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Tuesday
Feb022010

paint so environmentally friendly fish can swim in it

I went shopping for good quality paint for my apartment, a more difficult task than you would expect. A lot of paint used on the walls here, even in nice places, will actually come off on you or your clothes if you brush up against it. I found this Nippon stuff-- it's actually the same paint we used to paint my new office at work. I just brought the extra cans home. This brand is apparently so environmentally friendly that fish can swim in it (or so it advertises). I'd give them 10 seconds tops. Honestly though, it does have less smell than any paint I've ever used and my walls look great. Well, mostly. I probably shouldn't have used green, blue, and yellow paint in such a small place. It's a very bright apartment fo sho.

-mk

Reader Comments (1)

Yellow is a family favorite, red is razorback color and green is so fresh and alive. Hey what about Texas orange?? You did good and wish you would send out pictures of inside. Mary Jo
February 6, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMary Jo curtis

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