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  • Revamp Your Space: The Ultimate Guide to Interior Cabinet Painting

    Your home’s interior reflects your style and personality, and one of the most impactful ways to transform its look is by revamping your cabinets. Interior cabinet painting can breathe new life into your kitchen, bathroom, or any space with cabinetry. Whether you’re looking to update outdated cabinets or seeking a fresh look, we will walk you through the process of painting interior cabinets to achieve a stunning, professional finish.

    Planning and Preparation

    Before diving into the painting process, meticulous planning and preparation are essential for a successful outcome.

    Assessment: Evaluate the condition of your cabinets. Are there any damages or imperfections that need fixing? Make necessary repairs like filling holes, sanding rough surfaces, or replacing hardware.

    Color Selection: Choose a paint color that complements your space and aligns with your aesthetic vision. Consider trends, your existing decor, and the mood you wish to create.

    Materials: Gather the necessary materials including sandpaper, primer, paint, brushes or rollers, painter’s tape, drop cloths, and cleaning supplies.

    Cleaning and Surface Preparation

    Properly cleaning and preparing the cabinet surfaces is crucial for paint adhesion.

    Remove Hardware: Take off cabinet doors, drawers, and hardware. Label or map their positions to ease reinstallation later.

    Clean Surfaces: Thoroughly clean the cabinets to remove grease, grime, and any residues using a mild detergent and water solution. Ensure surfaces are completely dry before proceeding.

    Sand Surfaces: Lightly sand the cabinet surfaces to create a smooth base for the paint to adhere to. This step helps remove the existing finish and promotes better paint adhesion.

    The Painting Process

    Priming is a vital step that creates a foundation for the paint to bond with the surface, ensuring durability and a flawless finish.

    Choose the Right Primer: Opt for a high-quality primer suitable for your cabinet material and the paint you’ll be using.

    Application: Apply the primer evenly using a brush or roller. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for drying times and additional coats if necessary.

    Once the primer is dry, it’s time to apply the paint.

    Paint Selection: Select a high-quality paint specifically designed for cabinets to achieve a durable and professional finish.

    Technique: Use smooth, even strokes to apply the paint. Apply multiple thin coats rather than a single heavy coat to prevent drips and achieve a smooth finish.

    Drying Time: Allow sufficient drying time between coats as per the manufacturer’s instructions.

    Finishing Touches

    The final steps involve reassembly and adding finishing touches to complete the transformation.

    Reassembly: Once the paint is completely dry, reattach cabinet doors, drawers, and hardware using the labels or map you created earlier.

    Hardware Upgrade: Consider updating hardware for an extra touch of elegance. New handles or knobs can significantly enhance the visual appeal of your cabinets.

    Protective Coating (Optional): Apply a clear protective topcoat for added durability and protection against wear and tear, especially in high-traffic areas.

    Tips for Success

    Patience Pays Off: Rushing through the process can lead to subpar results. Take your time with each step for a professional finish.

    Ventilation: Ensure proper ventilation when painting to allow fumes to dissipate.

    Quality Materials: Invest in high-quality paints, primers, and tools for a longer-lasting and better-looking finish.

    Professional Help: If unsure or overwhelmed, consider hiring a professional painter for impeccable results. We would be happy to help!

    Maintenance and Care

    Maintaining your newly painted cabinets ensures their longevity and keeps them looking fresh.

    Regular Cleaning: Wipe down cabinets regularly with a mild cleaner to prevent buildup of dirt and grime.

    Gentle Handling: Handle cabinets with care to avoid chipping or scratching the paint.

    Touch-Ups: Keep some extra paint for touch-ups if needed to maintain the pristine look of your cabinets.

    Your Beautiful Cabinets

    Interior cabinet painting is a rewarding project that can dramatically enhance the aesthetics of your space. With careful planning, meticulous preparation, and proper execution, you can achieve stunning, professional-looking cabinets that breathe new life into your home. Whether you’re a seasoned DIY enthusiast or a first-timer, following these steps and tips will guide you through the process, allowing you to enjoy the transformation of your space for years to come.

    If you don’t want to do the cabinet repainting yourself, we would be happy to give you a free estimate.

