About Us

WHO WE ARE: We are a specialty-paint and wall finishes store. Our emphasis is on unique finishes that one may not find in an average paint store. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff can guide you with selecting an inspired material, texture, and color for your space.
Initially, most of our business was assisting Architects and Designers navigate the often technical process of specialty finishes. We grew by word of mouth and eventually we began seeing more homeowners and contractors coming to our store/studio/lab. Now our clients are home owners, interior designers, contractors, architects and pretty much anyone who has a genuine interest in helping our environment. For more information please visit our new location 14705 Oxnard Boulevard, Van Nuys, CA 91411 / Opening Dec. 1st.

 

OUR PRODUCTS:
The products that we carry are highest quality and have a focus on sustainability and environmental responsibility. All of our products must have a proven track record for performance, aesthetics and user safety.
NATURAL PAINTS:
LIME WASH: Sydney Harbour Paint Company's Original Lime Wash is a unique lime based, NON-ACRYLIC coating blended with natural pigments that creates a soft weathered patina reminiscent of the wonderful finishes on the building of Tuscany, Portofino and other regions throughout the Mediterranean. We use slaked and aged lime that gives this finish its ageless beauty. It is a truly wonderful traditional material that mellows gradually while it wears away. Lime Wash also has hygienic properties and acts a mild fungicide due to its high PH. -Zero VOC

STONE PAINT: Derived from Renaissance painters who added marble dust to their paints to achieve a stronger more durable finish that allowed crisp clean colors. Provides an Absolute Matte Finish-Zero VOC

MILK PAINT: A completely natural and biodegradable finish. Mostly used on woodwork, furniture and indoor wood features.

SAFECOAT A zero VOC paint for people who desire a high level of indoor air quality. Does not off-gass or have any odor after application. PLASTER: Our all-natural plaster wall finishes include; Venetian plasters/ marble-flour and lime-putty plasters American Clay Plaster/ plaster made from clay. Japanese Sand Plaster/ sand and diatomaceous earth plaster that actually absorbs indoor air pollutants.

HERITAGE COLORS: We carry a wide range of heritage, restoration and specialty finishes: lime wash, liquid iron/instant rust and liquid copper/patina green, clay paint, milk paint, lime plaster.

INDOOR AIR QUALITY: For indoor air quality improvements we offer SAFECOAT carpet shampoo, carpet sealers, cleaning solutions, particle board and plywood sealers that prevent formaldehyde off-gassing.

SEALERS: When it comes to protecting wood, look no further than ac+dc! We carry natural wood finishes, non-toxic wood stain, plant oil-based sealers (oil used is from organically grown soy beans/ no petroleum), and sealers to prevent "off-gassing" from MDF/particle board/OSB or plywood.

For more information please call or stop by our showroom. We are conveniently located one mile from the 101 and 405 Freeways in the San Fernando Valley bordering Sherman Oaks, Studio City, and North Hollywood.

Additional info: Architectural Coatings + Design Center is able to provide you with the eco-alternatives you need. We would like to partner with you on any future projects and provide you with superior products and service. We offer Zero VOC and Low VOC paint in over 2000 stock colors and an infinite selection of custom matched colors. We can also match colors to any other paint company color-deck. We use a special ZERO VOC colorant to achieve paint colors so, unlike many other paint stores; we do not add any VOCs when we make a paint color.