Set Sail This Summer with Nautical Paint Hues

Color Tips from the Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute

(HIT) - Crisp blues, bright whites, and bold reds help signify that summer is just around the corner. There is no better way to celebrate its arrival than to create a sea-faring environment in your living space. "Through the simple use of paint hues, a single room or your entire home can become a harbor for family and friends," Debbie Zimmer, paint and color expert with the Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute (PQI) says. "Incorporate these easy paint ideas and treat your family to a day at the beach without ever leaving the driveway."

Courtesy of The Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute.

Traditional navy blue coupled with crisp white evokes a living space reminiscent of a beach vacation. Using blue and white, paint wide nautical stripes and finish with a band of red around the ceiling. Update furniture with a new coat of white paint and decorate with seashells and sailboats.

Create a soothing ocean getaway in your bedroom or bath by incorporating sandy tans, sea glass greens and aqua blues. For a child’s room, use beach towels and surfboards as summer color inspiration.
Not ready for an entire room makeover? Transform a foyer into a welcoming reception area by simply painting an accent wall in a hot weather hue complementary to your current color scheme. Sunny yellow, lime green or crisp blue are the perfect paint colors to create a vacation entranceway.

"Through the simple use of breezy summer-like hues, your living space may just become your favorite vacation location," Zimmer says.

For more information on quality paints and paint color, visit www.paintquality.com.

About the Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute

The Paint Quality Institute (SM) was formed by Rohm and Haas Company in 1989 to educate people on the advantages of using quality interior and exterior paints and coatings. The Paint Quality Institute’s goal is to provide information on the virtues of quality paint as well as color trends and decorating with paint through a variety of vehicles, including television appearances, newspaper and magazine articles, and instructional literature. Please be sure to visit the Paint Quality Institute at www.paintquality.com.

About Rohm and Haas Company

Leading the way since 1909, Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE:ROH) is a global pioneer in the creation and development of innovative technologies and solutions for the specialty materials industry. The company’s technologies are found in a wide range of industries including: Building and Construction, Electronics and Electronic Devices, Household Goods and Personal Care, Packaging and Paper, Transportation, Pharmaceutical and Medical, Water, Food and Food Related, and Industrial Process. Innovative Rohm and Haas technologies and solutions help to improve life every day, around the world. Based in Philadelphia, PA, the company generated annual sales of approximately $8.9 billion in 2007. Visit www.rohmhaas.com for more information. imagine the possibilities™

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