    A Few of Our Current Cabinet Painting Projects

  • Choosing the Right Paint Type: Three Things You Need to Know

    How do you choose the right paint type to paint the interior of your house? This question is really three questions in one. Question #1 is how to determine what are suitable paint finish options for your painting project? Question #2 is what determines paint quality? Question #3 is what paint finish and paint grade would work best for each of the rooms and features you will be painting.?

    Paint type: How to choose.
    How to Choose the Correct Paint Type

    Paint Focus

    Let’s first focus on paint finish because that topic comes up right away in every conversation about interior painting and there is often confusion about what exactly is meant by the term paint finish. Before you can begin to seriously consider the right interior paint type for your painting needs you will need to become familiar with the various types of paint finishes and how they differ from one another. You also need to know where those different paint finishes are recommended for use in your interior residence.

    Let’s keep in mind as we proceed that our discussion here will only cover Low-VOC or Zero VOC latex water-based paints that are eco-friendly, non-toxic, easy to use, and clean up with water.

    Paint Type – Finish

    Paint finish is the more formal name for paint sheen. Paint sheen is simply this: the amount of light the paint reflects from the painted surface. Paint sheens have graduated levels that start with no sheen and move all the way up to brilliant sheen.

    Here’s a list of paint sheens by name. Use this list as a general rule-of-thumb method to compare and contrast these different paint sheens.

    FLAT features no sheen.  

    MATTE features 15% increased sheen above flat.

    EGGSHELL features 35% increased sheen above flat.

    SATIN 45% increased sheen above flat.

    SEMI-GLOSS 85% increased sheen above flat.

    GLOSS 95% increased sheen above flat.

    Paint Type – Sheen

    Now that you have a working vision of paint sheen values you can more easily understand why certain paint sheens are universally recommended for certain areas and features of your interior residence. Let’s take a quick look at those recommendations.

    WALLS and CEILINGS: Flat, matte, eggshell, and satin.

    BATHROOMS, CLOSETS, KITCHENS, LAUNDRY ROOMS, MUD ROOMS: Eggshell, satin, semi-gloss.

    DOORS, DOOR CASINGS/DOOR JAMBS, BASEBOARDS, SHELVES, CABINETS: Satin, semi-gloss, gloss. Now we move on to the next consideration and that is: what paint quality is best for my paint job? Paint quality will directly affect both paint sheen value and how well the paint lasts over time and how well the paint can be cleaned over time.

    Paint Type – Quality

    Paint companies have general categories for the quality grades of their paints. They are generally categorized as Contractor grade, premium grade, super premium grade, and specialty paints. Let’s take a quick look at what paint is made of so we can understand how one paint can be classified as Contractor grade and another paint classified as super premium grade.

    Here is what basically constitutes paint.

    SOLVENTS: This is the liquid in the paint that evaporates into the air after the paint is applied and begins to dry. What remains on the wall after the evaporation process is a “coherent paint film” of pigment and the binder. Reminder: Since the paint under discussion is latex water-based paint, the liquid that evaporates into the air after the paint is applied and begins to dry is water.

    PIGMENTS: Simply defined, this is what gives paint color.

    BINDERS:  Simply defined, this is the latex that adheres to the wall and what we think of as paint.  ADDITIVES: These are ingredients added to the paint to affect a paint’s capacity. This could result in a thicker paint or a paint with a mildewcide to help mitigate mildew formation.

    Paint Type: What's in your paint can matters.
    Paint Type: What’s in your paint can matters.

    Paint grades are thus generally defined by the quality and the quantity of pigments, binders, and additives. The better the paint, the reasoning goes, better are the quality of ingredients and greater the quantity of those ingredients in that paint. The better the ingredients and greater the quantity of those ingredients, the reasoning goes, the better the paint will perform and the longer the paint will last.

    BIG TIP Super Premium paints will have a uniquely smooth and sensuous feel to the touch because of the quantity and quality of the binders and the pigments as discussed above. Super Premium paints are also shown to provide a richer, more vibrant look to colors. Premium and Super Premium paints such as Sherwin Williams Duration and Emerald are both promoted as being washable including Duration and Emerald in flat sheen.

    Paint Selection That’s Right for You

    You may be thinking that paint selection comes down to cost versus quality. Here I can offer some encouraging examples that illustrate how different grades of paint, including affordable Contractor grade paint, have each performed exceptionally well for the jobs they were tasked.

