PPG Pittsburgh Paints Forecasts a Palette of “Wow Color Now” for Home Décor in 2011-2012

Color is back in a big way, according to PPG Pittsburgh Paints’ color forecast for home décor in 2011-2012. Homeowners will gravitate towards bold, bright, bodacious color in the home, instead of the predominant grays and beiges of past years. The company’s color experts see a renewed focus on individual expression, manifested in such highly [...]

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New Bohemia and Anthropologie

New Bohemia and Anthropologie

Meet New Bohemia featuring Voice of Color Green Wave – a fresh aqua –  on the walls.  We shopped Anthropologie to find the fanciful teal, red and orange curtains, braided yarn bench and paisley reef rug to give us the bohemian, eclectic style we were looking for. PPG Pittsburgh Paints Hatbox Brown on the bookcase, [...]

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Painting On the Radio with PPG!

On Saturday, February 12 at 11:30 am ET, Paul Mathews, Manager of the PPG Architectural Coatings Product Training & Testing Team will be a guest on the Home Talk USA™ Network hosted by Michael King, “The Cajun Contractor.”
Paul has a wealth of knowledge from years of experience in the paint industry [...]

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Hacienda Cocinas

Hacienda Cocinas

Simmering with aromas, conversation and activity, the kitchen—or cocina—was the most inviting room in Mexican haciendas of days gone by.  The colonial hacienda and convent kitchens—often sites of meal preparation for 100s of people, were spacious, well-stocked and laden with cherished & well-worn implements.
Though the long hours spent grinding, chopping and rolling food ingredients are [...]

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Q & A in choosing a color

There are many factors that go into determining a paint choice for a room. Here is a Q&A between a designer and one of our color experts.
QUESTION:

We’re doing flooring and paint for an addition for a company here.  One of the rooms is a training room and they are wondering what would be the best [...]

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Think Pink!

Think Pink!

Think Pink and be happy! Well, let yourself be comforted by the delightful Pink. Known for its nurturing quality, pink will help smooth life’s little adversities: just a touch of this soothing color will prop up feelings of kindness. Pink is a genuine diplomat, calming even our most irritable moods with its gentleness. The color [...]

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The Red Carpet

The Red Carpet

As neutrals are continually redefined, we find pale palettes enhanced with striking accents and complements. This is a cosmopolitan collection, the perfect blend for a social environment, especially for living or dining rooms.

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Logo

Logo

The first traces to logos appeared in ancient Greece and the use of them has existed as long as there have been traders and merchants. A strong statement like the one this palette makes with revived blue-greens and chocolate, is what creating a logo is all about. Recognizable and original, it will create a uniquely [...]

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