Encore® Azalea New Autumn Lilac™ Variety

Monday, January 25th 2010
Encore® Azalea New Autumn Lilac™ Variety

Encore® Azalea announced the debut of a new variety in its Collection, according to Encore® Azalea developer Robert E. “Buddy” Lee. Encore® Azalea Autumn Lilac™ features a unique, brilliant lavender bloom color and spectacular rich green foliage. Autumn Lilac’s two-inch wide blooms are accented with dark purple freckles and its lavender bloom color is right in sync with the trend to purple hues in the flower garden for 2010. The new variety... 

BEHR Paints Introduces 2010 Design and Color Trends

Monday, November 23rd 2009
BEHR Paints Introduces 2010 Design and Color Trends

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... 

Innovative Lighting Partnership Highlights Significant Architectural Achievement

Monday, November 2nd 2009
Innovative Lighting Partnership Highlights Significant Architectural Achievement

It’s brand new. It can be seen from miles around. It’s an architectural landmark that embodies key influences and inspirations from ancient Islamic art and traditions, melded with the artistry and geometries associated with speed, movement and spectacle. Its visual impact is all made possible by leading-edge LED technology. It’s the Yas Hotel, a 500-room, 85, 000-square-meter complex recently completed by Aldar Properties PJSC, Abu Dhabi’s... 

Valspar Paint Unveils 2010 Color Trend Palettes For Consumers

Monday, October 12th 2009
Valspar Paint Unveils 2010 Color Trend Palettes For Consumers

Drawing on a consumer desire to relax, retreat and create a calm, soothing environment at home, The Valspar Corporation – a leader in the paint and coatings industry – today reveals its 2010 color trend palettes. Each of the four palettes – Watercolor Impression, Retro Retreat, Vintage Romance and Peaceful Ambiance – is comprised of eight colors, providing an assortment of choices for consumers selecting colors within a particular trend. Inspired... 

Color Trends 2010

Sunday, October 4th 2009
Color Trends 2010

Color trends for 2010 take inspiration from a variety of social and economic influences. In addition, living space personalization continues to act as a driver for color change, with accent walls or niche areas appropriate for small doses of high impact, bold color, while using more subtle hues on broad wall areas. Debbie Zimmer, paint and color expert with the Paint Quality Institute(sm), states, “More and more homeowners are taking on the task... 

Pantone Fashion Color Report for Spring 2010

Sunday, September 13th 2009
Pantone Fashion Color Report for Spring 2010

Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company, and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced the PANTONE® Fashion Color Report Spring 2010. The report features the top 10 colors for women’s fashion for spring 2010, along with designer sketches, quotes and headshots, and is available free-of-charge from the Pantone Web site at www.pantone.com/spring2010. The release of the PANTONE Fashion... 

CertainTeed Cedar Impressions Naturals Polymer Shake Siding

Monday, August 10th 2009
CertainTeed Cedar Impressions Naturals Polymer Shake Siding

CertainTeed introduce Cedar Impressions® Naturals™ to its line of polymer shake siding products. Featuring the authentic look of cedar wood treated with a semi-transparent stain, Cedar Impressions Naturals emphasize rugged textures, revealing deep shadows and highlighting subtle variations in color. Cedar Impressions Naturals is available in Double 7-inch Straight Edge Perfection Shingles, with additional styles slated for a later introduction.... 

Loloma 5 Live / Work by Will Bruder Architects

Tuesday, July 28th 2009
Loloma 5 Live / Work by Will Bruder Architects

Loloma 5 – A completely modern Live/Work solution at a new level of urban experience and architectural design. Showcasing a fabulous palette of materials designed and conceived by Architect Will Bruder. Every unit offers commercial office space, 2 bedrooms, roof terrace, and a view patio aligned with Camelback Mountain. This was the first development in the Loloma Arts District which offers easy access to the very best of historic downtown Scottsdale,... 

Hummingbird by Will Bruder Architects

Tuesday, July 28th 2009
Hummingbird by Will Bruder Architects

Originally known as the Townsend Residence, this stunning and sensitive design by Will Bruder is easily recognized as one of his finest. Included in numerous publications, this significant home certainly is one of the most expressive celebrations of architecture in the region. A delightful play of light and form, the materials include a palette of colored resins, glass, steel, concrete, Aluminum and woods. The gentle hillside site in Paradise Valley... 

BEHR Paints Introduces Premium Plus Ultra™ Interior

Sunday, May 17th 2009
BEHR Paints Introduces Premium Plus Ultra™ Interior

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.