    Flat paint on walls.
    Flat paint on Great Room walls

    The builder painted these walls using Sherwin Williams Pro Mar 200 paint in flat sheen, and the walls are well presented. When we were contracted to handle some interior drywall repairs in the Great Room, we used the Pro Mar 200 to match all the existing interior wall paint for a seamless look. The Pro Mar 200 flat performed very well and is a contractor grade paint. The Sherwin Williams Pro Mar 400 Contractor grade paint in flat sheen has also performed well on previous projects where a flat finish was specified.

    Doors and baseboards semi-gloss paint
    Semi-gloss sheen for doors and baseboards.

    The doors and baseboards were painted using Behr Paint and Primer in semi-gloss sheen. The Behr paint was used by the builder, so we used it as well for the interior woodwork painting to achieve a seamless look. The Behr Paint and Primer is considered a top-end Contractor grade and for a semi-gloss it is affordably priced.

    Satin sheen interior walls.
    Dramatic eye-catching colors that were well- balanced together.

    The Client selected dramatic eye-catching colors that were well- balanced together but also striking individually. TSP painted these walls using Sherwin Williams Super Paint in satin sheen. The satin sheen really brought out the energy of the colors and the Super Paint provided a rich canvas and well-tailored look to the walls. Super Paint is a premium grade that offers great results time after time.

    Cabinet Paint Finishes and Sheens

    Cabinets, cabinets, cabinets! These cabinets were refinished using Sherwin Williams Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel in semi-gloss sheen. Emerald Urethane is a super-premium paint and remarkable in quality and beauty of finish. The Emerald is steeply priced but for my money it’s worth every dime. The doors and woodwork were painted using Sherwin Williams Duration in semi-gloss sheen. Duration is a premium grade paint that has produced superlative results job after job.

    Cabinet Repaint Sherwin Williams Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel.
    Beautiful White Kitchen Cabinets

    Where to Find Interior House Paint

    This might surprise you but in the Denver Front Range area interior paints are offered by numerous paint retailers including Sherwin Williams, Benjamin Moore, Behr, Glidden, PPG, Old Western, Lowe’s, and there are also various paint companies online that will ship orders. I encourage every Client to discuss all your paint questions with me and to please do so with complete confidence and a sense of adventure. TSP would love to chat with lour Colorado neighbors about paint grades and paint sheens. Feel free to call Ray (303) 909-3349 anytime with any questions or e-mail us your questions using a web inquiry form.

    ***All photos are actual completed jobs, and are the property of TSP Painting Services LLC.

  • Easy Tips for Selecting Interior Colors for Your Home

    Interior Painting
    Interior Panting

    Selecting interior colors for your home can be intimidating? I’ve noticed something again and again over the years during color consultations with Clients. People are much better at choosing wonderful colors than they give themselves credit for. The main reason people lack confidence and have trouble selecting colors for their interior residence is not lack of color sense but finding the time to make interior color selections a thoughtful and rewarding endeavor.

    Reviewing colors shouldn’t be thought of as a chore with a deadline. Selecting colors should be fun and rewarding. Here’s a few guidelines to make this selection process more an adventure than a duty. If you can put in a little time, you’ve got this.

    What Do I Want for My Interior Colors?

    Maybe with a Mocha or your favorite adult-beverage, get comfortable and have a conversation with yourself. Look around the interior of your house and ask yourself this: “What do I like about my house and what makes it special to me?” Check off those things you see that you like and take note of what those things are.

    Now, notice how everything in your house is a function of the architecture. The placement of the windows, the height of the ceilings, the contours of open space. Then you notice lesser architectural features such as doors, baseboards, a fireplace, cabinets. But what frames the rooms and the furnishings within those rooms? That’s right, the walls. Now it’s time to consider how color can be selected and utilized to define, accentuate, and personalize the interior of your home.

    The Three F’s to Consider When Selecting Interior Colors

    Now that you’ve considered the architecture of your interior residence let’s look at the Three F’s. Flooring, fabrics, and furnishings are the central architectural accessories in your home. Dramatic walnut flooring, a hand-knotted Persian rug, or Berber/Loop carpet all create visual focal points. Pleated drapes, leather sofa, woven wall tapestry all produce sensual impressions. Heirloom China cabinet, paintings, large tropical plants all create personal statements.

    How should flooring, fabrics, and furnishings be presented within the frame of the room? This is where color really comes into play. Thoughtful color selections can bring the flooring, fabrics, and furnishings into foreground focus, the middle-ground focus, or the background focus. It’s your choice and color is here to help.

