Too often we overlook the wear and tear of our concrete floors. It’s usually the last thing we think about when undergoing construction and renovation. Yes, while it is important…
One pop of color is sometimes all it takes to bring a room to life. If you’re a little hesitant to go with a vibrant one, no worries. We’ve got…
After talking about the psychedelic colors of the 60s, let’s move on to the next decade—the 70s. For this, we prepared a color palette with bright orange and blue, as…
With retro and vintage trending in today’s interior design, let’s go back to the colors of the decades, starting with the psychedelic 60s. Altered states in the 60s were usually…
What paint color should I get for my home? That is a question we often receive at Boysen. Sometimes we would be asked something particular, like what white color can…
What’s the color of summer for you? For me, it’s definitely yellow. This bright and happy color is the epitome of warm sunshine and cool refreshing drinks. Yellow is the…
Some things are easy to learn but hard to practice. Childhood gives many good examples. As my classmates and I crossed out the pictures of “junk food” in our science…
It’s scorching outside. The usual pleasant 6 AM walk has become a sweaty exercise, when humidity squeezes the body with a strong and clammy hand. This makes me think of…
The upcoming summer months are going to be hot, hot, hot. It’s already blazing as it is and PAGASA says it’s just going to get even more so. The heat…
Holy Week is upon us soon so let’s dial down the bright and vibrant paint colors to subdued ones. Subdued paint colors can create a relaxing ambience for your home,…
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.