Low-voc and no-voc painting is probably most important on interior projects. Airborne solvents like formaldehyde and benzene have no business in peoples' living or working spaces, and I won't paint with them. Here's why. Fortunately, a growing number of paint manufacturers are responding to public demand for products that don't make them (or their painters) sick. At first, low-voc paints were limited to wall paints, but technology is progressive, and the low-voc stains, clearcoats, and enamels available for me to use today are not only as effective as their poisonous cousins, but in many cases they are higher in quality.
I painted these cabinets with low-voc enamel:
As were the cabinets and walls in this kitchen:
Even the stain and clearcoat are low-voc:
I have shifted to using paint that is completely voc free on walls. The walls in this picture are no-voc paint; the frames are low-voc paint tinted the same color:
This bathroom is painted entirely with no-voc paint:
These colors were specified by Shannon Baird Designs to cheer up a once-dark interior:
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