D Nikolls wrote:
Kate Downham wrote:I used Volvox clay paint for inside my house. I chose it because it is 100% VOC-free, doesn't need a primer (I used it straight on plasterboard, I'm not sure how to go about using it over other paint or surfaces though), and all the colours except ivory only need one coat, so it worked out to be cheaper than the other options.
That sounds rather nice; have you had it on long enough to comment on durability?
Nearly 3 years.
The bathroom that we painted in blue looks as good as new. Everywhere else we painted in ivory, and anywhere untouched by messy child hands looks good, but places that have been touched a lot by children running hands along walls and bouncing off them will need touching up soon I think. We lived here while we painted it and there was no smell, so touching it up with leftover paint isn't such a big deal.
In hindsight I probably
should have chosen a different colour for the walls, but I think this might be an issue for any natural paint, that white walls are not a good choice when there's children around.