

Painting children’s rooms gives you a little more freedom with your wall color choices. That’s why we think the Move palette from the Boysen Color Trend 2022/23 collection provides a good selection. Here’s what we mean: Lemon Pop BCT21-7618S Pops of color will keep things interesting and playful in a kid’s bedroom. Lemon Pop brings in a sunshine vibe to mimic your child’s seemingly endless supply of energy. Use it as a wall accent and have yellow in other areas of the room, like the bedding, to create a cohesive and…
Interested in trying the MOVE Color Palette in your space? This Boysen Color Trend 2022/2023 palette is a harmonious blend of warm and cool shades. Take the quiz below to figure out which one best fits your home. Do you have any questions on paints, colors, or Boysen Color Trend? Send us an email at ask@myboysen.com. We’re always happy to help. Don’t forget to subscribe to the blog for weekly short and sweet paint DIY inspirations sent straight to your email. Happy painting!
Express yourself with colors: That’s what we believe at Boysen. We also believe that selecting paint colors for your home is a personal choice. So don’t give that choice away to anyone else, not even to your interior designer, if you have one. Sure, let him or her pick out some colors but the ultimate decision is yours. If you are not so confident about colors and there’s no professional to guide you, then there is always a color that you can pick that would make your home look light and…
As early as now, Pantone has its sights set on the near future—while simultaneously taking inspiration from the past. The color company has recently released the top colors we can expect to see early next year when the New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer collections roll around. Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, describes the palette of 10 colors as “a harmonious mix of familiar shades infused with a contemporary edge.” As they’re inspired by nostalgia, these hues feel familiar but with a modern twist. Aside from familiarity, they…
The weather these days is so fickle. It’s sunny and humid one day, then rainy and humid the next. Meanwhile in other parts of the world, fall or autumn is being welcomed by many. We made a post and a video two years ago to show how gorgeous the fall colors are! From autumn rusts, romantic russets, to mellow yellows, nature dresses itself up to welcome the season. We don’t have fall in our country. What we do have are rain, typhoon, storm…which may or may not lead to TRAPIK and…
Here is Bea trying out hacks on rust removal that she saw on the internet. Using things usually used for cooking—vinegar, lemon, potato + salt, ketchup—she tried to scrub the rust off the metal sheets. Last but not least, she used the Boysen Metal Etching Solution. Just in case you haven’t guessed yet, it’s the metal etching solution that got rid of the rust. Better save your vinegar for the chicharon, lemon for lemonade, potatoes to make into french fries, and ketchup to swirl those french fries in. Boysen Metal Etching…
Lettie, Can I mix any brand of cement with Boysen Plexibond and can I use any other kind of cement other than Portland? Thank you and hoping to hear from you soon. From, Boysen User C Hi, Boysen User C. Thanks for messaging us! For your questions, the answers are pretty straightforward. Yes, for mixing with Boysen Plexibond, you can use any brand of cement as long as it’s Portland cement. However, you cannot use other kinds of cement—just Portland. You’ll need to add 6.5 to 7.5 kgs of cement for…
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 to beautify and protect our walls, it’s also equally important to invest in our floorings as well. With this being said, concrete floors don’t have to be boring. Here are some colorful concrete floor inspiration using Boysen Acqua Epoxy. What is Acqua Epoxy? Acqua Epoxy is a two-component, water-based acrylic epoxy paint that’s ideal for both interior and exterior concrete and…
Add Boysen Matte Shield to one of the clear paint products you can get that aren’t varnishes. But what makes it different from, say, Boysen Clear Acrylic Emulsion and Boysen Acrytex Clear Coat? Read on and find out. Use It as Added Protection You’ve worked hard on making your home walls look beautiful. Help it stay that way with Boysen Matte Shield. An acrylic, water-based clear matte coating, it’s designed and formulated to provide protection over paint topcoats especially if you opted for decorative finishes. It also provides excellent abrasion resistance.…
