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Buying Guide: Paint Trends 2011-2012
Paint Trends

Trying to do a maximum makeover on a minimal budget? A fresh coat of paint is a low-cost, high-impact way to revitalize your décor. Repainting a room in the latest colours is a quick and easy way to update the look of your home without emptying your wallet.

Not sure where to start? Check out these new décor trends for 2011 to get your creative juices flowing.

Colour is Making a Comeback. Say farewell to sober tones and classic colours as you welcome vibrant colour and bold personal style back into your home. The new trend for 2011 is a highly personalized mix of bright colours and brilliant metallics which reflect society's newfound optimism.

What's Old is New.  The do-it-yourself aesthetic is moving to the next level this year with a focus on reworking and refurbishing pre-existing décor elements. Look at what you have, throw out what doesn't work and repurpose what does. Handpick a mix of old and new elements to create your perfect colour combination.

Ground it with Grey. Brilliant colours need a neutral to ground them and tie them together and grey is this year's neutral of choice. Available in a wide range of warm and cool tones, these greys create the perfect foundation for an eclectic mix of bright colours and bold accents.
So what new colours are in store this year? PPG Pittsburgh Paints' The Voice of Colour® program is offering four new colours palettes designed to appeal to these highly personal and eclectic décor trends.
INstinct 
The soul of this trend is warm and authentic. Fusing the raw and primitive with a technical aesthetic, INstinct is a mature style that appeals to a citizen of the world – a mix of ethnic exoticism and modern sophistication.

The palette conjures the natural beauty of wood grains set against mineral finishes, the subtle variations of deep brown leather and the varied and deep greys of ancient stone. It is organic and unadorned; the most muted and grounded of the trend palettes.

Glamour 
With a focus on the “amour,” Glamour is mysterious, sensual, rich and complex. A sense of déjà vu imbues the atmosphere. Glistening metallics and intricate motifs connect this trend with the past. Glamour's take on pattern is bold and sharp, with plays on negative space that surprise and delight. It's audacious and challenging, the look slightly theatrical: Sleeping Beauty with a bite, Paris classic with an edge.

Glamour's black is moody and deep, the red, strong and sexy. Rich neutrals are inspired by materials with a past – limestone, bronze, black marble.

New Bohemia 
With a sense of whimsy and an appreciation of craft, this bucolic trend updates vintage for a new generation. Rooms become personal scrapbooks that integrate quirky secondhand objects with memory pieces. It's gypset, fusing the ease and carefree lifestyle of a gypsy with the sophistication of the jet set. Floral, fairytale and fantastic inspirations mix it up with modern for a look that is untamed and original, still charming, but more adventurous.

Pink nurtures the creative spirit and aqua refreshes. Both are anchored in the palette by craft-paper beige and the warm dark wood tones that play predominantly in hard goods.

UP cycle
UPcycle appeals to the optimist who values craftsmanship and rejects waste, who values things with a history. It embodies simple living, keeping only what is functional and personal.

The palette is warm and welcoming, settling on wood tones and the quiet hues of undyed yarns, untreated metals and tone-on-tone ceramics. Bright blue colour blocks inject the dose of “up” into this trend, lighting up pale wood tones.

“Wow Colour Now” colours can be tinted into any of PPG Pittsburgh Paints' paint lines, including premium zero-VOC PPG Pure Performance® and ultra-premium, low-VOC Manor Hall® Timeless®.

To learn more about PPG Pittsburgh Paints and “Wow Colour Now” colour palettes, and to find the dealer nearest you, please visit the PPG Pittsburgh Paints colour website at www.voiceofcolor.com

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