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Carvel Painting blog
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Tips and insights on Eco-friendly and professional painting for interior and exterior homes and businesses.
Recent Posts
Protect Fences & Decks Before Winter
Wood decks, fences and all that beautiful exterior wood that makes Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada palette so breath-taking – all of them need protection to make it through our winters. Like almost all building maintenance, too, the sooner and more...
Scumble – A Faux Technique for Subtle Color
Scumbling creates a soft, drifted feeling of color. I recently used it around a patio to accent the space and to create a subtle separation of the patio’s sitting area. The client was seeking a way to delineate and highlight a patio area, espec...
Clean Paint and Products for a Clean Environment
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...
Heat, Paint and Peeling Walls
Make Your Post-Summer Repairs Now The heat of summer is tough on paint and finishes. And let’s face it, the dry, 100-degrees-plus high desert climate in Nevada is even tougher than most – even in a relatively mild season as this one has b...
VOC / VOC’s
Our clients ask: “What the heck are VOC’s?” VOC’s are definitely something you should know about before you hire a painting professional or begin a painting project yourself. In short, VOC’s are Volatile Organic Compound...
New Faux Covering: Koruku… Beautiful and Eco-Friendly
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...

