http://www.dramaticchanges.net/blog Interior painting, exterior painting, painting contractor Richmond Virginia Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:45:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, this evening I attended a discussion held by our friend, Blue Crump, of Cityspace Construction at the new Whole Foods in Short Pump. I've been wanting to catch one of his classes for some time now, and he did a great job teaching attendees about residential solar options to ... http://www.dramaticchanges.net/blog/richmond-green/spotlight-on-local-business-cityspace-construction.html Digging around on the internet, I came across this clever video that demonstrates how to safely remove paint from metal objects around your home. This homeowner used a common household appliance to do the trick, and didn't need to use any toxic chemicals. http://www.dramaticchanges.net/blog/paint-stripping/non-toxic-paint-stripping.html   We're excited to share with you that Richmond now has its first green retail home-improvement store, EcoLogic! EcoLogic is located at 1606 W. Main Street in the Uptown district of Richmond, and carries a variety of beautiful products available for making your home a better and healthier place. Among the products ... http://www.dramaticchanges.net/blog/healthy-living/more-green-paints-in-richmond.html The Richmond Symphony Orchestra League will soon present its 13th Designer House. The beautiful home, Tara II, a distinctive white mansion, is located close to the Country Club of Virginia, and towers over its spacious front lawns and looks onto Cary Street. There will be approximately sixteen design areas which will ... http://www.dramaticchanges.net/blog/home-improvements/designer-showcase-home.html A little while back, we posted a picture of a bathroom that needed a bit of color help. The combination of salmon-pink tile and mint green appliances was a little much for the owner. She struggled to choose a color to balance them out. Here's the update on the color ... http://www.dramaticchanges.net/blog/color-consulting/a-color-nightmare-transformed.html Okay, so this ad isn't exactly selling paint, just using it to make a fun point. Enjoy Sony's marketing efforts to promote one of their new products. http://www.dramaticchanges.net/blog/inspiration/paint-makes-everything-look-better.html   In our little paint world, it's easy to think about the products we work with every day and forget about the bigger picture. Why are we driven to offer healthier products to our customers? There are a lot of reasons. In this entry, we share a lecture given by Alex ... http://www.dramaticchanges.net/blog/recycling/inspired-ideas-for-a-sustainable-future.html I received an email today from the James River Green Building Council that referenced a recent article published July 18th on Richmond.com. It talks about the practicality of making our homes "green", and whether or not it really is cost-effective. Many of the people I talk to feel like making ... http://www.dramaticchanges.net/blog/richmond-green/toward-a-greener-virginia.html I am a subscriber to a great color blog called Hue, and today I received the most recent post from author Rachel Perls who's in the process of painting her new home in California. Her bathroom is a clash of two very distinct colors, mint green appliances and a peachy, ... http://www.dramaticchanges.net/blog/home-decorating/a-color-nightmare.html   image source Each month, we help secure sponsors for Richmond Green Drinks, an international organization that seeks to bring together people from the green industry once a month for a casual networking event. This month's event drew around 70 people, our largest crowd to date, and was held at Richmond's ... http://www.dramaticchanges.net/blog/richmond-green/richmond-green-drinks.html