Online Paint Resources

"Ralph Lauren Paint"? As in, that Ralph Lauren? Well, that's a primer to me. Talk about uberbranding to the core. The SW palettes site jas just come in handy to help us figure out color combinations for our rooms.

Ralph Lauren also sells all kinds of linens as well. Like towels, and bed sheets. I don't think they are the only brand that has decided selling life styles is more profitable than just dinky products.

That said, I'm sure it's nice paint.

The Behr paint app is fantastic. I've already put it to use, and I like the colour suggestions. Good link.

Actually, I have to say this is the third time I've used Ralph Lauren paint (which you can get at Home Depot) and the results are wonderful. I'm not sure what they do, but RL paint is really well made. Goes on very even, and is quite rich.

The Behr color workbook is great. I've used it before and gotten some nice suggestions from it. The only problem I have with it though is that it gives you Behr paint colors and I absolutely HATE Behr paint. Although I ended up going to Lowe's and picking up the suggested paint chips and then taking them to sherwin-williams for matching. Behr paint is thick and difficult to spread and tends to pill up on a roller. Just a warning. Took almost 2 gallons to paint a room with Behr where one would normally suffice.

getting paint for my place and after returning from HD with chips i recently checked out behr's color workbook as well and was quite impressed. i am going with "japanese fern" from behr this time since it's affordable (i'm unemployed) and available at HD, and because their web site is so nice :) . pratt & lambert is my all-time favorite however. they make excellent paints with wonderful colors (and names) but quite expensive. i'm disappointed that their online presence is so lacking. and fyi, i tried martha stewart brand paint many years ago. it is awful -- thin with awful application qualities.

There is also an expensive line of British paint made by Farrow & Ball. They will send you colour chips in the mail (go to www.farrow-ball.com and request it). The colours are wonderful and historical, with interesting names like "Dead Salmon". Even if you don't plan to paint anything, it's pleasing to look at these colour chips and their descriptions.

Dude, the site looks so hype! AMAZING, all I have to say!

Abhi kicks ass!

I HATED the BEHR paint also. I had to use 1 1/2 gallons of paint to cover two walls in a deep burgundy. Then when I pulled the tape off the ceiling the paint pulled with it. I would and will not use it or recommend it.

Absolutely brilliant....keep it going!!

Get a non-digital SLR!!! Then you can shoot diffrent ISO speeds, and positive/slide film!

film-for-life!

I have a digital, but I hate it :\

I was planning to get a dig cam too...this sounds very basic....but the pics are amazin...might check it out.

Nice one tuhin...

One of the best introductions to 'Hinduism' is a little gem of a book called 'Hinduism' by K. M. Sen (grandfather of the illustrious and Nobel-worthy Amartya Sen). One of the chapters in the book (chapter 2) is devoted to answering the question whether hinduism was a monotheistic or polytheistic religion. The book also traces the history of the religion and very succinctly and lucidly discusses various concepts such as 'dharma' and 'karma' which with particular resonances have come to be associated with hinduism. The book is simple, non-partisan and short. A must read.

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Where can I find Ralph Lauren's new tropical paint line???????????

I WOULD NOT RECOMMMEND ANY ONE WASTE THEIR MONEY ON RALPH LAUREN PAINT. IT IS AN INFERIOR PAINT AND DOES NOT DO A GOOD JOB AS WELL. BESIDES IF YOU CALL THE PAINT CO. YOU WILL FIND THAT IT IS GLIDDEN PAINT CO YOU ARE TALKING TO SO SAVE YOUR MONEY AND BUY REGULAR GLIDDEN.

I agree w/ the Behr paint haters. I've been a professional painter for about 15 years and as far as I'm concerned, the Behr is not even actually paint. I'm not sure what it really is but paint it ain't. The flat or satin Behr is borderline acceptable maybe, but the eggshell, semi, and God help you, gloss are simply some bogus gooey chemical formulation that is overhyped and grossly overpriced. I once charged extra to work with it. I now just refuse to have anything to do with it.
Behr bites!

#1 .... I hate painting but refuse to hire a professional painter because they make more per hour than I do (Registered Nurse). I found that Behr ceiling paint produces unacceptable results ... I wanted something that would cover in "ONE" coat with the remote possibility of "TWO"coats .... I did two coats on my living room and it looks like maybe THREE will be needed ..... Of course Home Depot staff said "Oh you should have used a sealer" ... so on my dining ceiling I did use a sealer .... and that too looks like it needs a THIRD coat ..... I will be returning the unopened ceiling paint I have left from Home Depot and seeking something much better!!!!

you shouldn't have to seal a ceiling. some people even use a good primer if the colors nice and dont even put paint over it. when you paint a ceiling, my friend who painted for a living said, to go in one direction then the other for the second coat, seems to work well. I like Sw paint but they do have different grades. So pay a little more and save some time. I do color matching for those who need a little help so be aware that if you by a quart to test the color it might not be the same in the gallon, thats been my experiance.

Really like the Ralph Lauren color palettes, but I have taken the color chips to Ace Hardware to match. They do a great job matching the color and their interior wall paints are excellent to apply and have good coverage.