FLAT, PEARL, EGGSHELL, SEMI GLOSS How To Choose A Paint Sheen

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In March, LIVINGREEN will be featuring healthy, non-toxic paints and coatings.  I am often asked for help in deciding which SHEEN to choose when ordering paint.  Afm Safecoat offers four options. 1.  FLAT    This is a perfect option when a matte or more chalky look is desired.  The soft pastel interiors seen in Belgian design so popular today benefit from a flat finish on walls. The … [Read more...]

Houseplants Devour VOC's

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Green Living Bonus – Plants That Can Clean Indoor Air! We recently submitted and article regarding volatile organic compounds and the impact these can have on our indoor environment. Although VOC's are naturally produced by plants in forests there are also man-made chemical VOC's present in paint, floor treatments, wall treatment and other similar products. What is very interesting and we found … [Read more...]

Paint Your House Sustainably – Let's Look At Paints and Coatings

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VOC Content In General "VOC" is the acronym used for "Volatile Organic Compounds" and in this regard we mean organic chemical compounds which may affect human health and the environment. They are characteristic for containing significant vapor pressures which can be varied, many and also ubiquitous. They are naturally occurring as well as man-made and although anthropogenic (human impact on the … [Read more...]

Downtown LA Loft – AFM Safecoat Paint

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Downtown Los Angeles is becoming more and more of a bustling community with projects springing up all over town. One in particular is a residential studio loft right in the heart of the city. The small loft space was furnished and designed by Alternative Design Group for one of there clients and painted in AFM Safecoat Paints from Livingreen in Benjamin Moore colors that the skilled Livingreen … [Read more...]

Newsletter – January 4th, 2011

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Welcome to a new year and a new start, another chance to make a difference in our everyday lives! It’s a perfect time to start those healthier lifestyles with your brand new and youngest loved ones, especially those new to the world. Newborns and young children have fragile and very sensitive new immune systems, susceptible to all kinds of different materials and surroundings that make more of a … [Read more...]

Newsletter – May 7th, 2010

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        Forward this message to a friend       STORE LOCATIONS Livingreen Santa Barbara 614 North Milpas StreetSanta Barbara, California 93103 Store Hours Tue. – Sat.12pm – 6pm Mon. Closed to the public. Open to the trades. Customer Service Tel: (866) 966-1319 Fax: (805) 966-1309 Livingreen Culver … [Read more...]

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