17 Ways to Green Your House
For our Make Me a Ten! makeover, one woman buying her first house learns to live a little greener.
By Amanda Robb
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the December 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine 
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When Silvia starts decorating, Michelle advises her to avoid conventional paint containing VOCs (volatile organic compounds). The concern over VOCs is both environmental (they contribute to air pollution and some VOCs are greenhouse gases) and personal (they give off fumes at room temperature). Zero-VOC paint is now comparable in price to premium conventional paint ($35 to $50 per gallon). Recommended non-VOC options: Benjamin Moore Natura, Sherwin-Williams Harmony, AFM Safecoat. |
