Strawbs Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Hi,I am wanting to get my son's bedroom repainted but am mindful of fumes etc with him being only little and me being heavily pregnant. Is it realistic to have a painter paint the room in the morning with the windows / doors being open til say 8pm that night (bedtime) and it be ok for my son to sleep in that room that night? It is just a lick of paint not a big job so I would imagine he could do it in a morning. He wont sleep anywhere except his cot which I would have to dismantle to remove from the bedroom so am trying to avoid that.Also do I go for something like a water based paint? i.e. no toxic fumes etc.Any advice would be great.thanksJules x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bli Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Would recommend Colour Makes People Happy (I think it's called) in the row of shops opposite ED station, which sells a range of paints that are non-toxic. I used it to paint our stairs when my youngest was a few months old (what was I thinking?!) and it was definitely not smelly or caused any fumes etc. Although not in a bedroom, I had been worried about the fumes wafting through the whole house so it was perfect. Lovely colour range too, and helpful guy who runs it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulwich Born And Bred Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I used Eco organic paint, pricey but its great . No fumes at all!http://www.ecosorganicpaints.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs TP Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 And try and get one that you can wipe clean with a wet cloth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etta166 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Most paints are now low VOC anyway, so you should be fine with whatever you want. Dulux do a great range of very washable paints. You can even get felt tip cleaned off the walls without taking the paint off too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodsier Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Simon at colour me happy will help you out, great paints, fantastic colours, local independent business.... Can't go wrong really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawbs Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 thanks everyone this is a great help! I will pop down to colour me happy and see what he can set me up with. x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esme Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 bli Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Would recommend Colour Makes People Happy (I think> it's called) in the row of shops opposite ED> station, which sells a range of paints that are> non-toxic. > > I used it to paint our stairs when my youngest> was a few months old (what was I thinking?!) and> it was definitely not smelly or caused any fumes> etc. Although not in a bedroom, I had been worried> about the fumes wafting through the whole house so> it was perfect. Lovely colour range too, and> helpful guy who runs it.Seconded :) used paint from there in our baby's first room and it was great quality and didn't smell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthewoods Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I used Little Green: no fumes, made in Manchester, beautiful range of colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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