior coat of paint, hiring a reliable painting contractor is the best way to get quality results.
At Shields Painting, we know how important it is to have a home that highlights your tastes and personality. That's why we offer an extensive array of residential painting services in Citrus County. As tempting as it might be to try a DIY paint job, without the proper skills and experience, there is a good chance that the results will turn out less than satisfactory.
High-quality painting requires skill, experience, and patience. If you're a homeowner who needs residential painting services but doesn't have the time, patience, or skills to handle the job, look no further than Shields Painting. We offer accuracy, precision, and longevity with each paint job we perform. Our customers choose Shields Painting for their home because they receive:
- Free Quotes with Detailed Project Breakdowns
- Affordable Pricing
- Expert Painting Contractors
- High-Quality Paint Products
- Combo of Traditional and Modern Techniques
- Well-Maintained Tools
- Unmatched Craftsmanship
- Friendly, Personalized Service
- Good Old-Fashioned Hard Work!
The majority of our house painting services come in two forms: interior and exterior.
Interior Residential Painting
As an interior painting contractor with decades of experience, our expert technicians have developed an interior painting process that maximizes quality and emphasizes customer satisfaction. We understand that interior painting goes beyond aesthetics. It protects your ceilings and walls and helps you sustain a healthier place to live for your family. When only the finest craftsmanship will do inside your home, Shields Painting is here for you.
Our seasoned team of painting experts and craftsmen is dedicated to respecting your space and providing you with the look and feel you're craving inside your home. Whether you bought a new house and want to make it your own or need minor touch-ups but have no time, Shields Painting is ready to tackle the job, no matter how small or large.
Unlike some painting companies, our interior house painters take the time to get the details right, every time. For instance, color is only one aspect of your interior paint job. The paint sheen or finish is just as important. Certain finishes are better for living rooms and bedrooms than in kitchens and bathrooms. We'll help you find the right finish and paint colors for your home, so you don't have to worry about touch-ups or repainting.
Some of our most popular interior house painting services include:
- Ceiling Painting
- Popcorn Ceiling Removal
- Living Room Painting
- Bathroom Painting
- Basement Painting
- Color Consultations
- More

Cabinet Painting
Citrus County cabinet painting deserves its own section on this page because it requires more time, skill, and quality paint than most sections of your home. If your home's cabinets are built into its woodwork, replacing them can be obnoxiously expensive. Compared to the cost of installing new cabinets, painting your kitchen cabinets is much more affordable.
At Shields Painting, we specialize in transforming old cabinets into new, gorgeous features that are just as usable as they are beautiful. Each step of our cabinet painting process is meticulous and thorough. And we'll take care of the entire job, from cleaning, prep, and sanding to priming, painting, and reassembly. This unique service lets you enjoy a brand-new look in your kitchen without having to go into debt by replacing your cabinets.
Whether your cabinets are new, but you want to change their color or you'd like to transition wood cabinets to a painted finish, Shields Painting has the expertise and experience to give you a new look you'll love.

Exterior Residential Painting
Your home - it's a place that not only keeps your belongings safe. It protects your family and loved ones, too. It's one of your largest investments, and like anything else of value, it should be protected. However, Florida weather can take a toll on your home's structure and paint, lowering your home's value and even putting your family at risk.
While it's true that a beautiful exterior affects your house's value, it shouldn't take thousands of remodeling dollars to make a positive change to your home. There's a fine line between reasonable pricing and top-quality painting, and that sweet spot is what Shields Painting aims for. If you want to transform how your friends and neighbors see your home, never underestimate the power of a professional paint job.
Our exterior residential painting services are designed to boost curb appeal, give your home a fresh look, and help it stand up to Florida's unique weather. But we provide more than that. When you hire Shields Painting for your outdoor painting project, you will enjoy peace of mind in knowing that your home is in truly capable hands. Our goal is to exceed your expectations and help bring out the best in your property, whether you need to re-stain your deck or remove old, peeling paint from your siding.
If you're on the hunt for the very best exterior painting contractor in Hill and Dale, FL, look no further than Shields Painting.
