The Hidden Luxury of Color

Uncover a hidden luxury within your home with our deeply atmospheric palette. Create a warm sensuality perfect for your interior with high end, deluxe approach that is subtle, elegant and refined. Inspired by the old masters of the art world these colors imbue a feeling of opulent heritage. Still life paintings offer inspirations of rich layered paint and ambient light effects. Tender purple and pink tones of eggplant also reference classic paintings and define the palette's soft femininity with strong blackened shades creating a darker feel. The tones are an alluring combination, intense teal provides a rich contrast, balanced with neutral grays. This palette has a quietly luxurious mood that would work perfectly in any interior.

Add a true sense of luxury to your interior with 0690 BLUE PERIOD, a deep and velvety tone that will convey a sense of soft sensuality to your space. Inspired by lush fabrics and decadent interior finishing, this color radiates serenity. Celebrate comfort and elegance with 0690 BLUE PERIOD, a color that evokes tranquility. Balance the tone with a dark and mid-tone neutrals within the palette. Apply this dark teal green combination with the lighter tone of 0358 SILKY GREEN for a layered contrast. This color works perfectly inside bathrooms and work spaces to help calm the mind and focus the senses. 

Luxurious Bedroom
Sainsbury's Home
www.sainsburyshome.co.uk

Looking to the sensual shades used in still life paintings of the Dutch masters, 0186 CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT, echoes this atmospheric light when applied to your interior. An almost black brown, 0186 CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT, has a true softness and with its warm natural tint, the color is truly engaging. With a chocolate richness this tone can compliment any space alone as an all over color or with lighter tones within the palette to create an alluring contrast. Add a natural quiet to your spaces with 0186 CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT. This color compliments kitchen and living room areas and would work well applied as a feature wall or for corner spaces within your home. 0186 CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT's warmth radiates throughout a space and creates a sense of welcome.

Taking note of aged surfaces and hard materials that become more exquisite as time passes such as bronze, the exquisite tone of 0781 GOLD FINCH evokes these antique metallic qualities. Explore this classic color and added arresting warmth to your surroundings. When combined with the depth of 0690 BLUE PERIOD and 0186 CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT, 0871 GOLD FINCH lifts space and adds a true sense of timeless quality. This color is an unchanging classic and can be applied confidently as a feature wall color within living rooms or dining rooms for an elegance that lifts your space and that you will never tire of. Pair with rich textiles such as velvet and silk alongside dark woods and ornate ceramics for ultimate luxury finish.

Look to the intensity of 1306 ROYAL VELVET to bring a touch of silken darkness to your interior. The plush eggplant purple tone of 1306 ROYAL VELVET offers an ethereal depth to the palette. Combine this soft and sultry color alongside the other dark colors of the palette for an ultimate richness and luxury finish for your spaces. 1306 ROYAL VELVET is a universally deluxe color that works best when used in abundance. Apply to the work spaces and dining areas of your home for an atmospheric seated space that invites quiet solitude and intrigue.

Purple interior by AYTM Studio
www.atym.dk

Discover a classic ambiance with 0358 SILKY GREEN. Inspired by rich clay tones this color creates a feeling of calm and coziness within your home. This color references soft faux furs and natural coloring to bring an organic comfort to your home with this sandy, neutral mid-tone. 0358 SILKY GREEN is versatile and centers the overall palette resulting in an elemental tonal combination. Apply in indulgent combinations alongside the intense dark accents of the palette. 0358 SILKY GREEN is a perfect compliment to an open kitchen/living room area and can add a definitive warmth and overall feeling of placidity to the space.

