Get any color you want with zero VOC paint

The exterior of your home needs a new coat of paint. You know it, but you've been putting it off for a number of reasons. A) It's expensive. B) You've heard that traditional exterior paint is high in VOCs, which is not good. And C) You've also heard that the more environmentally-friendly, zero-VOC paints come in only a limited spectrum of colors. And, well, you've grown quite fond of that pea-green you picked back in 1974.

That's fine! It's true: Traditional paints are high in VOCs, which are bad for your health and the health of anyone you might hire to paint your house. And it's true that it can be quite expensive; however, the stuff about limited colors? Not true.

Most retailers who stock zero-VOC paints are now offering matching systems, and guaranteeing that they'll be able to match the colors offered by most major paint brands. Take, for instance, EcoHome Improvement in Berkeley, Ca. They promise a "state-of-the-art color matching system, allowing you to choose from virtually thousands of colors."

Exciting stuff!

Eco Safety Products offers the same service.

And, if you can, make sure your paint is also Green Seal approved.