Archive for the 'Paints+Techniques' Category
Shabby chic less the shabby. This weekend project works great on cast-off dressers, sideboards, desks, and tabletops. If you don’t already have a piece in your own pad to experiment with, try hunting down a gem on Craigslist, a local flea market, Goodwill or garage sale.
A Green Twist
Finish it off with a hip, healthier paint [...]
Filed under: Budget Decor, DIY Decor, Eco-friendly, Furniture, Materials+Finishes, Non-toxic, Paints+Techniques, Refashion+Refurb, Videos | 1 Comment
Tags: Eco-friendly, Non-toxic, DIY furniture, modern DIY, how to refurbish furniture, eco friendly paint, podcast
The Posh Side of Paint Chips
Some kids collected baseball cards or stamps. I collected paint chips. Really. The aspiring little designer in me fell in love with these bands of gorgeous color and their delicious names (though I always wondered who gets the honor of naming all 500+ colors of yellow? Anyone of you know?). I hoarded them for crafts, [...]
Filed under: DIY Decor, Eco-friendly, Handmade, Paints+Techniques, Refashion+Refurb, Stationery+Cards | 0 Comments
Tags: Eco-friendly, Handmade, Stationery+Cards, Paint chip greeting cards
If You Want to Paint the Town
I’m a big advocate for chemical-free environments, and have been searching for paints that offer eco-friendly benefit and a beautiful color palette. Enter Yolo Colorhouse, an Oregon-based company whose concern for their own health inspired them to experiment with eco-friendly recipes (read their story). Their efforts resulted in the launch of a premium, zero-voc paint [...]
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Tags: Eco-friendly, Non-toxic