Some of our most popular exterior house painting services include:
- Vinyl Siding Painting
- Deck Painting and Staining
- Stucco Exterior Painting
- Wood Exterior Painting
- Porch Painting and Staining
- Soffit Painting
- Fascia Painting
- Window Painting
- Front Door Painting
- Thorough Painting Prep
- More

The Premier Commercial Painting Company in Hill and Dale, FL
When it comes to first impressions, your businesses' appearance plays an important role. Your commercial property's paint job factors into its overall aesthetics. A great-looking, well-maintained paint job can mean the difference between a customer walking in your storefront and passing by. Conversely, an old, worn-out commercial paint job can send the wrong message to prospective customers. If you can't take the time to keep up your property's appearance, why would a customer spend their hard-earned money on your products?
The same goes for your businesses' interior paint. Would you want to do business with a company that has peeling paint or unsightly crown molding? At Shield's Painting, our goal is to create a beautiful environment that your customers and employees will love inside and out. When you work with our business painters, you can rest easy knowing we treat your business like it were our own. We always clean up after ourselves and know that operations cannot come to a halt just because we're painting. As such, we'll work with your busy schedule to ensure the job gets done right the first time without disrupting your day-to-day commitments.
With decades of commercial painting experience, we know the demands of a commercial painting project necessitate a disciplined and focused approach from the start. Our team of business painters is committed to delivering quality, on-time results on every project, every time - no excuses

We offer professional business painting services to a variety of building types, including:

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Industrial Painting
A high level of care and finesse are required to effectively paint an industrial property. At Shields Painting, we know that industrial paint jobs involve much more than aesthetics. That's why our industrial services are customized to your specifications, using industrial-grade materials that stand up to heavy-duty operations.
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Retail Store Painting
Our commercial painters apply effective, yet appealing interior and exterior paint that stand up to the daily rigors of busy retail environments.


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Small Business Painting
Do you own a restaurant franchise? Have a small "mom and pop" location that needs a fresh coat of paint? Shields Painting has the resources and reliability to efficiently get the job done the first time. That way, you can focus on serving your customers, not having your business repainted.
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Healthcare Location Painting
From walk-in clinics to long-term care facilities, Shields Painting is sensitive to your patients' needs. We know you must protect your patient's privacy while maintaining productivity. Our approach to healthcare location painting centers around your schedule to avoid disruptions in care.


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Apartment Complex Painting
Erase signs of wear and make your apartment complex or multi-family building a more desirable place to live with a stunning, professional paint job.
Florida's Most Trusted Painting Contractor
Shields Painting has been in the business since 1968. In a world where so much has changed, we are proud to uphold the ideals that make us successful: hard, honest work, getting the job done right, and excellent customer service. Providing you with trustworthy, quality work will always take priority over rushing through a project to serve the next customer. That is just not the way we choose to do business.
As professionals dedicated to perfection, we strive to provide a unique painting experience for every customer - one that focuses on their needs and desires instead of our own. Whether you need residential painting for your home or commercial painting for your business, we encourage you to reach out today to speak with our customer service team. Whether you have big ideas about a new paint project or need our expertise and guidance, we look forward to hearing from you soon.

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Course choice in city amateur championships suits UNF's Sean Dale
Garry Smitshttps://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/college/north-florida-ospreys/2010/07/22/course-choice-city-amateur-championships-suits-unfs-sean-dale/15937519007/
The UNF player is on a roll heading into Thursday's city amateur tourney.Sean Dale has waited all his life for a significant areawide tournament to be played at the golf course where he learned the game and grew into a nationally ranked college player.The University of North Florida junior-to-be gets his wish beginning Thursday in the first round of the Jacksonville Area Golf Association Amateur Championship at the Jacksonville Golf and Country Club. It's the first JAGA Amateur to be played at the Clyde Johnson...
The UNF player is on a roll heading into Thursday's city amateur tourney.
Sean Dale has waited all his life for a significant areawide tournament to be played at the golf course where he learned the game and grew into a nationally ranked college player.
The University of North Florida junior-to-be gets his wish beginning Thursday in the first round of the Jacksonville Area Golf Association Amateur Championship at the Jacksonville Golf and Country Club. It's the first JAGA Amateur to be played at the Clyde Johnson-designed course since it was built in 1989.
Dale and 83 other amateur players will tee it up beginning at 8 a.m. for the first and second rounds Thursday and Friday. The field will be cut to the low 45, plus ties, for the weekend rounds.
