Hey painters, if you haven’t been on the Boysen website, you’re missing out. We’ve told you about its online store already and now we’re excited to tell you more about it! Here are just some of the useful things you’ll find at www.boysen.com.ph. Boysen Product Guides When you need a bit of help on how to go about your painting project, look no further than the Boysen website. Under the Products section you’ll be able to find the technical data sheet of the Boysen product you’re working with. The technical data…
Planning your wedding but still don’t have a theme in mind? Try Autumn! It goes hand-in-hand with that rustic vibe but highlights deeper, moodier colors like orange and red. Plotting out your wedding moodboard can get a little overwhelming. So, here are some pegs that we whipped up together for you as a springboard. It’s complete with colors, of course! Venue https://www.instagram.com/p/ComORXqsgYQ/ You can save up on event styling if you manage to book a venue that’s already rustic in design. Make a short list of venues that have a lot…
Stave off the sultry summer weather with the fresh and breezy hues of the BREATHE palette of Boysen Color Trend 2022/23. Unless you hide yourself under a rock or hibernate in a cool, air-conditioned room with curtains shutting out most of the intense summer light…and heat…, you cannot help but feel the high humidity and sweltering heat of the summer days that are now upon us. It pays to slow down and breathe deeply, savoring each second that unfolds instead of rushing headlong into the day at full speed. Take your…
Gentle colors comprise the Breathe palette of the Boysen Color Trend 2022/23 collection. They’re hues for creating a safe space in the middle of the chaos of life—your own sanctuary to come home to. Breathe deeply and consider these muted beautiful colors for your living room. Baby Steps BCT21-7736S A powder pink hue, Baby Steps is versatile enough of a pink shade to be used outside of the nursery or child’s bedroom. Picture it on bathroom walls where it evokes the lingering scent of soft fragrances and perfumes or in a…
Hi, Lettie! Just want to check if Boysen Cool Shades can be used to paint my long span roofing. The roof is 5 years old and has existing paint. The paint isn’t peeling or flaking but there is rust that has just started to show where the lahar got stuck around the rivets. I would also like to know how much Cool Shades is enough to coat 32 sqm. Appreciate getting a response soon so we can start painting. Thank you! Regards, Boysen User C Hi as well, Boysen User C.…
There are quite a few ways to get the paint color you want. One of them is by mixing your own paint color with the use of colorants. Colorants are added to a container of paint, such as Boysen Permacoat Latex or Boysen Quick Drying Enamel, to change its color. They are best used when you want to achieve pastel to medium shades. Interested? Learn about them first with these tips from Boysen experts: Tip #1: Pick the Correct Colorant and Take Note of the Max Ratio Different paint products will…
Your home’s exteriors are what guests first see when they come to your home. Why not make a good impression and give your gate a fresh coat of paint? We’ve got Boysen products that can get the job done well and beautifully. Here are the paint products we recommend for a metal gate. Note: If you’re repainting, make sure to follow the proper surface prep procedure of your chosen product. Some paint products in this list may require you to strip your metal surface to bare prior to repainting. You will…
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 starting the walk at 5 in the morning, cut the 5 km walk to 3 km, so I get home before the sun blazes without restraint. Drink water, cool down a bit before moving around for the usual daily ritual of keeping body and soul together with breakfast. I love summer but I don’t know if the gentle, breezy summers 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 can be uncomfortable, but if you can’t beat it, make the most of it instead. Embrace the summer vibe—it only comes once a year, after all—with these fun Boysen paint colors! Note: You can have all the colors in this list mixed as paint at a Boysen Mix and Match station (find a list of locations here). Just make sure to…
Sometimes, we get too carried away with designing the interiors of our homes that we completely forget to vamp up our exteriors too. The facades of our houses and perimeter walls need not be boring! With BOYSEN Acrytex, not only will you get an extremely durable exterior paint finish, but you can also beautify your walls as well! Here’s how. BOYSEN Acrytex Acrytex is an acrylic, solvent-based coating that forms a seamless, non-porous, and watertight film that repels water and prevents seepage. It has excellent adhesion to concrete and wooden substrates and long-term…