    Foreground, Middle-Ground, Background

    Where colors appear on your walls makes a big difference in the aesthetics of the room. Careful consideration of the foreground, middle-ground and background colors can make all the difference when bringing a dull room to life.

    Background Interior Colors

    Let’s begin by considering background colors. A good background color has a passive presence thereby putting the active visual focus on the flooring, fabrics, and furnishings. An additional benefit of a background color is that color’s ability to impart clean lines and a well-tailored look to the interior’s architectural shape. Interior wall and ceiling lines will appear clean and light, shadows in corner and lower areas will appear softer, and the interior will feel airy and open. The perfect milieu for your flooring, fabrics, and furnishings to take center stage.

    Two colors from Sherwin Williams that Clients have had great success with as background colors are Shoji White SW 7042 and White Heron SW 7627. Sherwin Williams White Colors

    Middle Ground Interior Colors

    Middle-ground colors accessorize seamlessly with the flooring, fabrics, and furnishings. It is no different than accessorizing an outfit. I was working with a Client and a Designer, and everyone was stumped about a color for the Great Room: this was an expansive room with dark wood flooring, patterned drapes, and furniture all with the same dark blue fabric.

    The colors under consideration just didn’t suit the room because the colors were either too strong and forward or too pale and recessed. I suggested to the Designer that Benjamin Moore’s color Sail Cloth OC-142 might be worth considering. Sail Cloth was unanimously applauded as the pitch perfect color and the Designer remarked to me that it was exactly the middle tone color that was needed.

    Middle tone color was the Designer’s phrase for middle-ground color. Sail Cloth beautifully balanced the flooring, fabrics, and furnishings, created a beautiful complementary canvas of the walls, and the room had a very elegant but hospitable vibe.

    Foreground Interior Colors

    I’ll be honest and say this right now: foreground colors are often seen in commercial spaces. With that said, I have seen Clients’ use foreground colors to dramatic effect. In one specific case, the Clients had blonde wood flooring, two couches with off white linen fabric, stereo speakers in the corners, and a floor-to-ceiling vinyl record shelf. The walls were painted in SW 9149 Inky Blue. The Inky Blue acted as a foreground color giving bold energy to the architecture and the vinyl record shelf seemed to be an interactive part of the architecture. Very cool. Foreground colors have proven that they go very well with the Minimalist aesthetic.

    LET THER BE LIGHT

    One thing to consider during your color type and color selection is lighting. Lighting will have dramatic effect on the colors in your interior home. The most common source of interior light is sunlight, and sunlight shows off all color types and sheens in a very favorable light. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist). There are many types of interior lighting all with varying illuminative capacity.

    Interior lighting has three broad categories: Overhead Lighting, General Lighting, and Task Lighting. These three categories of interior lighting are achieved by specific lighting sources. Overhead lighting can be ceiling-affixed fixtures, recessed fixtures, track lighting, pendant lighting/chandelier lighting. General lighting can be wall sconces, floor lamps, and table lamps. Task lighting can be reading lamps, floor lamps, or wall socket lights.

    No matter what type of light fixture you have and no matter where that light fixture is located the most important thing is what type of light bulb is in those light fixtures. The most common types of light bulbs are LED (Light Emitting Diode), CFL (compact fluorescent lamp), fluorescent, candescent, and halogen. Each type of light bulb produces a different type of light that will affect the appearance of the paint colors on your walls.

    INTERIOR COLOR SAMPLES AND COLOR SWATCHES

    When you have narrowed the colors down and have your paint color sample boards or color swatches, hold them up to the walls and woodwork at various times of the day both when you have lights on and when you do not. You’ll begin to see right then how background colors, middle-ground colors, and foreground colors will truly look in different light at different times of the day. This little trick of matching up colors to lighting type and lighting source will greatly help you get a true read on your potential color selections.

    Feel free to call TSP with any questions regarding color selections and particularly anything you have read here. We’d love to hear from you, and we enjoy assisting our Colorado neighbors in the color selection process. You can reach out via our contact form.

  • How to Easily Store Interior House Paint

    It’s funny, but when people ask the question, “How do I store interior house paint?” they aren’t really asking the right question and that question is: How should I store interior house paint information? Maintaining paint information is the important consideration when storing any latex or water-based interior paint for future use. Here are some quick and simple tips that the pros use to help you get started.

