Green Paint

Not the color. But good for the environment and good for me.

I am committed to living as green as I can. This is nothing new for me, dating back to my days of obsessing over the three R's in middle school and insisting on composting and recycling paper for my high school science projects (no one was all that interested) .

I am ecstatic about the widespread availability of no-VOC (volatile organic compounds) and non-toxic paints these days. Now I can paint one day and move in the next day without worrying about headache-inducing fumes, odorless or not. A lot of people put this to neo-liberal hype, but if I'm going to be living, eating, and sleeping in this big enclosed box, I want the interior paint to be as safe as possible.

A lot of mainstream paint brands are coming out with their own green lines, but they're priced at about $30 per gallon (vs. $20 or so for regular). That's why I was so delighted to find an affordable green line with Olympic Premium Interior Paints, which

includes a wide range of color selections, unlike many other green lines.

In addition, Lowe's is having a 20% off sale on Olympic paints until October 19th. I don't know how they're able to keep this brand so affordable at $20, but with the discount, each gallon is only $12/16 (flat/semi-gloss). Pretty impressive. I bought 8 gallons of no-VOC Olympic primer ($12/gal) this morning to get started.