Dale is not only coming off a sophomore season at UNF in which he was the Atlantic Sun player of the year and a second-team All-American, but he's only three weeks removed from winning the Florida State Amateur at Bay Hill in Orlando.
Does playing the JAGA Amateur on a course where his father, Bob Dale, first put a club in his hand give him an edge?
"Yeah, I would say so," Dale said earlier this week during a break in a practice session at the Jacksonville G&CC range. "I've played here all my life, and we're finally getting a tournament like this here. I wasn't going to miss it."
If Dale sounds confident, he has good reason. Since transferring from Ole Miss in early 2009, Dale has not finished lower than 25th in a tournament for the Ospreys. During the spring season, he finished among the top 10 in five consecutive starts, capped by a 10th-place finish in the NCAA South Central Regional.
The Opsreys qualified for the NCAA Tournament, where the team finished 14th among 30 participants. Dale placed 25th, the low individual in the tournament for UNF.
Dale finished 11th in the nation with a stroke average of 70.94, according to GolfStat.com, and was 19th among individual college players in Golfweek's final 2010 rankings.
Dale won't be alone in his age group at the JAGA Amateur. The field includes other college players such as Chris Bray and Joel Dahlenburg of Flagler, Jamey Salmon of Jacksonville, Pete Kellermann of Ole Miss, Greg Carrier of Furman and Dale's UNF teammate, Major Forbess.
Veteran amateurs such as Underwood Cup match players Duke Butler IV, John Lobb, Mike Ellison, Billy Clements, Alan Henderson, Larry Lunsford, Chad Wade, Jim Ross and Mike Bodney also might have a hand in the final outcome.
But few are on Dale's roll.
"What Sean is doing well right now is staying level-headed and knowing exactly what he needs to do to play well," said Nicky Martin, Dale's swing coach and, like his pupil, a past Florida Amateur champion. "Sean's strength is that he doesn't really have a weakness. His bad drives are on the edge of the fairway. He doesn't hit wild shots, and his putting has been phenomenal. He's just a heckuva talent, and he wants to keep getting better."
Dale's head also has been in a good place since he returned to the area after one semester at Ole Miss, where he had one top-five finish and was second on the team in stroke average during the fall season of 2008. It took one cold winter in Oxford, Miss., for Dale to realize he might be better off, in more ways than one, back home.
"We couldn't be happier he decided to transfer to UNF," Bob Dale said of his son. "The combination of the environment the coaches there create for the team and having his family and friends close to him has given him a comfort and confidence level on the course. UNF, clearly, is the best place for him. He loves the coaches and his teammates, and he has thrived there."
Dale combined with UNF teammate Kevin Phelan to keep UNF golf in the state and national spotlight beyond the college season. Phelan qualified for the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and last week reached the semifinals of the U.S. Public Links.
"The way we finished the spring in college has given us a lot of momentum for these [summer] events," said Phelan, the A-Sun freshman of the year. "Any attention we can get for the program will help, and also will help attract new players."
"The confidence we had [in the college season] kept running into the summer," Dale said.
With Dale's success in college and amateur golf in 2010, is it too early to begin thinking of his future beyond college and amateur golf?
"We want him to complete his education first," Bob Dale said. "Sean has a lot of desire to be the best and believes he can be. But he will have to develop the next level of work ethic to take his game to a peak. He's naturally a good player and has all the shots, but the person who works the hardest will be the one to beat."
Martin said Dale has two other important attributes.
"He's willing to listen and he's very even-keel," Martin said. "Sean will never get too far up or too far down."
Lately, Dale's time on leaderboards has been mostly up.
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Tuesday Morning closing half of its stores nationwide, including these 24 in Florida
Yahoo Newshttps://news.yahoo.com/tuesday-morning-closing-half-stores-174454490.html
A popular home goods and décor discount retailer announced it will close half of its stores after filing for bankruptcy. The list includes 24 stores in Florida, one of which is in Ponte Vedra Beach.Tuesday Morning filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Feb. 14. The retailer said it will focus on its “core and heritage markets” moving forward and close “low-traffic” stores. Tuesday Morning currently operates 487 stores across the U.S....
A popular home goods and décor discount retailer announced it will close half of its stores after filing for bankruptcy. The list includes 24 stores in Florida, one of which is in Ponte Vedra Beach.