    You’ll Find Your Interior House Paint Information on The Can and On the Receipt

    The paint information will include the following: the paint manufacturer’s name, the paint grade by product name, the paint color, and the paint sheen.

    The Manufacturer’s name is easy: Sherwin Williams, Benjamin Moore, Behr, or several other nationally produced and recognized paint brands that you will see featured with the company logo on the front face of the paint can. The paint grade by product name is very important because all paints are not created equal, and it is therefore never recommended to try and substitute one paint grade for another.

    For example, Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore have several grades of paint that vary in quality and performance. The paint grade by product name will be spelled out in large letters on the front face of the paint can. On a Sherwin Williams can, you may see Pro Mar 200, Duration, Super Paint, or Emerald in large letters on the paint can. On the front label of the paint can, you will see spelled out the type of paint sheen such as flat, satin, semi-gloss.

    Look at the Sticker

    The paint color will be found on a printed sticker affixed to the silver paint can lid and this is a treasure trove of information because it will contain everything, not only the manufacturer’s name, paint type (latex, interior), paint grade (interior Super Paint), color name, but the color formula and the tint base as well, which in many instances is vital information to have at hand.

    Any paint manufacturer will keep store records of your own purchases and the store records for any painting contractor you may hire. If you need to, you can have the store retrieve those records for up to several years after purchase date. But trust me, having the original can with the original formula can’t be beat for the purpose of buying new paint for touching-up or repainting. MAKE SURE that each paint can is labelled as to where it goes within the interior such as Main Floor Bedroom or Family Room or baseboards and doors. Develop your own labelling system to ensure there is no confusion.

    Keep the Paint Cans Clean

    To preserve the information stored on the cans as explained above, it is very important to keep the cans clean during the painting process so that any printed information on the can face or can lid is not covered with slopped over paint. Additionally, clean the cans during and after the painting process plays a significant part in successfully storing the paint for future use. A very smart practice, whether a DIY project or if you’ve hired a painting contractor, is to take photos of the front paint can and the paint can lid then create a file.

    Store Interior House Paint

    Interior paints should be kept in an environment that remains between 60 and 80 degrees, Fahrenheit. Naturally, this would suggest an inside area like a storage closet, utility room closet, or shelf. Also, make sure the paint can lid is evenly and tightly secured to the paint can. If the paint can is clean, the paint can lid should tightly affix itself to the paint can with no gaps or fissures present.

    A good way to affix the paint can lid is to align the paint can lid with the paint can until snugly fit, place a rag over the paint can lid and gently tap the edges of the paint can lid with a light hammer or rubber mallet. Repeat the process a couple of times and remove the rag and inspect the lid. The lid should be tightly adhered to the can creating a flush surface and now the paint can is ready to be stored for future use.

    How Long Does Interior House Paint Last?

    There’s no clear and absolute rule for this but to help answer that question let’s first ask this question: How long after the original paint job can the paint be touched up? That’s the real question, isn’t it. Answers will vary anywhere from six months to two years. Why such disparity? Let’s take a quick look at what factors can make interior paint touch-ups problematic.  

    1) Application Method. If the paint was applied with a roller, brush, or a paint sprayer, the original application method will affect future touch-up.

    2) Temperature. Walls have various temperature differences throughout the year, and this can affect the appearance of the touch-up paint.   

    3) Environmental Factors. These are huge. The following factors are just some that can play a problematic role when applying touch-up paint to previously painted interior surfaces. Sunlight/UV rays, cooking oils, pet dander, humid or dry atmosphere, carpet fibers, marijuana smoke, human skin (yes, I know, but it’s true; you can look it up), heating vent discharges, and just general airborne impurities will all cause problems with touch-up paint matching the existing paint.

    4) The original paint that has been sitting in storage is composed of water, pigments, binders, and extenders. These constituent elements will separate over time causing the stored paint to alter from its original state.

    Shake-Shake-Shake!

    Here’s one of the best things that anyone can do to enhance the longevity and promote the touch up capacity of any stored paint: Shake it up! Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore have mechanical paint shakers and they will shake any of their brand of paints for free. If you have a one-gallon can or a five-gallon bucket, have them shaken about every six months. It’s fast and easy because you can have multiple cans or buckets shaken each time you visit your local Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore store. Just add it to your errand list. Done. And while you’re there, check out new colors for any future projects.

