From RIBA The pressure for energy saving in solid walled buildings is real and tangible. Green Deal and rising energy bills are encouraging us to insulate our walls. Where we have external features / facades that we want to keep …
Shabby Chic is a great style for the environmentalists in the world. Taking second hand furniture and giving it a new lease of life is advantageous on a number of fronts: 1. It saves serviceable goods ending up in landfill …
or or Paint is often seen as the gateway into eco products so it is really important to understand and appreciate, but what makes a paint ‘eco’ and why should we choose them over the more conventional options? There are a …
I was a little perplexed about which picture to choose for this post and I eventually realised that the only one really is the one pictured. Basically I had to paint over a mark on my bedroom wall. Now with …
A piece of testing equipment! I had a question last week about which paint to use on a lime plastered wall that would be subject to heavy traffic. Now I had always used the official data for this answer, which …
Like dealing with solid walls you have a couple of choices here when dealing with rooms that are below ground. Choice 1 – Work with nature Choice 2 – Try and work against nature I am a Choice 1 type …
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint is a well known and respected paint that is commonly used for creating new looks for old furniture. The ‘shabby chic’ has been very popular and Annie Sloan has been a major player in this market. …
The simple answer is No! Unfortunately ‘Green’ paint can be full of ‘green wash’. Some paints are seen as eco, just because they are water based. Others are labelled as green because they have reduced the energy used in the …
“Thanks for painting my bedroom. I love the colour, but I think I need to sleep in your bed tonight!” Extreme? Not for some. Painting (even the ones touted as being eco-friendly because they are water based) can cause a …
At the end of decorating you will no doubt have some paint left over. These remnants can be very useful for touching up at a later date (especially since claypaints have no static charge and hence do not attract the …
