
A contemporary nice residence to live was done designed by Johnsen Schmaling Architects. This architect has designed the Camouflage House in Green Lake, Wisconsin. The design of the house actually simple but elegant with beautiful aestetic value in every sigle touch of each part of the house, This house design also restraint use of materials, and precise detailing, the house achieves an elegant clarity and a rustic warmth that nevertheless avoids...

Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company, and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced PANTONE® 15-5519 Turquoise, an inviting, luminous hue, as the color of the year for 2010. Combining the serene qualities of blue and the invigorating aspects of green, Turquoise evokes thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and a languorous, effective escape from the everyday troubles of the world,...

Downtown Albuquerque’s largest urban green development Elements Urban Townhomes has created outdoor living space utilizing the roof tops of the 72 urban town homes that are designed to achieve LEED Gold certification. The living room area, kitchen and one half bath are located on the second floor, with the master bedroom, second bedroom, full baths and laundry room on the third floor. “Currently there are no other Albuquerque homes for sale or...

The color experts at BEHR Paints® introduce a dynamic guide to 2010 Design and Color Trends. In the trend brochure, classic elements are fused with contemporary flair to emphasize comfort, ease and functionality. Color personalities are limitless, running the gamut from bright to intriguing, cool to neutral, or subtle to complex. This season’s designs and color meet in a dynamic union of contrasts. Whether light or dark, clean or muted, traditional...

In response to consumer demand, The Valspar Corporation, a leader in the paint and coatings industry, is introducing 24 new paint colors this fall to its Laura Ashley Home collection, available in Valspar Signature Colors. The updated colors range from soft peaches and corals, to deep red, muted purple, and teal, adding intriguing colors with depth while maintaining the Laura Ashley aesthetic of contemporary English elegance. The new collection is...

The stain-blocking, 100 percent acrylic, multi-purpose Ultra-Grip primer from Dunn-Edwards is appropriate for interior and exterior residential and commercial applications including wood, masonry, metal (non-ferrous), drywall, even fiberglass. It also sticks to old enamel paints. The high-solids primer forms a tight film that offers superior hide properties—stains won’t rise. In addition to meeting the Master Painter Institute’s Green Performance...

Dow Coating Materials, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company dedicated to innovation in the paint and coatings industry, has introduced Rhoplex™ EZ Clean 200, a 100 percent acrylic binder designed for premium interior flat and satin broad wall paints requiring high resistance to household stains. Ideal for playrooms, kitchens, dining rooms and other parts of the home subjected to occasional splashes and spills, paints based on Rhoplex EZ Clean...

Skyline Design’s Greenplay furnishings for children’s environments include tables, seating, shelving, and play spaces. Products are made with environmentally responsible and healthy materials and finishes, including post-consumer recycled plastic, sunflower hulls, and FSC-certified wood. All paints and coatings are zero- or very low-VOC; adhesives are entirely avoided in favor of mechanical attachments, improving end-of-life recyclability. Skyline...

Benjamin Moore’s Natura line of zero-VOC paints and primers are made for residential and light commercial use. These spatter-resistant paints dry quickly with little odor. Natura contains a proprietary 100 percent acrylic resin that, according to the company, will meet the Master Painter Institute’s Green Performance standard as well as Green Seal’s 2009 GS-11 standard covering chemical content and paint performance. However, Benjamin Moore...

The new BEHR Premium Plus Ultra Interior line features a hand-selected, designer-inspired palette of 386 colors, including English Channel #UL230-2 (wall) and Heavy Cream #UL140-14 (trim) shown here. BEHR Premium Plus Ultra Interior is a new paint and primer and one developed to provide homeowners the utmost quality and added convenience and is available at select The Home Depot stores in a variety of sheens, including flat enamel.