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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Advice on Green Paints
Hello all,
I'm sort of at my wit's end. I really want to buy some low/no VOC's paint (and carpet) to paint several rooms in our house and refinish our basement. However, I'm just getting overwhelmed and we don't exactly have a large budget. On top of all that, I'm pregnant so I am extra paranoid about this stuff.
This article is pretty good, but I'm not sure if it is spot on or being extra-safe paranoid.
Pluse, the paints listed are not really close to where Ilive/work/shop.
Any suggestions on VOC's in pregnancy, or how to do this green AND on a budget? I'm also looking for paint rec's, too!
Thanks!
Re: Advice on Green Paints
Look for sales. We got low VOC paint for our home and I couldn't even smell it when standing beside Joe who was painting. I did not do any of the painting while pregnant though. Just my own comfort zone, regardless if it was low VOC paint.
Here is what we used.
Freshaire & Olympic and maybe a Sherwin WIlliams. We of course need the paint NOW.
DH is refinishing door and just has to paint it. If I don't get the paint in the next 2 days, he probably won't do it...
There are some Benjamin Moore paints that I could go see about, but it's outside of our normal live/work/shop driving area...