HOMES · BUSINESSES · HISTORIC PLACES · NORTHWEST OHIO / SOUTHEAST MICHIGANCALL (419) 324-1169 ↗
TERRY A. BURTON · PAINTING & RESTORATION SERVICES

SURFACES
TELL STORIES.

ART · CRAFT · SCIENCE · SERVICE

Residential and commercial painting, restoration, cabinet refinishing, murals and faux finishes. Carefully prepared surfaces and well-documented work.

Live your life in Color!
NORTHWEST OHIO
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
Colorful line-art mural of a painter with a golden halo, flowers, a house, and a paintbrush
01 / WHAT WE DO

ONE SHOP. MANY SURFACES.

Residential, commercial and creative work.

RRP

WORKING ON A PRE-1978 PROPERTY?
Ask about our approach to lead-safe renovation and containment.

LEAD-SAFE WORK ↘
02 / PROJECT RECORD

THE WORK SPEAKS.

Real photographs from Burton projects.

Authentic Burton projects. Every before-and-after pair runs from original condition to finished result. Open a project to see the photos in order.

ONE PROJECT. ONE STORY.Before on the left, after on the right. Detailed process photos stay inside each project.
03 / THINK FIRST. WORK SMART.

THE METHOD BEHIND THE WORK.

LEAD-SAFE RENOVATIONRRP

OLDER HOMES.
SMARTER PREP.

Renovation in many pre-1978 homes requires lead-safe work practices. We plan for containment, dust control, cleanup and verification appropriate to the job.

EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm logo
EPA LEAD-SAFE CERTIFIED FIRMNAT-F224352-2Issued March 30, 2026 · Expires April 19, 2031
PLANCONTAINCLEAN + CHECK

RRP renovation is not licensed lead abatement. Work requiring testing, clearance, abatement or other licensed services is referred appropriately.

INDEPENDENT PROJECT PLANNINGR3

EVALUATE
BEFORE YOU REPAIR.

R3 Evaluation Services document visible surface conditions and uncertainties before repair, refinishing or restoration work begins.

OBSERVEDOCUMENTRECOMMEND

You receive a written scope-planning summary with observations, limits and next steps. Examples are available in the R3 Case Library. This is not a regulated inspection, licensed assessment or engineering report.

R3 PRAXIS METHOD

Our method for thinking through the work—from conditions to verified results.

1VARIABLES
2RELATIONSHIPS
3CONTROL
4CLOSE
THE SYSTEM BEHIND THE DECISIONS

KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT.
KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT.

R3 Praxis is a practical operating system built from field work. It helps organize conditions, evidence, decisions, authorized work and final records—on paper or in software.

EXPLORE THE R3 SYSTEM →READ FIELD CASE STUDIES →
R3 PRAXIS OSThe repeatable four-stage method.
R3 EVALUATIONSCondition reviews, uncertainty and scope planning for a real project.
GENEVIEVE R3 LABField research, observation and documented experiments that help develop the method.
04 / TALK TO US

LET'S MAKE
SOMETHING
LAST.

Painting, restoration, commercial projects, murals, faux finishing, lead-safe renovation and R3 evaluations.

NORTHWEST OHIO
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN

(419) 324-1169 ↗

mymannamachine@gmail.com ↗

START A CONVERSATION.

Tell us a little about your project. Send your project details securely through our Wix inquiry form. We’ll review your request and follow up.

Submit your inquiry here. If you have trouble, email mymannamachine@gmail.com.

FOLLOW THE WORK

ART. CRAFT. UPDATES.

See recent painting projects, mural work, and behind-the-scenes progress on social media.

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