Color Consultants

Tracy Burbrink

Color Consultant, PPG Porter Paints-Louisville Market: ASID, IIDA Industry Partner

After attending Erwin Technical Institute for Interior Design in Tampa, Florida Tracy moved to the Louisville, Ky. area. Starting her career with her own window treatment business, she designed and tailor made custom window treatments for her clients.

“Your home is a natural reflection of your personality and style, whether your style is formal, or casual. Depending on if your preference is warm or cool colors, creating a traditional or maybe a more contemporary atmosphere. Today’s home should be comfortable yet functional.”

Fawn Chang

PPG National Color & Design Consultant, ASID, IIDA Industry Partner, NKBA, IACC Member, FSG Red Ribbon Professional

Fawn Chang is an expert on color and design and its affect on humans and their relationships.  National Color Consultant, PPG Pittsburgh and PPG Porter Paints, Fawn is an Interior Designer, Feng Shui Master, Speaker & Writer.  For over 25 years, Fawn’s designs have been the leading edge of the trend to live a healthier and happier life through conscious design of Institutions, Offices and Homes.  She blends the best of East and West with her brilliant use of color, trends and styles and the impact they have on the humans who live and work there.

Ruthanne Hanlon

National Color & Design Manager PPG Architectural Coatings, ASID, IIDA, NKBA, NARI, IDS Industry Partner

Ruthanne travels North America conducting presentations for design professionals and homeowners along with consulting on projects ranging from new home construction to residential repaints to historic restorations.  Her recognition of the powerful impact color has on a space is reflected in her work.

Troy Harper

Color Consultant, PPG Porter Paints-Nashville Market: ASID, IIDA Industry Partner

Troy began his passion for interior design and architecture while watching his family construct and develop several properties. This led him to register for classes in masonry, welding, carpentry, and sculpture. After obtaining a job in the paint business with a dealer for PPG in 2003, Troy began working with coatings and matching colors. When he realized his ability to see color within color he began to help homeowners, faux finishers, interior designers, and architects meet their expectations. Troy pursued his degree in Interior Design from Watkins College of Art, Design & Film. Troy defines himself as a holistic designer, focusing on the completed vision rather than its individual components. He concentrates on all techniques from traditional to modern design principles to create spaces both visually and mentally stimulating.

Janice Lindsay

Interior Colour Designer, Owner of PINK colour + Design

Janice  is one of Canada’s leading colour designers. She is a sought-after colour consultant for residential, commercial, and institutional projects and is passionate about colour and the power it has to change wherever we are into where we want to be. This is why she has designed colour for clients across the continent but has also written extensively on the subject in her columns and her book All About Colour.

Check out PINK colour + Design here: http://www.janicelindsay.com/home.html

Chrislyn Novotney

Color Consultant, PPG Porter Paints – Indianapolis, IN

Email Chrislyn: cnovotney@ppg.com

Gretchen Parsons

Color Consultant, PPG Pittsburgh Paints-Dallas Market: ASID, IIDA Industry Partner

Gretchen is a Texas based designer of many talents. She has extensive knowledge and experience in New Home Construction, as well as Multi-Family Commercial. Gretchen completed her education through Chaminade University in Hawaii and the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Through color she strives to help you find the comfort or drama, style or subtlety that defines you in your home Finding the best cohesion of hard surfaces, furniture, accents, textiles and paint – is her great love and interacting with Designers, Architects and anyone who has the potential to influence color choices is her passion.She has been an independent designer for the last 6 years and has a unique gift for finding the balance between form and function.

Dee Schlotter

Brand Manager: The Voice of Color, PPG Pittsburgh/PPG Porter Paints, ASID, IIDA, NKBA, NARI, IDS Industry Partner

Dee travels North America giving presentations on color trends to designers and architects, and color tips presentations to homeowners.  She directs the trends program, color brochures and web site material.  She is a member of ASID, IIDA, and NKBA. One of her favorite quotes about color is:  “There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who transform a yellow spot into the sun.”  ~Picasso

Karolyn Spagnolo

PPG National Color & Design Consultant/Owner Spagnolo Design

Karolyn travels North America enlightening Architects, Designers, Students & Homeowners on empowering themselves to embrace the year ahead with a brand new attitude and afresh new hue!

Check out Karolyn here: http://pittsburgh-interior-design.com/index.html

Tanya Yaacoub

Color Consultant PPG/Porter Paints

Tanya Yaacoub joined PPG- Porter’s color team in the summer of 2009 as a color consultant.  After earning a bachelor’s degree in interior design from the University of Missouri-Columbia, she began her career at some of the top design firms in St. Louis.  She brings with her over 12 years of residential, hospitality, new construction and model home merchandising design experience.  She has led and assisted projects ranging from a single room face-lifts to complete new constructed homes to hotels.  Even as a small child, Tanya’s passion for color and how it can influence the mood of an environment, was strong.  Her bold use of color, attention to detail and exciting sense of style have earned her appearances in several local publications including a Model Home of the Year award.