Brightening up our home with Crown Breatheasy Range
When we moved into our home, five years ago now, the entire decor was magnolia. With a newborn, one, two, and ten year old, our big ideas to inject a little colour into our home were cast aside and over time decorating our home moved further and further down the list of ever growing priorities. Finally this year, with the children that little bit older, we decided this was our time to get our house looking exactly as we wanted it to and yet there was just one big issue stopping us – Lewis.
Lewis has had asthma since being a baby, going through stages where it seems to settle and others where it flares with one asthma attack after another. In the past, painting our home has meant shipping Lewis off to his Dads for a few days, just to be safe whilst the smell of paint clears, and yet this year, having been in hospital on two separate occasions with severe asthma attacks, I just couldn’t take any risks.
But it turns out that Crown don’t think that allergies should stop you from enjoying a stunning interior, which is why they have announced that their breatheasy® matt and silk emulsion range is now certified asthma and allergy friendly®.
With low VOC and 99% solvent free, this scientifically proven formula helps limit exposure to airborne triggers of asthma and allergies, and we couldn’t wait to put them to the test.
The first decision was where to start and for us we decided that our front room was our priority: abandoned for the best part of a year, and simply used as a walkway through to the rest of the house. As it is the first room you enter into the house, it’s the one which will make the biggest impression and we wanted to inject some colour and personality into our home with calming, cool colours we can sit back and enjoy.
The breatheasy® range has some gorgeous colours, ranging right across the spectrum, but it was the blues which caught my eye. After much deliberation we went with Stepping stone and Clay White, two complimentary colours which certainly created a bigger statement than magnolia, without being too far out of our comfort zone to make our home feel completely alien.
When it comes to decorating we don’t do things by halves and so we decided to get someone in to remove our old gas fire, plaster over it, rip out our light fittings on the ceiling and walls, and install spots lights in the ceiling instead. I had to keep reminding myself that things always look worse before they look a whole lot better!
The next step was the difficult part – painting our room! Gaz and I aren’t very clued up when it comes to DIY but I love that Crown have all kinds of advice on their website, including step by step videos, to help novices like us get the best out of their products.
I was really impressed with the coverage our breatheasy® paint provided, easily gliding over our existing walls and the colour was true to the shade shown on the tin. I think that’s always my biggest worry when we choose a paint colour, especially after the disaster of Lewis’s grey bedroom coming out a lovely shade of lavender, so it was good to know we had got exactly what we expected and Clay White was such a lovely muted tone, perfect for accenting our feature colour.
For someone who has always been a little afraid of using bright colours, the moment I poured Stepping Stone into the paint tray I knew I was going to love it. It is such a fresh and uplifting colour and that’s exactly what we wanted to achieve in our home.
I was worried that using a bolder colour would be harder to get right, especially for amateurs like ourselves, and yet once I had cut in with the brush (check me out knowing the lingo!) we were able to use the roller to do the bulk of the painting and the finish was really impressive. Rather than finding the whole thing stressful as I had imagined, I actually found it really therapeutic!
But the thing which surprised me the most was the smell, or more specifically, the lack of smell! Unlike other paint there was no strong smell of solvent, no headache at the end of the day, no stinging eyes or tight chest, and Lewis was home the entire day and didn’t make so much as a wheeze. It was so refreshing not to have all of the windows and doors open to clear the smell and, although it wasn’t entirely odourless, it was in no way a strong or unpleasant smell. In fact I was so confident in the breatheasy® range I even allowed the kids to step in and help us out.
Our room is far from finished, we still need to lay the replacement carpet, add in our furniture, decorate the walls with a photo gallery of our travels, and finish with all of the soft furnishings which make a house a home. But with the decorating done I am so impressed with the quality of the breatheasy® paint, the vibrance of the colours, and that we are able to decorate our home without worrying about triggering Lewis’s asthma and allergies.
It has made such a big difference to us embracing colour into our lives and I was surprised at just how much that can impact on our moods in general. Before our room was very bland and cold and when I stepped through the front door I felt very uninspired by our home. Now I am greeted by all of that colour it instantly makes me feel uplifted and happy and I want to experience the same in every room of our house.
