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Havana Del Alma 1920's Colors

  

It is said that that a life of good fortune, or privilege, is a charmed life.

Such is the case behind the inspiration of the 2011 Devine Colors Well Traveled Collection:
Havana Del Alma circa 1920’s.

Through her own charm, Maria Calvo captivated the hearts and minds of powerful men, which brought her good fortune. But it was her independent spirit and passion for driving cars that immortalized her and made her the Cuban legend known as The Macorina. I believe that beautiful color in a home is a way to bring good fortune into your environment. Repaint a room with one of our new colors that celebrated the life and times of a 1920’s tropical paradise with its passionate hues and roaring pursuits.

Well Traveled Paint Colors

COLORS WELL TRAVELED COLOR COLLECTION

All color already exists, but it is the interpretation of color that makes it new, and fresh, over and over again. My goal is to continue to make my interpretation of color feel so personal to you that the colors call you by your name.

Our Colors Well Traveled™ Collections come, go, and stay. The idea behind a revolving ten-color palette is that these designer colors are a fresh way to introduce ethnic, pop, and historic cultural references into your home. The colors are “Devinized”. I re-size the colors to be large without being loud, because I believe that wall colors should not drown-out little colors scattered around a room and they must make natural wood colors look radiant so I deconstruct and reconstruct cultural color palettes to have the same Devine Color® temperament you can trust and count on. Once the colors retire, they are still available in gallons, quarts, and drum formulas. As far as color tools go, the hand-daubed palette will always be available. Mini-Paint Pouches and Paint Pages are discontinued so you will only be able to sample the color through quarts.

Flora-Fauna Paint Colors

devinegreen: FLORA FAUNA COLOR COLLECTION

Our 42 designer ‘Green’ color collection, mixed in our 99% VOC FREE devinegreen: Breathable Wall Finish brings color luxury to a ‘Green’ market that is defined by materials that are recycled, improve air quality, and are energy efficient. These colors are rich and highly saturated while maintaining a very LOW VOC value. The number generally accepted for a low-VOC paint is less than 50 grams per liter; a zero-VOC paint has fewer than 5 grams per liter. (All Devine Color products are less than 50 and devinegreen is only 1.4. grams per liter)

Trend-Proof Paint Colors

With only six colors in the rainbow mankind searches constantly through hundreds of variations for the right one. We have the right ones for walls. Just like navy blue should not be a lipstick color, there are many color variations that shouldn’t be on walls.

It is the practical side of women that wants paint colors that make it easy to decide upon, and make it easy to happen. We want paint colors to look right the first time, and why not? These colors have their own voice—tried and true—and the minute you use the palettes in your home they will speak louder than words.

How To Use Our Color Palettes

Our designer Trend-proof Color Collection™ is truly trend-proof. How do I know this? Because when I went to Ireland four years ago to launch these colors, they were the perfect compliment to a 200-year-old wall tapestry. Their time-travel versatility was evident—I was not around 200 years ago, but these colors were. These trend-proof 128 colors are eternal works of art that allow your walls to become a cohesive background for colors to come and go. The way I placed each color in each family lets you view our colors in a group that helps your eyes differentiate between the colors you want and the colors you don’t want.