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Commercial Exterior Color Design

The Old Spaghetti Factory International Corporate Offices and Restaurant on the left: before right: after repainting in Art First Colors
The Old Spaghetti Factory flagship building, the original destination at the South Waterfront on the Willamette. Blue ceramic roof tiles were custom made in Japan and shipped to Portland for installation. However, the monotone white paint scheme did nothing to distinguish the unique architecture. Mary McMurray's new multi-color paint design defines and enhances the textural nuances of this popular site.
left: before right and below: after repainting

	Left: Concourse colors. For P.G.E. Park, the historic Civic Stadium, we selected vibrant shades of green, with accents of red, green and gold, to orient the audience toward dining, beverage, and lounge areas.

before	after
	The Hawthorne Wellness Clinic in its comforting new colors.

before The Grand Stable and Carriage Building, built in 1885, and its adjoining Annex to the South, built in 1894, are on the National Register of Historic Places. after

The cast-iron facade on the older building is now beautifully highlighted with our historically appropriate color design. Its sister annex, with a more contemporary look, blends engagingly in thoughtfully selected hues and tones.

The Multnomah County Animal shelter is transformed by paint from a bleak prison to a welcoming home. And we selected the fabric for the awning to link the existing signage color with the new look.  before	after

1039 NW Glisan, Portland. New paint colors attract clients to the art gallery and retail shops in this Pearl District structure, a welcome change from the previous gray paint.

The new paint and awning colors of the BASCO Appliance Showroom, Portland.   Art First also did the interior of the BASCO Showroom Below right: the scene before the color detective arrived.
Other commercial exterior clients include: Stellar Coffee The Klondike Restaurant, St Helens Quantum Residential, Portland and Eugene The Hollywood Theatre, Portland

Portland Marble Works proud new colors.

The Zinc Bistrot N.W. 21st Ave, Portland. Exterior and interior color design, including the red and white diamond window graphic that provides a modesty panel for diners inside. See article In the Media.

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