Are you considering a new paint color for your next room refresh or DIY project? While paint can change the look of furniture and even an entire room, its chemicals can also cause a range of adverse ...

Nothing defines the character of a building or a room like its coat of paint. But these days, paint is more than just an eye-catching color. The scientists, engineers and chemists at PPG, for example, ...

Among the buzzwords in today's paint industry are volatile organic compounds, or VOCs. Responding to increasing consumer demands for green products, manufacturers are reducing VOC levels, supporting ...

Strictly defined, as per the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are pollutants that permeate the air as gases from certain solids or liquids. Substantial VOC ...

When it comes time to painting your home, there's that definitive smell that lingers even after the paint dries and the furniture has been put back. Unfortunately, that odor isn't just a reminder ...

When selecting either an interior or exterior paint for your home, industry terms can confuse consumers. Acrylic, oil-based, water-based, low-VOC, all of these descriptions can keep the average person ...

Hundreds of household items, including furniture, paint and electronics, emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which at high levels can pose health risks. Now, researchers have measured the emission ...

If you’re looking for paint that will beautify your living or working space while treading lightly on the planet, you’re in luck. Milk and chalk paints are fast-drying, water-based paints that are ...