Archive for February, 2010

Expecting a baby? You’ll be giving birth to some major home-decorating costs as well. Estimates are that outfitting a nursery costs anywhere from $2,000 to $6,000, and that’s just the start. Call it “ringing” up baby. Americans spend about $27 …

Replace the flooring with bamboo flooring, we are going to use zero VOC paint. As I say we are doing a green rehab. We are going to be redoing the kitchen completely, redoing the bathroom completely, putting new carpets in, paint everywhere,” said …

… Glidden Paint Introduces a New Formula · Take Precautions When Removing Lead Paint · Easy Kitchen Upgrade with Countertop Paint · Enso Zero-VOC paint from Dunn-Edwards debuts at 2010 Builders’ Show. Martha Stewart blog …

Super-green homes often wear their sustainability on their sleeve. But not Jennifer Hicks’ new bungalow near Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis. She and her architecture/design team were on a mission: to pack as many eco-friendly features as they could …

(Images: 5th image by Flickr member TheAlieness GiselaGiardino licensed for use under Creative Commons; 6th image via How To: Get Good Results With Zero-VOC Paint; all others by Rachel Wray). Rachel Wray; February 23, 2010 04:00PM …

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA–(Marketwire - Feb. 23, 2010) - Bullfrog Power, Canada’s 100 per cent green electricity provider, today announced that WHW Architects, an architectural firm based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is now bullfrogpowered TM with clean …

Remember that regardless of what kind of eco friendly painting you do, it is best to keep the space well ventilated when you’re painting. Don’t remove old paint that may contain lead yourself… Especially not with a sander! …

Howstuffworks “Painting”

Painting is one of the simplest ways to spruce up a room or exterior. Learn about interior painting, exterior painting, types of paint and faux finishes.

Zero-VOC paint• Composite decking from recycled materials. For more information visit Clayton Homes’ website or call (866) 516-1140. (Why do they call it the “i-house”? To sound trendy?) #2: COTTAGE IN A DAY Cottage in a Day …

Green Eco-Friendly Painting

If you need to repaint your home and are looking for an exterior house painter in Seattle, you can find some painters who work with eco-friendly paints. The benefits of using green painting techniques are that you can have quality paint …