When renovating, often one of the first questions asked is “What color should we paint it?” Many home professionals feel that a house is incomplete until it has been painted: the frame and drywall are necessary, but those layers of color bring life and personality to the home. Not to mention, that step is simply fun. Whether you want a tranquil blue for the bedroom or a warm red for the kitchen, you get to choose the exact style and tone that will make your house a home.
So when your walls seem a bit dull, why not try a Pennsylvania-based paint to rejuvenate your remodel? Olympic Paints were created and are produced by Pittsburgh Plate Glass Industries, or PPG. PPG was founded in 1883 by Captain John B. Ford and John Pitcairn in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The pair began in the glass-making business and expanded rather quickly to producing paint, since the distribution for both products was similar.
Throughout the 1900s, PPG acted as a leader of innovation by creating glass for planes used in World War II, a car coating meant to eliminate rust, and even printing material for passports and other items. Today, the business is recognized as the largest coating company in the world and is ranked at 182 on the Fortune 500 list. PPG Industries maintains over forty thousand employees worldwide with a majority of manufacturing occurring in the United States and three of the four research facilities operating in Pennsylvania.
The company has also dontated over $5 million to charitable efforts through the PPG Industries Foundation and Global Charitable Contributions Program. The PPG Industries Foundation has been a partner to the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium for over a decade and, in November of 2014, donated over $55,000 to educational programs in the Pittsburgh area. One of the first recorded donations was in the late 1800s to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, which the company continues to support.
In 1938, PPG created Olympic Paints, which is now a leading brand of paints and stains. Olympic carries both interior and exterior products to complete any project in your home, from staining the deck to repainting the bathroom. Go bold, go neutral, or go natural–Olympic is there to kick your renovation into style.
Olympic Paints & Stains / www.olympic.com