    Time for Touch-Ups

    O.k., even if your paint was shaken say, three months ago, before attempting any touch-ups have the paint shaken, again. Apply a small amount of touch-up paint to a small area in a wall corner or on the wall down near the baseboards. Or, if you are touching-up baseboards or doors, same thing; find a remote area to apply the touch-up sample. In this event, if the touch-up paint (and/or paint sheen) does not match up, it won’t be readily visible as if you tried this in the middle of the Living Room wall. Now you decide: does the color and sheen of the touch-up paint match up with the existing paint?

    Keep in mind, as discussed previously, the method of application of the original paint will affect the appearance of the touch-up paint. If this was a DIY project, then you will know the method(s) of application. If you hired a Painting Contractor, method of application should be disclosed in the contract, or the Painting Contractor can e-mail you the method of application information such as the following. METHOD OF APPLICATION: roller using lamb’s wool ¾’ inch roller skin; two (2) full and separate coats of paint applied. You will now know, that to stand a better chance of successful touch-up painting you will need to apply the touch-up paint using a roller.

    Free Advice

    We at TSP love to share our knowledge and expertise with our Colorado neighbors, so give us a call and we will gladly do our best to walk you through the touch-up process, answer questions, and offer suggestions. Also, feel free to use our Web Inquiry form with questions you may have.

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  • Health Benefits of House Plants

    Many people believe that plants provide health benefits to the environment when they are kept inside, including purifying, and removing carbon dioxide from indoor air. Indoor plants may also improve the mood and well-being of those who live inside, reducing stress and anxiety by increasing oxygen in the room.

    Indoor plants clean the air in your home by absorbing carbon dioxide, a common pollutant. They also release oxygen into the air and help to purify the air of toxins such as benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, and xylene. They can help reduce respiratory illnesses such as asthma or allergies.

    Which House Plants Have the Best Health Benefits

    Ferns

    Ferns are a group of plants that grow in moist and shaded areas in temperate or tropical climates, yet they thrive just as well indoors and are a very popular household plant.

    Ferns clean the air of your home by absorbing harmful chemicals, including cigarette smoke and volatile organic compounds. They also release oxygen into the air where it can help to clean the carbon dioxide and other harmful pollutants. They also help with allergies, asthma, and other respiratory conditions.

    Ferns are often used in greenhouses because they are one of the best plants for removing formaldehyde, ammonia, benzene, and other chemicals from the air.

    Spider Plants

    Spider plants are a great way to clean the air in your home. They absorb toxins and chemicals from the air and help purify it just like ferns.

    The spider plant is an excellent choice for those who want to keep their home clean, but don’t have much time to do so. These beautiful plants can be used as a living room or bedroom decoration and will provide you with fresh oxygen while cleaning the air in your home! Spider plants have a high surface area, which means they can absorb more toxins than other plants. They also release oxygen at night while absorbing carbon dioxide during the day. Win-Win!

    Devil’s Ivy

    Devil’s Ivy is a common houseplant that has been used in many cultures for centuries and is now gaining popularity as a low-maintenance plant that can remove toxins and chemicals from the air.

    The plant has the ability to remove formaldehyde, benzene, and other harmful chemicals from the air in your home. It also removes some carbon dioxide, which is important for people who suffer from asthma or emphysema. The Devil’s Ivy plant has a high surface area and has a natural tendency to grow upwards, which means that the leaves are exposed to more fresh oxygen than most other types of plants.

    Aloe Vera

    The Aloe Vera plant has long been known for its skin moisturizing and healing properties. It also has the ability to clean the air in your home.

    The aloe vera plant is a natural air purifier. The leaves of this succulent houseplant are covered with tiny hairs that trap dust, dirt, smoke, and other airborne pollutants. It releases oxygen at night to help clean the air while you sleep.

    Philodendron

    The Philodendron plant, also known as the Heartleaf, belongs to the Araceae family and has been shown to remove toxins and chemicals from the air. The plants are sensitive to light and need indirect sunlight for at least 8 hours a day, which makes them easy to care for. They emit oxygen at night which helps with sleep quality.

    All of the above plants do pretty much the same thing; they look beautiful, and they keep the air in your home fresh and clean. You can have many health benefits by just adding a few to every room in your home.