Once, after I purchased my first condo, I had a painting party. Painting is not so bad. Its the prepping and priming of the walls that will take you for a loop. There were about 6 of us and I had the windows closed (huge mistake). We were stumbling around singing and laughing, painting each other and the walls! Since then , I make sure there is plenty of ventilation and pour a bottle of beer into a bowl to absorb the odor. Now, of course, there is "green paint". Because of its low V.O.C. (volatile organic compound) rating, I can have more painting parties with less of a headache (literally). V.O.C.'s release harmful vapors and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and can cause headaches and dizziness, can potentially exacerbate asthma and other health conditions, and can even cause kidney and liver damage if exposure is extremely high, according to health experts. Some small manufactures like Yolo Colorhouse in Portland, Ore., and Mythic Paint, a Mississippi-based company, sell only low- or zero-V.O.C. paints. For those of you who have decided to use only low- or no-V.O.C. paints, Green Seal, a nonprofit environmental organization certifies products as eco-friendly. They also conduct performance tests that evaluate coverage and how the paint holds up. The group’s Web site, greenseal.org, lists 21 brands that have passed its environmental safety and performance tests.
Also, below are some websites of eco-friendly paint companies that I took a peek at, too!
http://www.yolocolorhouse.com/about_faq.php
This company has 4 foot swatches to help with your color desision process. I just took a bunch of them and taped them to my walls, making my paint job a breeze!
http://www.realmilkpaint.com/
http://www.eartheasy.com/live_nontoxic_paints.htm
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