I can’t wait to make a start on the next room, and the next, and the next, infact I’ve already chosen the paints I want from the Crown breatheasy® range! For more details about the Crown breatheasy® range, or any of their products, visit the website here and watch this space for our living room makeover reveal in a few weeks time!
** We are working with Crown to share the breatheasy® range. We have been provided with paint for the purpose of our review and compensated for our time. All words and opinions are my own unless otherwise stated **
That looks amazing! You chose a fantastic colour there as it can be a bit of a nightmare making sure you get a colour that looks good when both the curtains are open and closed!
I find painting really therapeutic too. It’s great that Crown have now got a paint that helps with asthma, as someone that suffers with asthma I appreciate what a difference this makes. I love the colour you choose, I bet you and Gaz are really pleased with the results and now you can enjoy the room x
I love that blue Laura and how great that you got the girls involved. The end result is stunning!
That’s looking so good – redecorating is so rewarding even though it’s hard work! This paint sounds great for allergy/asthma sufferers
Thank you for all the tips about it.The result of paint is awesome. I had been planning to paint my room. Yes, I have allergies too. So, I will check out this product.
I adore that stepping stone colour!! It is beautiful. It is great they do this special paint, but I am sure it would be healthier for everyone to use it as well. when painting I am sure we breathe in a lot of things that are not so good!!
How gorgeous! I just love these colors. We want to brighten up our home at some point as well.
My daughter is buying a house and will be painting walls. So I will tell her about this paint as she has asthma.
I love this post! I could see the happiness and fun in these photos. As I am gearing up to leave the nest and move into my own place, I think I’ll make my place my own by adding some color. Thanks!
Sitting here 3,000 miles away and protected by a cheetah….cvan I point out that you missed a spot?
Seriously…..I’m sending this blog to Home Depot vis Twitter because I don’t think they carry any paint like breatheasy and they should.
I super love the color you chose, looks amazing! Also, it is great that you turned painting into a fun family activity. Super cool.
I love the colour. I love giving the rooms a fresh coat of paint. Makes it feel so much fresher,
I’ll hopefully be painting my bedroom soon; I’ll make sure I consider this paint range, sounds well worth the money!
We are busy decorating pretty much the whole house (I must be crazy) and both my girls have asthma, so I will have to keep a look out for this paint x
That blue is absolutely love! It’s something id pick and really brightens up the room.
This range sounds great! I think it is great that the brand have created a product that is designed to not affect asthma.
I love the colour, I am looking at redecorating my Daughters bedroom and brightening up for her I love that there is a range to help those with asthma, my daughter sometimes gets breathing difficulties so will look at this range when we finally buy x
I absolutely love painting rooms. It is definitely therapeutic to just brush paint onto a wall. I love the color that you chose. Blue is a very calm color. I think I might paint my own bedroom this color.
Wow, that’s a gorgeous blue. It reminds me of the seaside. Love it. I’ve always been quite wary of paint fumes, so seeing Crown is asthma and allergy friendly makes this a winner for me. I’ll have to keep a note of it as we are in the midst of doing work on our house. x
I LOVE painting! We painted my daughter’s room pink and our sons’ green and blue, last year. They love it. I didn’t know that there were breathable paints. Maybe my husband can help more since it shouldn’t activate his asthma.
I love painting too. You have chosen a very beautiful colour. And I see girls are enjoying painting too
I did not even know that paints come in this variety! What a cool innovative idea!
I can’t wait to have my own house so that I can paint and decorate! Love the color blue of that painting! so bright! I didn’t know what breathable paints were before!
what a fantastic range, will keep them in mind next time I am redecorating! I like the blue, looks really nice. Looks like you are all enjoying painting too.
This looks great! What a fun and bright color, perfect for a pick me up!
Wow that is some really gorgeous paint! Nice color choice by the way!
OKAY! My husband and I need to pull the TRIGGER and re-paint our bedroom. All the paint is mismatched because when we moved in, we painted over parts of the wall where old TVs used to be and while we thought the colors were the same, they were not – LOL!
This is just amazing. I really struggle with paint smells so this is great for me. Just been talking about repainting my office too, so great timing xx
You did a great job and it looks like you were all having fun. I must say I was worried for your carpet though, I never paint without covering it! I love the sound of the new Crown breatheasy paint. Mich x
Oh my wow! Thanks for the tip. I reckon this will be a great solution for pregnant women too. I love your girl looks – so classy!