Brown Interior detail by
AYTM Studio
www.aytm.dk

Indulge in true elegance for your home with this complete color range. Apply these rich jewel tones throughout your home to inspire a feeling of genuine decadence. 0690 BLUE PERIOD, 0186 CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT, 0871 GOLD FINCH, 1306 ROYAL VELVET, and 0358 SILKY GREEN are the five colors that combine beautifully to create a significant feeling of sophistication within an interior. Create the ultimate luxury finish in your home with these mature and tantalizingly sumptuous colors. Extravagance is for the everyday and it can be achieved with the deep allure of this palette. Paint and discover dark finishes that are balanced with warm tones for a rich blend that is sure to always result in a luxuriously soft and comforting finish.

This is the monthly color and design news update from Davis Paint. The article above aims to preview the forth-coming season and give insight and relevant information for using color to help inspire personal projects.

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Mechanics Corner: Painting Farm Machinery

This article is written by Andy Overbay from Progressive Dairyman 

"I had a friend tell me one time that my dad was like his: “He doesn’t care what it looks like as long as it runs.” My thought was, “This guy sure doesn’t know David Overbay.” 

One thought that was drilled into me from a boy is that cleaner really does run better, and one of Dad’s favorite sayings when asked why he bought a new tractor or took the time to paint an old one was, “Every once in a while, I like to burn the paint off a manifold.”

As we well know, using farm equipment places them in situations, especially around a dairy, where a clean, fresh paint job is hard to maintain. In order to keep a sound protective finish on our machines, we need to freshen the paint from time to time.

This is problematic because few farms have the luxury of a dedicated paint booth and proper painting equipment. Goodness knows we didn’t, but that didn’t stop us from getting the job done.

Over the years, I have seen a wide range of paint job “successes.” Some were pristine, mirror-like finishes. Some were epic failures. As a youngster, Dad liked to have me paint things like truck frame rails and other less-than-noticeable areas because I was small enough to get in there and I put the paint on thick … not recommended, by the way.

I can remember one truck-frame job years ago when a neighbor visited and inspected our new dump bed that Dad had built. When the neighbor asked about me painting the frame, Dad remarked, “Andy does a good job. I know if he gets as much paint on the truck as he does on himself, it will last a long time.”

Painting equipment properly takes time and, just like building a house, a good foundation is essential to doing a good job. There are as many options for paint formulations as there are colors themselves, but without a good, smooth base for the paint to adhere to, even $1,000-per-gallon paint is wasted.

Thoroughly cleaning and de-greasing the machine may take a great deal of time and several trips back to the drawing board. Cleaning and painting are very much like clipping show calves; after a while, you go blind and it all looks the same.

Sanding and using fillers to get that ultra-smooth finish is important, but it is also important to remember that the mechanical integrity of the machine must be maintained. Being overly aggressive with the sand blaster can ruin even a heavily made casting, causing leaks that require expensive repairs or replacement.

After you have achieved a nice smooth surface, selecting the appropriate paint to use will be a major factor in the overall success of your project. While I am not one that subscribes to the “more it costs the better it is” model, cheap paint is just that … cheap.

My best advice is to evaluate the use of the particular piece of equipment, the kind of torture it may be exposed to and ask someone who regularly paints equipment or cars in your area what they would recommend.

When you have decided on a formulation, be sure you have the proper equipment to apply the paint and a clean, dust-free place to paint. What you may find is that while getting a professional to paint your equipment is expensive, creating the environment for you to have the desired level of painting success in a do-it-yourself setting is even more costly.

The benefits of keeping a nice looking line of equipment are numerous. You will elevate the resale value, of course, but you will also find that keeping things neat and nice elevates the level of care taken when operating equipment.

No one cares more about equipment than the person who paid for it, so if you exhibit a “don’t care” attitude toward your machinery, don’t expect anyone you hire to do that for you. Finally, having a fresh, well-maintained line of machinery elevates the reputation you and your farming operation have in the community.

Looking successful makes things like getting a loan or even having a machinery auction easier and more profitable because you have a reputation as a person who cares about the details. PD

Andy Overbay holds a Ph.D. in ag education and has more than 40 years of hands-on dairy and farming experience."