Volunteer team decorate our scheme in Torfaen

The volunteer team redecorated CoStar, who host our Community RePaint Torfaen scheme, during the #MarksInAction week, in partnership with Neighbourly.  They used reclaimed paint that otherwise would have been wasted, but was collected for reuse at the scheme. Watch the video below to see the fantastic work of the volunteer team and their results.

 

Volunteer team painting a brick wall cream, using cheap and eco friendly paint from Community RePaint Torfaen.Volunteers painting a brick wall cream, using cheap and eco friendly paint from Community RePaint Torfaen.Volunteers painting a brick wall cream, using cheap and eco friendly paint from Community RePaint Torfaen.Volunteer team painting a brick wall cream, using cheap and eco friendly paint from Community RePaint Torfaen.Volunteers painting a shipping container white, using cheap and eco friendly paint from Community RePaint Torfaen.Volunteer team painting a shipping container white, using cheap and eco friendly paint from Community RePaint Torfaen.

Have a story to share? We’d love to hear what you are up to, whether it’s painting your kitchen, brightening up your village hall or upcycling furniture! Tell us your story.

If you have a community space, school, sports centre or religious building you’d like to decorate, read more about our ReColour paint, starting at just £1 a litre!

Spotlight on Simon at Community RePaint Loughborough

This week, the spotlight is on Simon, the paint specialist at Community RePaint Loughborough! In the scheme’s own words…

‘Simon is our paint specialist collecting, checking and displaying the paint for our loyal customers. If you are nice to him, he may even mix you a custom colour… He is a great mentor to the residents that work with him and he is a real asset to the ReUse Project! We love you, Simon!’

A member of staff at the Community RePaint Loughborough scheme in a workshop processing paint ready for resale. He is in the process of returning a lid to a container of Dulux Trader Diamond Matt.
Simon Willett , Loughborough , 19.09.18

Visit Community RePaint Loughborough to pick up paint to meet Simon for yourself!

Not in Loughborough and would like to purchase affordable paint, then find your nearest scheme here.

London Chinese Community Centre mural

We are very impressed with the London Chinese Community Centre mural created using paint donated at our Community RePaint Camden scheme located at Regis Road Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Members of the London Chinese Community Centre painting a mural using cheap and reusable paint from Regis Road Household Waste Recycling Centre.  A photo looking down onto a variety of cheap and recycled paint. Some of the paint containers have their lids removed to show you the range of colours which include reds, yellows and blues.Members of the London Chinese Community Centre painting a mural using cheap and reusable paint from Regis Road Household Waste Recycling Centre.A member of the London Chinese Community Centre painting a mural using cheap and reusable paint from Regis Road Household Waste Recycling Centre. Members of the London Chinese Community Centre stand in front of a newly painted mural using cheap and reusable paint from Regis Road Household Waste Recycling Centre

If you would like to purchase affordable paint you can find your nearest scheme here. Have a big project? If you need more than 60 litres you can order our remanufactured paint ReColour here. If you have paint that you would like to donate, find your nearest drop off point here.

 

Get your garden ready for summer!☀️

Have you got your garden ready for summer? It’s amazing what a difference a coat of paint can do for your garden furniture or fencing. Not sure where to start – why not use the photos from some of our customers below as inspiration? A before and after photo of an wooden garden table and chair that has been painted in pastel pink paint, yellow paint, blue paint and purple paint using cheap and recycled paint from Community RePaint Wirral.Upcycled plant containers with cheap and reusable paint.Upcycled garden furniture with cheap and reusable paint.Upcycled wooden furniture with cheap and reusable paint.A before and after photo of an wooden garden table and chair that has been sanded and varnished from Community RePaint Wirral.

Find your nearest scheme to get decorating at a more affordable and cheaper cost, whilst supporting local, reducing waste and providing social benefits to those within the scheme themselves.

Incredible community mural by LaFaz Art

The 6-metre wide community mural by LazFaz Art is high above the hustle and bustle of London, providing a dramatic and beautiful use of leftover paint. After picking up 20 litres of leftover paint from Community RePaint East London, they painted this amazing landscape on a rooftop.

Community mural painted using cheap and affordable recycled paint from Community RePaint scheme. Selection of emulsion paint.

If you would like to purchase affordable paint you can find your nearest scheme here. Have a big project? If you need more than 60 litres you can order our remanufactured paint ReColour here.

 

Stunning nursery decor using paint from Wirral

Lauren, painted a beautiful mountain range as part of her nursery decor, using affordable paint from Comunity RePaint Wirral. The different shades of grey complement each other well and a peaceful room is the result.

redecorating paint project using cheap and low cost paint from a Community RePaint scheme. redecorating paint project using cheap and low cost paint from a Community RePaint scheme.

 

Have a story to share? We’d love to hear what you are up to, whether it’s painting your kitchen, brightening up your village hall or upcycling furniture! Tell us your story.

If you would like to purchase affordable paint you can find your nearest scheme here.

Bristol based artist creates wonderful mural designs

Made by Rosie, an artist based in Bristol has created a wonderful mural using leftover paint from our Community RePaint Bristol South scheme. Rosie painted the mural of Wellington Monument on a shed and what a difference it makes!

Community wall painted mural using cheap and affordable recycled paint from Community RePaint scheme. Community wall painted mural using cheap and affordable recycled paint from Community RePaint scheme. Community wall painted mural using cheap and affordable recycled paint from Community RePaint scheme. Community wall painted mural using cheap and affordable recycled paint from Community RePaint scheme.

Have a story to share? We’d love to hear what you are up to, whether it’s painting your kitchen, brightening up your village hall or upcycling furniture! Tell us your story.

If you would like to purchase affordable paint you can find your nearest scheme here.