Tuesday Morning filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Feb. 14. The retailer said it will focus on its “core and heritage markets” moving forward and close “low-traffic” stores. Tuesday Morning currently operates 487 stores across the U.S.
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“We look forward to taking steps that enable us to emerge as a stronger retailer that draws on a legacy of offering a unique off-price value proposition to our loyal customer base. We appreciate all the support of our employees, customers, creditors and other partners as we seek to sustain commercial operations with minimal disruptions,” Andrew Berger, Chief Executive Officer and Director said in a release.
The retailer did not give a date for when half of its stores will close, but sales have already begun, according to its website.
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Kantharos To Move From Florida To Hill ‘N’ Dale In Kentucky
Press Releasehttps://paulickreport.com/news/bloodstock/kantharos-move-florida-hill-n-dale-kentucky/
Stonestreet announced today that undefeated racehorse and leading sire Kantharos is moving to Kentucky to stand at Hill 'n' Dale Farms in Lexington.“We are extremely grateful for the fabulous job both Vinery and Ocala Stud did in launching the stallion career of Kantharos, a proven young son of prominent sire Lion Heart. He was wonderfully managed and supported by Florida breeders who revealed him to be an important sire,” said Stonestreet owner Barbara Banke. “We look forward to supporting Kantharos with very good m...
Stonestreet announced today that undefeated racehorse and leading sire Kantharos is moving to Kentucky to stand at Hill 'n' Dale Farms in Lexington.
“We are extremely grateful for the fabulous job both Vinery and Ocala Stud did in launching the stallion career of Kantharos, a proven young son of prominent sire Lion Heart. He was wonderfully managed and supported by Florida breeders who revealed him to be an important sire,” said Stonestreet owner Barbara Banke. “We look forward to supporting Kantharos with very good mares from our broodmare band as well as buying mares specifically to breed to him.”
“Kantharos is a special horse that we have been privileged to be associated with. We see nothing but up upside for him going forward,” said David O'Farrell, Farm Manager at Ocala Stud.
Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen said, ” Kantharos is a beautiful horse with great action and brilliance. He had limitless potential. He is passing on his superior looks and ability to his offspring and I am very proud of his success.”
“Kantharos' rise to prominence has been nothing short of remarkable,” said Hill 'n' Dale President John G. Sikura. “He was an exceptionally promising racehorse who has been siring very precocious, quality runners. An undefeated Multiple Graded Stakes winner at two, he won his three career starts by a combined 28 1/2 lengths.”
In 2016, Kantharos is the Leading Sire in Florida by earnings, he is the Leading Sire of 2YO's, and he is the leading sire of Turf runners, as well as the Leading Sire by Stakes Winners and Stakes Horses. Against a stellar crop of third crop sires, he currently ranks #5 with standout 2016 runners, X Y Jet, runner up in the Golden Shaheen (G1) and the undefeated Chad Brown trained Ancient Secret, winner of the Lake George (G2) at Saratoga.
“He is a very well made horse who is throwing attractive, athletic runners as witnessed by a $550,000 OBS March two year old. One of his most appealing qualities is his ability to vastly move his mares up. Bill Oppenheim described him as the 'best value on the planet'. On the two year old sire list, Kantharos currently ranks behind only War Front, Scat Daddy and Into Mischief, ahead of Tapit.
On the General Sire list, he ranks behind only Tapit, War Front, and Pioneerof the Nile by % blacktype winners to starters . With 115 mares bred in 2015, Kantharos is poised for a truly meteoric rise,” added Mr. Sikura.
UF Gator Dining expanding partnerships with local farms, foods
Danielle Ivanovhttps://www.gainesville.com/story/news/education/campus/2021/06/05/university-florida-gator-dining-aims-expand-use-local-foods-farms/7521913002/
From burgers to brussels sprouts and many things between, you can find a variety of locally grown foods served through Gator Dining on the University of Florida campus.Not only are they more tasty and fresh than older foods transported long distances, university officials and farmers say, they also help boost local economies and sustainability.And UF is aiming to keep increasing their use.More:...
From burgers to brussels sprouts and many things between, you can find a variety of locally grown foods served through Gator Dining on the University of Florida campus.
