Our Color Mixologist, Trish Buscemi gives us some insight into how to choose the best color for whatever you are painting! Color is the reflection of light. The lighting in the room you are about to paint is a critical element when trying to choose the right color. The window treatments and furnishings are also full [...]
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Don’t forget that Blue Tree Yoga (they used to teach here as Cura Yoga) offers their amazing donation-based yoga classes at New Living seven times a week! All experience levels are welcome and you don’t need to sign up ahead of time! Swing by, take one of their awesome classes, and grab a drink or a snack [...]
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Last October, New living helped the KIAH Channel 39 offices become a greener and healthier environment. One project involved painting and refurbishing one of their conference tables with a very bright, colorful pattern. The second project involved re-painting the offices of the Creative Department and the office of the Director of Innovation & Imagination, Theressa [...]
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Nemicio, a house painter from Houston, shares his thoughts on non-toxic green paint he bought at The Green Painter. Working as a house painter for the past 30 years, Nemicio always used regular paints containing toxic VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) until a friend suggested that he visit New Living and try some of our non-toxic [...]
Continue Reading →Starting this month, New Living is bringing experts in green building and healthy living to share their expertise at the Greenius Desk, located on our showroom floor. If you are working on a project and could use some expert advice free of charge, stop in to see what members of our community that we [...]
Continue Reading →“Toxic Chemicals Around Us: Texans at Risk” January 19th 5:30 PM -8:30 PM As a sustainable business and certified B Corporation, we are hosting this event because this is an important issue facing our community and Texas. Eliminating harmful chemicals is a core part of New Living’s mission. If you can’t make it to the [...]
Continue Reading →This article from change.org underscores the dangers chemical production brings into our lives. Juan Parras, founder of TEJAS and Eastwood resident, has been working for years to bring attention to the health problems that the petrochemical industry has brought to his neighborhood. At the end of the article there is a petition you can sign, [...]
Continue Reading →MONDAY, January 24th, 9am – 4pm The 1 day workshop covers: Knowledge about nontoxic coatings/paints Safety and protection for staff and customers Recycling of green paints, waste, sustainability Green building terminology General green business practices Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Registration fee: $250 Tuition scholarships are available for painters that meet certain qualifications. See [...]
Continue Reading →Checking “Green” Credentials – December 27, 2010 by: Laurie Johnson Listen Here Many companies today market themselves as green. Have you ever wondered if they’re telling the truth? A new kind of company is here to separate the genuine do-gooders from the wannabe green-washers. Laurie Johnson has the details. Carondelet Dember loves to shop green. [...]
Continue Reading →Green Painters featured in the Houston Chronicle! New Living and the Green Painters certification were featured in the Houston Chronicle on Thursday, November 25th. Journalist L.M. Sixel visited our most recent certification class, which was held on November 15th, and had a chance to talk with our new painters, as well as interview painters from [...]
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