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Introduction to Wall Covering Guide
Deciding what goes on your walls might seem like a simple decision -- paint vs. wallpaper, solid colors vs. patterns -- but it can have a lot to do with the environmental health in your home. Yep, green is more than a paint color when it comes to wallcoverings, but you'll also want to pick the right material for the right room, considering how long you want it to stay the same, and how it'll wear over time. There's a lot to think about.
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Clay Plaster Guide
Clay plaster is the Swiss Army Knife of wallcoverings; it can do just about everything, but it takes some practice before you understand how to really make it work. Sort of a hybrid between paint and plaster walls — the kind you find in pre-WWII construction in this country — clay plaster is a healthy, versatile, beautiful option for your walls, offering a pretty unique finished product, if you've got some time and extra creative energy to burn.
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Paint Guide
Perhaps the most popular wallcovering in use today, painted walls are a great way to add some personality and a pop of color to a room. Unfortunately, paint can also be a way to add toxic airborne chemicals to your home, too, if you choose the wrong ones. On the flip side, green paint has really become very popular, and more and more available, over the past few years, so it's available in just about any color you can dream up. Read on to learn more about finding and using green paint.
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Wallpaper Guide
Though once relegated to Grandma's house in the 1970's, wallpaper has enjoyed a bit of a comeback in home decor. That's a good thing: The old stuff could be as gaudy and over the top as it was unhealthy, and the environmental health implications of wallpaper have improved right along with the svelte new design. You still have to watch out for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and toxic adhesives, but there are a host of ways to go green when wallpapering a room. Here's the skinny.
