You don’t need a plane ticket, an out-of-office email, or a “beach pls” IG story note to feel like you checked in. With the right palette, your home can give…
Heat is, unfortunately, part of daily life here in the Philippines. But, your home does not have to look like it feels extra mainit. The right paint colors can instantly…
While the most popular colors of Titan Superflex Elastomeric Paint are mostly neutrals, our water-based elastomeric paint is also available in a variety of hues. Titan Superflex is an economically-friendly…
The color of romance comes in reds and pinks. Though, color can always invoke different meanings depending on culture, personal experience, and shared values in a community. The stories that…
When people think of Chinese New Year colors, red is usually the first thing that comes to mind. It symbolizes luck, prosperity, happiness, and protection, which explains why it shows…
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I just adore the Boysen Medley Colorizer. A selection of curated color combinations, it allows you to browse through paint hues that already go together without thinking too hard. The…
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Our fourth Christmas video is about our very own wishlist that many of us have for gifts we hope to get this Christmas. Some gifts can easily be bought from…
The category Color Inspirations offers countless ideas on how to use colors to express yourself through your homes. Color is emotion, expression, mood. It is a powerful tool to use when you want to tell a story, when you want to heal yourself, when you want to connect to others, when you want to surround yourself with something that pleases you.
Paint Colors
Boysen has thousands of colors that you can choose from. It comes also in different finishes like gloss, semi-gloss, satin, matte, flat. The different kinds of finishes has different functional properties so you can also choose what kind of surface you would put the different sheens.
Colors are factory-mixed for bulk orders or could be mixed in the Boysen Mix and Match Stations which are usually found in home depots. Another way to come up with a color, especially one which you would like to be unique to yourself, would be to do your own mixing of paint and colorants. We also have tutorials on how to do that. But colorants can only achieve pastel colors. If you want dark ones, it is best to buy the colors already mixed.
Color Theory
Color Theory teaches you about the color wheel, warm and cool colors, tints, tones and shades, and how to use the different colors in your home to create a balanced design. There are also tips on what colors to use in the different rooms in the house.
Boysen Color Trends
Since 2015, Boysen has been creating the annual Color Trend. Every year, there are 25 new colors divided in four color palettes.
The color palettes are informed from the different trends seen in the world today on the socio-political, economic, and cultural fronts. First these are identified and analyzed, then colors are brought into discussion for each color palette. The result for each palette are 6 well-curated colors that combine very well with each other. Using 2 or 3 of these colors in any combination can create different atmospheres in your home.
Start with finding the color palette that appeals most to you. Then choose your colors individually, as well as the combination.
There are so many interesting things you can learn about color. Reading this category will teach you so much.