A long-time advocate of green initiatives, Boysen Paints has always been proud of having produced the world’s first-ever air-cleaning paint with CristalACTIVE photocatalytic technology. Being such an innovative product, KNOxOUT was bound to catch attention—not just locally but internationally as well. Today, more than a decade after it was first launched in 2008, Boysen is honored to have KNOxOUT used in air-cleaning projects all around the globe. Applied on a wide range of surfaces, it’s used on everything from building exteriors and walls along major thoroughfares to carparks and colorful murals.…
The pandemic transformed the way we lived our lives. This post focuses on working environments. It started with work from home (WFH) in 2020. In 2021, Google Trend showed a nearly 250 % increase from the previous year in workation, a term which brings two activities, work and vacation, together. This trend was echoed by travel trends which showed 43% of respondents showing an interest in workation. People extended their holidays to do remote forms of work, preferring a beach office, for example, rather than an office in an urban jungle.…
The “cozy” game genre is nothing new, but has only been recently gathering traction from gamers, casual or seasoned, in recent years. These games are usually cute, bright, but most of all, relaxing. Have you ever gotten so enamored in a game that you wish you lived in that game’s universe? Well, we’ll try to come close. Let’s explore some of the cozy game aesthetic and imbibe that warm, homey atmosphere in your own home. Cozy Farming Games So, you’re in the middle of nowhere with a run-down farm that you’ve inherited from…
Gadgets are so much a part of our lives. A study done on the Philippine market that owns tech devices as of October 2022 shows 99% of internet users use mobile phones, and 61% use laptops or desktop computers. Another study, this time a global one, shows that the average screen time per day is 6 hours 58 minutes, which is already considered alarming. Where is the Philippines in the statistics? We are second only to South Africa with our average consumption screen time per day at 10 hours 27 minutes.…
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 you covered with these more approachable hues you can have for your home. Use it for an accent wall or as one of the colors to complete your 60-30-10 (learn about this interior design rule here). BCP-0142 Ranch House Brown is the color of the earth. A grounding hue, it’s associated with stability and dependability. In a room with brown, one…
Interior & Design Manila Hospitality starts tomorrow! This 3-day trade show is happening from September 21 to 23 in the SMX Convention Center Manila located in the MOA Complex in Pasay City. There are a few reasons why you should drop by to this event. First of all, it’s co-located with two other trade shows: Beauty + Health & Wellness Manila and Hotel & Foodservice Suppliers Show. If you’re still on the fence about braving the traffic, consider that you go to three exhibits in one trip! Second, these events are…
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 well as light browns and greens. Major Events in the 70s If the 60s were about political mayhem and cultural turbulence, the 70s saw more of that and economic upheavals as well. In the US, antiwar sentiments and counterculture flourished with the hippies movement in the beginning of the decade. The hippies advocated for “make love, not war”. But this gave…
Tropical countries like the Philippines get a lot of rain. And with rain comes damp walls and mildew. Having to constantly get rid of mold growing on your walls can get pretty tiring, pretty fast. So, get on board with a solution that works in the long term. Consider painting your home walls with one of Boysen’s mold-resisting paints. Here are your options: For Exteriors: Boysen Wallguard If mold or mildew on exteriors is a big concern, such as if you live in an area surrounded by vegetation, go for Boysen…
Most people are caught up in the grind that they don’t think about retirement, except perhaps for longing for it. Especially with a stressful job, having to endure the traffic everyday to go to work, or maybe having colleagues that don’t make the workplace inviting, people in their senior years think that after retirement, everything would be great. There will be no need to wake up early. And when you do wake up, you will have endless days of me time waiting for you. Plan for Retirement Planning for retirement is…
Scroll through the Boysen Facebook page and you’ll notice the Boysen PinTanong series. It’s where we provide answers to commonly asked questions about painting. This would cover everything from clarifications on the usage of Boysen products to inquiries on proper painting procedures. And with that, we’re happy to announce that we’ve now turned it into a video series! We’re calling it the Boysen PinTanong videoserye! The Pintanong Videoserye For its first episode the PinTanong videoserye will tackle one of the easiest painting tasks one can do. It will be all about…