Paint by Numbers

03.10.2009

The Bite:
Wanna add some polish to the exterior of your casa, minus putting in the hours yourself? Count on The Green Brush. The 14-year vets here can add a fresh coat of high-quality paint or stain, and take care of indoor paint projects too – all with nontoxic, low- or no-VOC paint (guess you'll just have to get high on life), which'll do the job just as well as, if not better than, the non-eco stuff. The price diff between the two is nominal, and the work comes with a standard three-year warranty. TGB even tackles drywall and plaster repair, pressure washing, porch restoration, gutter cleaning, and window washing – doing quite a number on your pad.
Wanna Try: 
The Green Brush (206-228-3868). Town house exterior paint job, $3,000 and up.

Cocktail Fact

Mattel Inc. had to pull Teen Talk Barbie in the early '90s after the doll drew protests of sexism by spouting phrases like, "Math class is tough."

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 Seattle Biters repaint their one-bedroom apartments with low- to no-VOC paint instead of the conventional stuff, we'll keep the weight of 29 mathematicians in nasty chems outta our houses.

Bookmark and Share

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <font> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <p> <br> <img>

More information about formatting options

 

All editorial suggestions in this tip are the result of testing and a preference for the tip topic. No advertiser has paid to have its company referenced in the tip. For more information, please read our Editorial Policy.