portland, oregon has this great city program called
metropaint, where they take portlanders' unused paint and recycle it and mix it into new colors. anyone can go in and buy a gallon of their paint for only $8-$10. it's 100% recycled, low voc and super thick, what could be better?
in addition to some basic colors, they occasionally mix quarts of some really lovely metallics. you never know what they're going to have on a given day. I picked up some copper and painted my fireplace surround with it.
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| [copper painted fireplace surround]. |
I love the contrast of the metallic copper against the matte stone tile.
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| [copper painted fireplace surround closeup]. |
and of course, being in portland, some natural decorations are a must!
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