When it comes to building, renovating, and maintaining a home, paint is a little like milk: it’s a staple, a basic ingredient. Much like milk, paint is leading the expansion of the green building movement. Stricter regulations, pressure from the environmental groups and increasing consumer demand for eco-friendly products has forced manufacturers to produce paint with fewer dangerous and smog-producing compounds.

As was mentioned in part two of “Going with the Green” the marketplace for paint has undergone a dizzying revolution, with paint companies furiously researching technologies that will help them compete with new green lines. Some have even tried to use milk as a base to “green” paints, claiming that it is far safer, more durable and better performing than the paints billed as eco-friendly. Now that may not be the case but we applaud their efforts.

It has been disputed that there is no way with the green products available, to replicate the sheen, consistency or lasting power of an oil-based paint. The complaint is that painting with green paints takes several more coats than that of old-fashioned latex paint.

In an interview with David Williams, owner of Southern Perfection Painting, Inc. and editor of the ASK DAVE column, he said “With all the new products coming out there is going to be some pros and cons for each. It was said that the automobile will never work, and humans will never learn to fly, but look how those things turned out. Even though there are some back and forth concerns with “green” paints, you will just have to try them yourself to see if they hold up to your test.”

Where might you find these “green” products? Well, here are just a few product lines we use:


• Sherwin Williams – Harmony
• Duration – Duration Home
• Duron – Genesis
• Benjamin Moore – Aura



Remember these paints are only used for interior painting only at this time. We expect to see exterior painting products to be coming out soon.

We have truly enjoyed developing the three part series “Going with the Green.” We hope that it has been informative and enlightening. Stay tuned for future newsletters from Southern Perfection Painting, Inc. - the “Green” painting choice.

If you are in need of a painting bid, please contact us. Representatives are standing by and we will be more than happy to provide you with a residential or commercial estimate.

Tip of the Month: January 2009

Try combining opaque and sheer fabrics for fashionable new effects. For instance in any room combine opaque turquoise fabric together with an overlay of sheer, striped silk to make up the window treatments. The silk layer softens the turquoise underneath, and the fabric combo looks light and airy.