Not only are they more tasty and fresh than older foods transported long distances, university officials and farmers say, they also help boost local economies and sustainability.
And UF is aiming to keep increasing their use.
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As of Thursday, 33% of Gator Dining products are purchased from local providers, said Tim Bucolo, resident district manager of Gator Dining Services. That includes over 40 farms and suppliers either from around the state, within 250 miles of the university campus or, at most, in the Southeastern U.S.
"Local sourcing is our top priority at Gator Dining," Bucolo said. "We want our dining halls to reflect UF’s roots as a land-grant agriculture university, and we do this by forming relationships directly with local vendors and growers. These relationships are the foundation of what we do at Gator Dining, and through them we can provide fresh and nutritious food for students while supporting a resilient local food economy."
Here are a few of the farms whose products you might find around campus.
Farms
Lake Meadow Naturals is an egg farm in Ocoee, near Orlando. It has been run by Dale Volkert for about 20 years and boasts around 13,000 organic, cage-free and heirloom eggs a day.
Some from his farm make their way to UF through The Villages Grown, a self-proclaimed community food system in Sumter County that partners with other local farms to grow and distribute fresh, nutrient-rich foods.
And even before they leave the farm, they're already supporting the local economy and sustainability. Lake Meadow Naturals uses recycled cartons made from newspapers nearby, and Volkert said he strives to employ Florida workers.
"We’re a small company ourselves, so we like to work with other small business where the products go right to the consumers, who appreciate the value," the farmer said. "It's a big, important thing to us."
Nearby, in Mount Dora, the family-owned Long & Scott Farms cultivates some of the Brussels sprouts, collard greens and cabbages that wind up in campus dining halls.
"The farmer and his children are huge Gators' fans, so they were super excited when they heard that UF was getting our produce," said Kirsten Rodriguez, food safety coordinator for the farms. "It’s really a great opportunity. We’re very blessed to be able to be a part ... It’s like they’re giving back to us. It’s a relationship. It really helps us.”
Serena Sakkal, sustainability manager for Gator Dining, agreed and said community partnerships are the backbone of UF's food system.
"Obviously, we have a higher purchasing power since we feed so many people everyday. I think, being able to share our resources with the smaller guy ... we are able to help them," she said. "It’s all in the name of being able to provide healthy, fresh, locally grown produce in the dining halls for our students.”
As a smaller operation with 900 acres, Long & Scott Farms' produce is routed to UF through Traders Hill Farm in Hilliard, Florida, which helps aggregate foods from many local farms for university purchase.
Manny Santana, produce buyer and forager for Traders Hill Farm, said the aggregation process helps bring in enough food to meet the supply demand for a large buyer like UF while still benefiting small farms and the Florida economy.
Right now, he said, UF accounts for about 2% of his work. He hopes to see that partnership grow as the university continues to expand its local farm sourcing.
In the upcoming fall semester, Bucolo said, salad bars in UF residential dining halls will feature produce entirely supplied by Traders Hill Farm and its partners.
The farm is an approved food vendor under Aramark, the giant corporation that currently holds UF's food service contract. To be approved, Santana said, there is a stringent application with many strict safety and insurance requirements.
Small, local farms often have different standards than Aramark, making approval on an individual level difficult. But through Traders Hill Farm, which already meets the requirements, he said, they can find help and still sell their produce.
"We're fighting for the little guys in a system that works," Santana said. "To be 100% transparent, UF, they buy local products, but it’s not an exorbitant amount. We’re not talking about thousands and thousands of pounds here, but it's a work in progress ... I mean this with hope.”
Pressure and goals
UF has received mounting pressure in the last year from students and food justice advocates as the current Armark contract comes to a close. A new food service contract is up for grabs June 30, 2022, according to university spokeswoman Hessy Fernandez.
One of the advocates' demands is an increase in purchases from local family- or cooperative-owned farms, ranches, fisheries, processors and other vendors.
While UF does want to increase this amount every year, said Matt Mueller, director of food and beverage services, the goal is not in response to growing demands. Instead, he said, it is part of the university's overall mission and has been for years.
“The goals of our program I think first and foremost are to align our program with the goals of the university and the campus community and the greater community," Mueller said. "Some of those things that the food advocate groups are asking are very aligned with where we want to go with the program as well.”
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