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Testing. Testing. 1.2.3…

Solve your wall colour woes with a

handy Plascon tester pot!

he most difficult part about craft project, a Plascon Tester Pot is just
revamping your walls is not the thing if you’re needing a small amount
Tapplying the paint, it’s choosing of paint.
the colour! It’s a problem many of us share. If you are renovating, then the handiest
Hardware retailers will tell you that the way to combine sourcing new colourways
Number One cause for paint returns by and updating your furniture pieces and
customers is an incorrect colour choice. home decor accessories is to visit Decorex
Lighting, and even the time of day, all Joburg at the Sandton Convention Centre
affect how colour appears. The colour from 28-31 July 2022. Here, Plascon will
swatch might have looked good as a have a welcoming stand presence where
small block of colour, but when applied you can both speak to their helpful paint
to the walls of YOUR home, the colour is advice experts and purchase a Plascon
suddenly too dark, or doesn’t quite match Tester Pot, or two, to take home. This is
the furniture … the first time that Plascon has added this
Many of us know this scenario all exciting retail dimension to its presence
too well – along with the expense, extra at Decorex, having been a longstanding
time, and bother involved in rectifying a supporter of the show over the decades. come to life in your home. Plascon’s new
“mistake”. Colour experts advise choosing “We are always looking for innovative winter “Grounded” palette features a
a shade lighter than the one you have ways to make the experience at Decorex bouquet of earth-inspired colours that OPEN CALL TO THE PUBLIC
fallen in love with as it may appear darker one to remember for both the trade and bring our famed bushveld and savannah
over a larger expanse; they also advise the public,” notes Suvasin Moodley, head landscapes directly to mind. The
using darker colours in rooms that are of decorative marketing at Plascon. Grounded colours are fantastic to use as You are invited to take inspiration from IN-MOTION: Art of the
well lit by natural light. “We encourage people to do a test patch stand-alone notes, feature wall moments Space Age and create responsive works to be submitted for
But there’s an easier way to help by painting the chosen colour on the wall of interest, and even, in combination with a group exhibition at the Jan Rupert Art Centre, Graaff-Reinet.
safeguard your choice: Plascon Tester or piece of furniture as the colour chart one another.
Pots! Each pot is a dinky-sized dose of samples are fairly small and don’t allow With Plascon’s colour advice team on
paint choice relief. You can purchase a for changing light or the overall look the ready to help make the perfect colour For more information visit www.rupertmuseum.org
small amount of paint and create one or of the room that is being redecorated,” match for you, this sometimes-daunting
a few larger swatch patches on your walls Moodley continues. task can be ticked off your to-do list! dw Stellentia Road, Stellenbosch
before you commit to painting the entire Plascon has also introduced seasonal Tue – Fri: 10:00 – 17:00 | Sat – Sun: 10:00 – 16:00
room. And if you’re busy with a DIY or colour palettes that can make any season www.plascon.com opencall@rupertmuseum.org | 021 888 3344

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