Heat can be a very real problem during the summer months. Not just when you’re outside either. It can be overbearing even when you’re indoors. As much as it would be nice to have the air conditioner turned on all day at home, it’s highly impractical—bad for your electricity bill and the environment. Here’s how you can fight the heat instead with Boysen Cool Shades. Heat Stress in the Philippines Even When Indoors Once PAGASA announces the end of the amihan season and the official start of tag-init, Pinoys start to…
There’s an informative and inspirational article in the blog entitled How to Create a Welcoming Guest Bedroom. It’s along the lines of omotenashi, the Japanese art of hospitality. The English translation does not capture the meaning of the Japanese word which goes beyond the usual kind-hearted reception of guests in our abodes. Omotenashi is not only the heartfelt openness to welcome a guest into one’s space, but also the guest’s appreciation and respectful custody of the space and objects given to him for temporary use. Sanaol guests are like this. Unfortunately, there are…
Aside from its trusted paint products, Boysen also takes pride in creating murals that are impactful in more ways than one. Take for example the Boysen KNOxOUT project along EDSA whose murals uplift expansive stretches of the thoroughfare while helping purify the air. Now, another Boysen mural joins the roster, and its impact—varied again though not quite as public this time—is just as appreciated. Appreciated by whom? By the Boysen employees themselves. Inside one of Boysen’s office buildings is a newly finished mural along the hallway entrance. Where it is now…
Muji is more known for its everyday products like household items, apparel, and stationery. The things they sell have the Japanese quality and design aesthetics that many like. Simple, modern, anti-brand, unassuming, functional are some adjectives that can be used to describe it. More than its staple of everyday tools and objects, Muji also sells prefabricated houses. But these are mainly available only in Japan. When I wrote about tiny living, recently, I mentioned the Muji home as an example of a prefab, single-story, minimalist home. They launched the Plain House…
Are the in-laws coming to town? Do you have some friends from overseas who you’re hosting soon? Or maybe you’re just throwing a crazy house party and you’re expecting someone to pass out on the couch? Whatever the reason may be, it’s always a good idea to have a welcoming guest bedroom ready. Here are some things to get you started. Invest in Cozy Sheets One of the best purchases I’ve ever made as an adult is getting a good mattress. But aside from that, getting equally good sheets matters too.…
There are many useful things to be found on the Boysen website (Boysen.com.ph). It’s the home of the product information guides of the Boysen products and swatches of their readily available colors. But, did you know you can go online shopping there too? You can via the “Buy Online” tab! Here are the products you can purchase from the Boysen website. Some of these you can only get from there! Boysen Color Swatches We get a ton of requests from both professionals and DIYers for paint color swatches. And yes, there…
Sometimes, bathrooms get the least love because we’re not spending hours in them as we do in our living rooms, bedrooms, or kitchens. You go in, get your business done then it’s quickly out again. But, wouldn’t it be much nicer if you felt joy whenever you went in your bathroom too? With that said, let’s reimagine your bathroom with the Live palette from the Boysen Color Trend 2022/23 collection! Silver Streak BCT21-7019S Sure, white walls are typical for bathrooms. But you can make things a little more interesting than that…
When I was starting to become more financially stable a few years back, the first thing I spent my hard-earned money on was in creating my perfect bedroom. It just made a lot of sense to me. I wanted to create a sanctuary to retreat into after a particularly stressful day at work. Here are 5 bedroom essentials to get your started on your own dream bedroom. A Good Mattress Growing up, my bed was made up of two thin, lopsided mattresses stacked on top of each other. I habitually slept…
Note: The set of questions from this particular sender has been divided into two. This is part 2 which covers questions related to primer and topcoat. Find part 1 here. Good day, Lettie! Our metal gate has a coating of Boysen Quick Drying Enamel. The primer we used was Boysen Red Oxide. We painted the gate several years ago and I think it’s now due for repainting. It’s very dirty. The area around the gate’s hinges even has oil and grease mixed with dirt. There are also areas that are rusty…