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I've used Freshaire paint, sold at Home Depot stores. Its a no VOC paint with no VOC colorant, which apparently isn't the case with a lot of no VOC paints, meaning the pigment used to actually add color to the paints also contains no VOCs. I love it, the colors are a bit muted, no noticeable fumes, and great coverage. My only complaint would be it isn't every color of the rainbow, but I'm satisfied and will use it again.

love the pink- that light fixture looks like a high powered magnet that sucked up everything in its radius.

well i did watch the first episode, even though i don't really care for reality tv, i was curious about their design abilities. that being said, these people would never have gotten their own tv show based on their design abilities alone, it was the 7 kids in tow that signed that contract. don't get me wrong, they have decent taste, but really, how innovative is it to decorate with hi/low pieces, a few flea market finds, rugs everywhere and white walls? nothing wrong with that, but not exactly ground breaking and certainly not worthy of a design show.
as for all the kids, i've met people who have had to move several times as children and its usually not something they look back on fondly, some of which are in therapy just to deal with the issues that ensued from all the uprooting. and the amount of kids does seem excessive, sort of 'screw you all you unwanted kids of the world, our parts work and we use them'. and it is a drain on the world's resources, you can't make everyone on earth plant a tree and replace all the resources they use.
the show was a business decision for these people. the kids are part of that decision, not dissimilar to the parents of yore that would parade their disfigured children to a circus audience. i'm not saying what they're doing is the same thing, but really, they have a reality show, not a design show. its a show about hipsters with loads of kids who happen to design their homes well enough to sell them for a pretty penny.
and one last thought- there was a scene in the show that shows the father giving 'points' to whichever kid can shout out where they purchased certain objects in their house, eg 'one point for where we got these lamps, fountain, rug'. i mean, what if none of the kids give a rodent's rump about design? i never cared much about what far corner of the earth my parents acquired a particular piece of furniture, but then again, my parents didn't parade me on tv with my siblings for a buck.

It reminds me of CBGB's bathroom. Not sure why anyone would want their bathroom to resemble that of a now defunct punk club, but i suppose that wasn't exactly what they had in mind in the first place.

this is beautiful. i usually don't like white walls but this is gorgeous. i don't like the palms touching the ceiling- i think it would look better as a floor plant with a smaller, although still dramatic, plant taking its place. and that can't be good for the palm.

i can see both sides to this argument. the house seems a bit, i don't know, soul-less? but it is a refreshing change from all the 'look i took a piece of furniture and slapped some paint and amy butler fabric on it' posts

I watch the show and find it fascinating and disturbing. It does motivate me to do a deep clean of my apt every time i watch it. I'm also amazed by some of the hoarders on the show who say they were normal, organized or tidy people at some point in their lives. Thats what scares me.

this is beautiful, but i'm afraid i'd want to remodel my entire kitchen if i had these!