Good for you to take on this project from start to finish and find paint that is acceptable to those with sensitivity issues. The color you chose is beautiful too.
I’ve never seen a paint like that! My husband has asthma really badly and I just painted our bedroom a few weeks ago.
Ahhh the difference a coat of paint can make! Such a refreshing color. It looks great 🙂
I have a lot of home improvements I have planned for the near future. Been trying to find paint like this. Looks like it does a really good job! Thank you so much for sharing.
These look like great paints! And it’s fun that you can do it with your kids! Choosing a ecological paint is essential!
Wow am loving that blue and the breath easy paints sounds so good. Need to get this next time because I have heard a lot about it.
I think it’s great that those with allergies and asthma can break easy, my brother was the same when he was younger, paints would flare up his asthma.
I love that this paint is better especially with those with breathing conditions as paint fumes are very toxic! Looks like you have great coverage on the walls as well.
Thank you so much for sharing. My mom has asthma. And I know painting the house with such strong smell is a nightmare for her. This product is a godsend for people with breathing issues.
I was thinking about doing the same thing with my kid too! I love how your project turned out, and the blue colours is great!
The room looks so good after painting. I’m so glad you got a nice paint from Crown Paints. It can be so harmful to paint when an asthmatic person is around since paint can really be so strong for them. Glad this one didn’t affect Lewis.
How awesome is that! They can participate in the activity with you and you dont have to worry about breathing issues…this is a great campaign
I used to only like the white for my walls. I’m going to use so much color when we buy our next house. I’ll remember this breathe easy paint brand!
I love the colours you have chosen, I need to decorate but can’t decide on the colour scheme
I am glad you were able to find paint to accommodate for your child and in such a beautiful shade of blue too! I know your home is well on its way to looking exactly how you want it!
This is brilliant, my twins are asthmatic and we’ve got a extension happening this year and theres going to be so much fresh paint in the house. Love the sound of this paint
It seems to be a hard job, but the end result is really awesome.
I was thinking about the plan, lets see… when do i get the time for it.
My daughter has allergy and ashtma issues. I definitely wonder if repainting her room with some better paint might help. I will have to check to see if they have anything like this locally.
I really love the color you chose! It is so bright and sets such a positive aura!
I am thinking in changing my bedroom color and this sounds like a nice brand of paint for me to buy. Thanks for sharing!
I’m obsessed with the color that you picked!! Turned out amazing<3 My husband and I just bought a house and we might paint one of the rooms, so I will look into this for sure. I really love that it's an asthma and allergies friendly product. Thanks for sharing!
Candace Hampton
http://www.thebeautybeau.com
Oh you did a great job..! The paint looks so neat. And nice choice of color.. ☺️
I love the colour and it definitely brightened up the room 🙂 I need to do the same for my room!
This turned out amazing! That paint looks so pretty! And your kids look so cute painting with you!
I love the colour you picked! And getting the kids involved is so lovely. I really need to get on with painting my kitchen I keep putting it off.
Oh wow I’m loving the colour scheme here and that this is solvent free and good for people with allergies – so bright and perfect for kids
Laura x
My sister has anaemia and she cannot stand to be in the house even a month after we are done painting. We would love to try this breatheasy range.
That blue color is really beautiful, Love. I need to change paint in some room in my home. May be this blue color will be great.
That’s a great colour I love it! It’s amazing they’ve now managed to develop paint that won’t trigger any sort of attack. I remember when I was younger my parents couldn’t do much painting while my brother was around – he had cf.
Thanks for sharing about this nice home paint and its particular utility. I wish I could have got them here in my place.
I love this paint color and it’s great to know this brand is asthma-friendly! My boys’ room needs repainted too and I look forward to this home project too!
We need to paint our house. I love the colour you have used here.
I live in an apartment but if given the opportunity I would paint the walls.
I really want to be able to paint our home like this and not pay the painter. Even just a wall. Sigh…I am allergic to paint.
Painting is tiring but a very rewarding job..especially when you see the end result..I love that you get the children involve with the painting. It lets them appreciate the place more. Nice color you got there!!
Wow! Amazing color! Love it!
Thanks for the reveal! Best makeover ever – you’ve done a great job 🙂