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I've been pushing low-VOC paint for a while now, but I know that painting in general takes a lot of time and energy. Who needs the hassle, right? If you've been too busy or uninspired to try low-VOC paints in your home, then I'm here to help — with a lot of help from CertaPro.
October is Dress Your Walls Month
Welcome to October! This month we're going to have a ton of posts that help you to figure out how to take best advantage of your home's walls. From the best online stores for affordable art to low-VOC paint to contests giving away silk-screened posters and wallpaper, we've got it all.
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Casa Verde: Zero and Low VOC Paint
Most of us probably don't think much about the hazardous chemicals we inhale in our own homes, but using low or no VOC paint is a simple way to improve your indoor air quality. VOCs, or "volatile organic compounds," are the chemical solvents found in most house paints, and because they evaporate at room temperature, the preservatives give off unhealthy fumes.
The safest interior paints contain no VOCs.
Dressing My Walls: Blue Bedroom
One of the changes I made this month for Dress Your Walls was to paint the bedroom blue. It used to be a drab beige with a weird brown border along the bottom (this was pre-CasaSugar move-in), and it took two coats of low-VOC primer and two more coats of low-VOC paint to get the color right.
Cool colors, such as blue, brown, and grey, are thought to promote concentration and calmness.
Nice and New: Amenity Muir Bed
If you admired the pretty bedframe that took second stage to Amenity's botanical organic duvet covers, then you're in luck, because the bed frame is now available for purchase. The Amenity Muir Bed ($1,540 – $1,980), which was designed by Nicole Chiala, has a straightforward, spare design that will appeal to the warm minimalist in you.
To find out what makes this bed so eco chic, just read more
Casa Quickie: Avoid Carpet Burn
This type of carpet burn, though, is the type that can scorch your indoor air quality. If you're getting new carpeting installed in your home, you want to watch out for nasty VOCs, which can make the indoor air quality in your home positively dismal, and contribute to asthma, lung irritation, and even long-term breathing and health complications.
So, if you're going to install carpet, minimize VOCs by buying carpets that have a Green Label.
Casa Verde: A Handmade Home Gets Some TLC
Last year, I told you about my brother's handmade home, which he built in an eco fashion for a surprisingly small amount of money. However, nothing much had been done with the home's interior. This year, he and his wife made a lot of interior changes in the home to spruce it up.
This Just In: Leonardo DiCaprio To Buy Eco-Friendly Condo
According to New York magazine, actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio is in the process of buying a unit at Riverhouse, an eco-friendly high rise in New York City. Although the price for Leo's unit is unknown, these units usually sell for between $800,000 to $4 million, depending on the size.
Riverhouse is truly an eco-friendly high rise (and I wouldn't expect anything less in a home purchase from the eco-friendly actor).
Casa Verde: Hazardous Chemicals in Paint
If any of you are painting during Renewal month, you may want to get some more information on what's going into your paint.
For a video that will tell you more about safe paints, just read more
Home Away From Home: A Skate-Inspired Hotel Suite
Skateboard label Etnies is rolling into the world of hospitality. The California-based brand has designed a skate-inspired hotel suite in Laguna Beach's Casa del Camino. But you won't find any Etnies logo monogrammed sheets here.
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