Detox Your Kid's Room

Until recently, it was difficult to find paint that did not contain VOCs. Now, gorgeous nontoxic paints are widely available.

Open paint cans, showing different colors.

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By The Daily Green Staff

Give your kids' bedrooms (and yours) a new, safer coat with paint that does not contain VOCs, chemicals released into the air as gases that have potentially hazardous health effects.

Up until recently, it was difficult to find such paint. But advancements in technology have changed that, and now many of the major manufacturers make non- or low-toxic paints in a range of colors.

It's a quick weekend project using one of these brands: Benjamin Moore's Eco Spec and Sherwin Williams's Harmony line. For nontoxic stains and adhesives, check out Ecowise or Eartheasy.

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