7. Add color with low-VOC paint. Making the choice to purchase paint with low volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, is healthier for your family and your house. Typical paint can contain up to 10,000 chemicals, and 300 of those are known toxins. Low- or no-VOC paints reduce toxin emissions in your home and the environment.

Low VOC. Instead of using petroleum solvents as a carrier, low-VOC paints, stains and varnishes use water, which emits lower levels of harmful emissions than solvent-borne surface coatings. Low-VOC brands usually carry very low levels of formaldehyde and heavy metals (or none at all). Check your paint can to see the VOC level of the particular brand, because it varies across different low-VOC products. Low-VOC paints emit an odor until dry.Another element to consider when reading labels is the solids content: Solids or pigments can range in concentration (25 to 45 percent by volume). The higher the percentage, the less volatiles in the paint.General contractor Kirk Schilling uses low-VOC paints because California law requires the use of paints and finishes that don't worsen the air quality; by January 1, 2014, it will limit VOC content to 3 percent of the product's weight. However, Schilling doesn't think that the laws are actually helping the environment that much. "Low-VOC paints don't last as long as the higher-VOC paints, so projects have to be refinished and touched up more often, which ends up being more expensive for the homeowner. I'm all for sustainable design, but this should mean that materials should be able to stand the test of time, age and stress. If we're rebuilding twice as much because of inferior products, we're just adding to the problem of the environment."

Likes modern feel

Ceiling lamp

kian room

Love the mix of colrs

Cool nook

Love this idea as kids room! As they grow they'd love this space.

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Color

seal paint color for exterior

Color gris

Nook area

colours

Wall color with white contrast

paint

layout

Grey

Reading nook

window seat

Clean, functional, a possible guest bedroom

Nook in corner

Bedding

Masland caroet

Ms seal

Window chair

Armoire

Headboards

Young

Ethan's room

Carpet color

Color scheme

Use low voc paint ie Benjamin moore, natura.

Window seat

Accent wall color

Cool room I like the colors

Wall color

Love this dark wall color for Jack's bedroom?

Wesley room idea

Ottoman

Andrew

Kids room

Kids room

Niñas

Best kids room yet

Window seat

colour scheme

Wall color

shape of room. not the modern touches, but the size and corner windows. Look at other photos

Master/built in with laundry/desk

Bench in the corner

Two big bedrooms. No tv room

closet space

Reading nook in master bedroom

I would absolutely love this and I'm certainly not a child!

en la esquina

Reading nook

Reading nook

window corner

Annais room

Grey and chartreuse

paint

Downstairs

Colors

Уголок для чтения

Пуфики в изножьи кровати

Pi

Pouf

Boys carpet

Big bedroom

Contrast in wall colors

Grey bedroom

Alex

Bedrooms for boys

Y r there kids

Bedroom-boys

Color scheme

Love the colors on the walls!

corner window seat

Room corner in bedroom. I dont like the style just the idea

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Color

Reading nook in bedroom window corner

HI Tan, or the reading nook can be in the corner, if you think the closet should be bigger (walk-in) instead of lining the walls?

Color pallet

nice room

Everything

Corner lounge

Hohe Decke im Schlafzimmer

Bedroom

Deep bench

Carpet

Corner nook

Paint

Bean bag ball ceiling light

p

Bench

carpet

Colchas

Modern

Seating

Healthy paint

wall color

Sleek white paint is crucial

Bed

Gray

nook

Martha Stewart - Seal

Love couch

Love the knitted poufs!

daughters room

Pared

EVERYTHING

For bobs tv

I like the poufs for Maya's room

Paint

Master

The color of he paint

gray & green

So big

Like the reading room in kids room

Kids room nook

space

idea

Bed n study....our pattern

Grey paint

Bedroom Decor

Corner nook

Love the solid headboard with a bright stand out color!

Nice window seat.

wall color

Gray color

Shared bedroom

Nook

closet with nook

Daelan's room

Chambre enfant

reading nook in kids room

Love the reading nook

PAINT

Me canto para cuarto de niños !!!

Colors

Nice

Pouf

Seth

window bench

kids bedroom

Corner to read

Wall color

gray and white

colors

Light

Gray color

Kids lounge/room

Paint

Bed

Jacks Room

I want a little reading nook.

Like the color in wall

bench seats?

Bedroom

Like this for a bigger kids room. You could build out the closet and add a cute reading/toy nook in the corner!

Also cool idea

dark carpet

Window seat in background

Cabecero

Colors

window seat

Son's room

Copete color

Paint color

Color scheme alex

Chase

Save

Space

Poufs

likes light, but not that large

Lounge area off main bedroom

Bed n lights

Mohamed bedroom

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paint color, light fixture and pillow The paint color is Seal by Martha Stewart, a Low VOC paint. Pillows you can find at Design Public (www.designpublic.com)

seal by Martha Stewart (low VOC paint)

back seat corner

Lounging corner

la lámpara y la moqueta

color

Kids

Corner sitting area

gray wall

All that space!

Good room for girls sharing

Hotel room

vaulted ceiling in bedroom

Perfect for the boys room

Colors

Gray wall

Love this set up