As an interior designer I find more and more clients are asking for their homes to be more environmentally friendly. Each client has a different reason they want their home to be eco-friendly, but generally speaking there are a few common reasons. The first reason I hear most often is they want to improve the indoor air quality in their home. You may not know this but some interior finishes and furnishing can off gas harmful vapors. These gases, which are called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), can be harmful to humans and the environment. One common example of VOCs is the new paint smell. The smell is caused by the off-gassing of the chemicals in the paint. However the VOCs in paint can be reduced or eliminated by using paint products that have lower or no VOCs, such as the Sherwin Williams Harmony Interior Paint Products in the eco-friendly bedroom design concept below