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A Seattle-based paint company
Seattle · Architectural Paint & Specialty Finishes

Paint developed around color and space

Architectural paint, specialty finishes, custom colors, and hand-painted samples for residential and commercial projects.

Seattle made Paint, custom colors, and physical samples produced through our Seattle operation.
512 colors A complete architectural palette organized for practical color selection.
Painted, not printed Physical samples made with the actual paint or specialty finish.
Custom standards retained Approved custom colors are archived with a physical painted master.
National project support Products, samples, and guidance for projects throughout the United States.
Complete hand-painted Paint Laboratory color Fandeck
PAINTed > Printed

Start with the actual color and finish

Every physical sample we produce is painted with the actual paint or specialty finish. A screen is useful for finding a direction, but it cannot reproduce pigment, sheen, texture, or changing light the way a painted sample can.

We also keep a physical painted standard for approved custom colors, giving future phases, touch-ups, and reorders a real reference rather than a formula alone.

Chips 3 × 3 inches for comparing standard colors.
Brushouts 8 × 11 inches for larger color and finish review.
Test Pots Liquid paint for testing application and substrate.
Fandecks The complete portable 512-color palette.
Explore Samples
Dark architectural interior and staircase finished with Paint Laboratory coatings
Seattle base · National projects

From the first sample to the finished space

Different surfaces and visual goals require different coatings. We make architectural paint, develop custom colors and finishes, and support the people specifying and applying them.

Architectural Paint

Low-VOC Interior, Exterior, Super acrylic enamel, primers, and purpose-built coatings for the surfaces throughout a project.

Paint & Primer

Custom Color

Colors developed from paint, fabric, wallcovering, stone, tile, wood, and other physical materials, then retained for future production.

Custom Color Matching

Trade & Project Support

Preferred professional pricing, physical samples, technical guidance, finish development, and continuity across later phases and reorders.

Trade Program