Out with the old...
Old paint pots in the shed or attic? Are you guilty of hoarding half empty tins of paint at home, those ‘just in case’ tubs that you finally get around to dumping when they’ve dried up?
Householders have traditionally brought their leftover paint to their local civic amenity site for disposal, however this may be set to change, as a new pilot Community Paint Re-Use Scheme will soon get underway in Cork city and county.
Cork City Council and Cork County Council have received funding from the EPA’s Local Authority Prevention Network programme for the joint scheme, which will see unused water-based paints in civic amenity sites diverted towards one of two social enterprises.
The social enterprises, Northside Community Enterprise in Farranferris, Cork City and Cycle Sense based in Skibbereen, will then filter, remix, recolour and repackage the paint before selling it at reduced rates in the local community.
The pilot project will involve the City Council’s civic amenity site at Kinsale Road and three of Cork County’s eleven civic amenity sites - two in West Cork at Derryconnell and Clonakilty and one south of Cork at Raffeen.
Paint brushes and inspiration at the ready as a sought-after collection has arrived into West Cork.
General Paints Ltd’s designer paint brand, Curator, was created in collaboration with some of Irelands’ finest designers.
The collection comprises 144 paint colours, available in five stunning finishes and is inspired by 29 Irish designers, some of whom hail from West Cork like Eamon Quinn and Khry- styna Marriott as well as Sonia Caldwell.
Having travelled across Ireland, sourcing and collaborating with Irish artisans - from potters and milliners to jewellers - colours were identified from their designs to produce a carefully curated original colour palette.
The collection is now available at Fusion Home Interiors in Skibbereen, the first stockist of Curator in the region of West Cork.
Managing Director of General Paints Ltd, Rachel O’Connor said: “Having invested three years into our new brand, we are excited to see Curator stocked in a leading home decorating business led by Elaine Doolan and Ciaran Crowley and their highly experienced team at Fusion Home Interiors.”
Elaine Doolan and Ciaran Crowley said: “We always strive to bring the latest home décor innovations and product launches to our customers and are delighted to have been chosen as the leading stockist of Curator in West Cork. We are thrilled to welcome Curator to our store and work with General Paints Ltd who are at the forefront of paint technology.”