Posts Tagged ‘eco friendly products’

Recycling Paint in Reno!

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

“Waste not, want not!” my grandmother always said. We followed her advice then, and we find today we’re heeding her words even more, and extending those thoughts to global resources — by recycling everything we can. Of course, for us, that includes paint.

We’re considering opening a paint recycling center, but we need to know: Do you want a recycled paint center? Please reply with your comments below. Your answers will determine our decision. (And please pass the word on to other interested parties for their vote, too.)

Recycled Paint – How Perfect Is It?

We talk about eco-friendly painting being Carvél Painting’s passion, and it is. We bring in eco-friendly products as frequently as possible. And often these products are better-performing than their unfriendly counterparts!
But we can do more. So, we are.

The 411 on Recycled Paints

What’s so great about recycled paints?

  • Recycled paint costs less than unrecycled paint, usually significantly so!
  • It’s quality paint: Recycled paint maintains its original qualities
  • Recycled means less impact on the landfill
  • Recycled contributes to improved groundwater
  • Recycling paints increases our efficient use of resources

We think it’s time to set up a paint recycle center. But do you? Submit your thoughts and add your opinion to the discussion. Thank you!

Clean Paint and Products for a Clean Environment

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

We’re passionate about eco-friendly painting and today, Blog Action Day, seems the perfect day to talk about the difference we can make. Around the globe today, bloggers will be talking about climate change and all of our roles in finding solutions.

We talked about low-VOC and no-VOC products recently (see our post, What the Heck are VOC’s), and we’ll be talking more in the future. But today, I just want to drop in and mention a couple of things painting crews can do to help keep our environment clean.

Eco-friendly Painting Practices

We call these eco-friendly painting practices (Read more about them on our website), and they help to reduce our footprint as we paint, stain, and cover surfaces of every type. They are:

  • Use recycled paint whenever possible
  • Use eco-friendly painting products whenever possible
  • Reuse on-the-job materials such as canvas drop cloths, buckets, rollers and brushes
  • Clean up with a minimum of water usage
  • Reduce paper usage (Use email and electronic databases)
  • Use a GPS (Global Positioning System) to ensure all drivers travel efficiently to and from sites
  • Solar power! – Our webhost is solar-powered

We’re doing what we can, and we plan to do more and more in the future. Painting can be a no-fumes, eco-friendly experience – a small part we can play in helping to clean up our planet.

Contributed by John Allen, owner of Carvél Painting.
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Carvél Painting ~ Beauty That Endures
Serving Reno and Tahoe areas with Residential and Commercial Painting Services
877.685.3382

New Faux Covering: Koruku…
Beautiful and Eco-Friendly

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Faux Art with Bryan Melillo

Koruku – for Beauty and Eco-friendly Environments

Koruku (pronounced co-roo-koo) blends Asian elegance with contemporary western design and ideals. It’s a terrific material with a myriad of applications, and it’s more than simply eco-friendly. It actually absorbs VOCs out of an environment.

This is one faux finish that is stunning, unusual and also good for your air quality.

Koruku, a product from Japan, is made out of cork and it comes in four different values. It’s applied over a scratch coat – a zero-VOC undercoat, creating a soft, cushioned finish. The cork’s tiny air pockets help it to work as a wonderful sound absorber. And the texture creates a beautiful, serene finish.

Sound like something you want to know more about? Call for more information and a free consultation/estimate or visit our section with more information about our our Faux services.

Contributed by Carvél Painting’s Faux & Decorative Arts Master
and Color Expert – Bryan Melillo
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Carvél Painting ~ Beauty That Endures
Serving Reno and Tahoe areas with Residential and Commercial Painting Services
877.685.3382

Carvél Painting Blog Kick-Off

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Here at Carvél Painting, we love paint and we live paint. We believe it’s a key aspect of every design, interior and exterior home or office surface… from the colors chosen for an architectural rendering to a finished faux art finish in a kitchen nook and everything inbetween.

In this blog we’ll be bringing you our insights into the both time-tested and contemporary industry design tips, color and product trends as well as information about traditional and eco-friendly paints and coatings. We will also be including updates from our world-class faux artist, Bryan Melillo, about information on eco-friendly products and processes, and tips on decorative arts painting as well as guest articles from local design experts from time to time.

If you find yourself not being able to visit the blog as often as you might like, please sign up for our emails where we will be sending out similar information in our e-newsletters.

We’re very excited about our new website and brand and want to thank you for visiting. We hope you find the information we provide as being something that you find useful in your home and office decorating and painting projects.

Please have a look around our new website, too, and check out our painting galleries for great ideas and beautiful work.

We love what we do at Carvél Painting. And we’re happy to talk about it. So, call us with your questions.

  • Painting or Staining Question?
  • Eco-Friendly Paint Concerns?
  • Want to Know More about our World-Class Faux Services?

We’re always happy to share our expertise.

Sincerely,

John Allen (Owner)
Carvél Painting
877.685.3382