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Anyone have any experience with low or no VOC paints?

TheCatWoman

I need to do quite a bit of decorating, and one of the rooms desperate for a make over is my bedroom. I don't want to wake up wheezy and with a headache and for all my food to taste of paint for the next week until the smell wears off.

Has any used low VOC paint, what was the coverage and finish like, what brands did you use?

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  • I've used low VOC paints like crown before and found that they still smelled a lot, I've been told that Johnsons paints are one of the better ones for not smelling. I've got to be honest and I do not like dulux paints, I don't find them very hardwearing. I've heard of one called Lakeland eco, it's more expensive than the Johnsons, but I thought it would be worth it for my bedroom, from what I've seen online it gives a nice soft almost chalky finish, similar to limewash, but cheaper and easier to apply

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  • I've used low VOC paints like crown before and found that they still smelled a lot, I've been told that Johnsons paints are one of the better ones for not smelling. I've got to be honest and I do not like dulux paints, I don't find them very hardwearing. I've heard of one called Lakeland eco, it's more expensive than the Johnsons, but I thought it would be worth it for my bedroom, from what I've seen online it gives a nice soft almost chalky finish, similar to limewash, but cheaper and easier to apply

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