18 — Friday, February 15, 1991 - North Shore News

ADVERTISE MEST

Benjamin Moore & Co,one cal innovation which lets the mand by consumers wishing
of the country’s leading consumer"paint”ahouseon to experiment with color
moamufactureis of paint. has avideoscreenbeforeapaint combinations, and with over
overcome the paint shop- can is opened. eighteen hundred Benjamin
per's toughest task: trying to North Shore Decorating Moore colors to choose from,
visualize how their personal Centre has announced the they should be able to find
color choices would actually arrival of this incredible just the ones they‘re looking
look in or on their home The video system in their store for According to Brian
solution: Moore's Video Color Moore's Video Color Planner Clarkson of North Shore
Planner, an exciting techni- isexpectedtobeingreatde- Decorating Centre. Moore's

Video Color Planner is simple
to use Customers select a
photo image of a home that
closely resembles their own
from a wide variety of in-
teriors and exteriors, ranging
from traditional, to country, to
contemporary. Then the fun

They can choose any col-
or from Benjamin Moore's
huge selection and instantly
see how it will look on the ex-
ferior of the house Siding. trim,
window frames, garage
doors and other details can
all be “painted”: Compared
to just looking at a flat paint
chip, the colois on the video
screen appear in both light
and shadow which gives the
viewer a more realistic idea
of how the color will look
when it's applied to the

ouse.

‘It gives people a feel-
ing of confidence in
the colors they have

chosen before any
paint is purchased.”

For interiors, Moore's Video
Color Planned displays
various styles of living rooms,
dining rooms bedrooms, kit-
chens, baths, playrooms,
hallways, entrances, home of-
fices and dens The customer
can change the color of fur-
niture, carpeting, drapes and
accessories as well as walls,
ceilings, doors and trim. If in-
spiration is needed, a variety
of pre-selected color com-
binations is available which
wele created by Benamin
Moore’s renowned color
stylist. Ken Charbonneau.

Once colors are chosen, a
printout lists the final color
selection as well as ap-
propriate primers and _ top-
coats needed io paint the
various surfaces.

Moore's Video Color Plan-
ner is a great addition to the
service we provide our
customers’ commented Brian
Clarkson. “It gives people a
feeling of confidence in the
colors they have chosen
before any paint is purchas-
ed”

“For selecting color’ Brian
reiterated, “Moore's Video
Color Plcmner is just the ticket!
We're excited about it!”

For further information on
Moore's Video Color Planner,
visit North Shore Decorating
Centre at 1420 Lonsdale Ave.
in North Vancouver or call
986-1420.

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OUR COLOR
MATCHING EXPERT

So you think you've got a hard-to-
match color? Moore’s Computer

challenge! Just bring in your
sample — whether it's fabric,
wallpaper or almost any
decorating material — and our
computer will give you an accurate
paint-color match in minutes.