A Minute at RepcoLite Paints

Transcript: (original airdate: 10/18/22) Benjamin Moore’s Color of the Year for 2023 is a red orange called Raspberry Blush. What do you think of the choice? I’m Dan Hansen and this is a minute at RepcoLite. Now, some of you have no idea about the color of the year and you just don’t care. Others are hating on it. And of course, others are saying it’s the best choice in years.  But if you’re...

Transcript: (Original airdate: 10/17/22) Benjamin Moore just released their Color of the Year for 2023 and it's a doozy. I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite. The color this year is called Raspberry Blush and to quote from Benjamin Moore’s website, it’s an “unapologetic shade of red orange that had them thinking bold, bolder, boldest.” And that's just the Color of the Year. Much of the...

Transcript: A growing number of contractors are realizing the benefits of using a bathroom paint throughout the whole house. I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite. We’ve been talking about Aura Bath and Spa from Benjamin Moore. It’s a matte finish bathroom paint and really, it’s the best bathroom paint you can buy. If a bathroom repaint is on your list of to-do’s you don’t need to look...

Transcript: Remember the TV show MacGyver? He was well-known for using items in unintended manners to solve problems. Turns out, you can MacGyver your way out of some paint dilemmas with Aura Bath and Spa. I’m Dan Hansen and this is a minute at RepcoLite. Here’s the scoop. Aura Bath and Spa is a matte finish bathroom paint–and that matte finish is actually LESS SHINY than regular Aura Matte. Yet,...

Transcript: Last time I told you how my family is watching MacGyver – the old television show from my childhood. I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite. Now, the whole point of last time’s spot was to point out how MacGyver’s claim to fame was his ability to take normal, everyday items and use them in unusual manners to solve whatever that week’s current dilemma was.  Well, I ended...

Transcript: We’ve been watching MacGyver. Old school MacGyver. I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite. When I was in high school, my favorite show was MacGyver. I loved everything about it. I wanted to look like MacGyver, have hair like MacGyver, act like MacGyver and be cool like MacGyver. I really wish, after saying all that that I could say it was MIDDLE SCHOOL that these fanboy ideas...

Transcript: Are you dealing with the winter blues?  Maybe some planning will help. I’m Dan Hansen and this is a minute at RepcoLite. OK. Here’s how it works for me: the projects I plan for always turn out better than the ones that I jump into on the spur of the moment. I also find that the planning part of things is usually quite fun–it’s the time when I’m envisioning what I could do–but with...

Transcript: Last time I told you that winter was winning in my home. Today, let’s get to the paint point. I’m Dan Hansen and this is a minute at RepcoLite. Everyone in my house is just slightly on edge–slightly amped up. It happens every year around this time and I know what it is – the winter blues, cabin fever . . . whatever you want to call it. We’ve enjoyed the winter for what it was . . . but...

Transcript: Grand Rapids [00:00 - 01:00] How has winter been treating you? I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite. I’ll be honest. My family and I are a little twitchy. I think winter is winning. Either that or we’re just all becoming jerks. It’s crazy. We sit around the table and everything seems fine until someone asks someone else to pass the ketchup, but uses a tone. I hope you know...

Transcript: This January, all of the Teknicolor Paints stores became RepcoLite stores. But what in the world does that mean? I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite. OK. The big question here is who is RepcoLite? The easy answer is that RepcoLite is a paint manufacturer based in Holland, Michigan. We’ve been in business since 1946 and have 9 locations in West Michigan. We are the state’s...

Transcript: GRAND RAPIDS VERSION: [00:00 - 01:00] Many of you have heard these radio spots daily for years. But how much do you know about RepcoLite as a company? I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite. Well, to start with, here’s a quick rundown: RepcoLite’s a paint store helping professional contractors and DIYers. That’s easy. We all knew that. With the purchase of Teknicolor Paints i...

Transcript: My family spent the weekend laughing about one of their favorite winter memories.  I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite. It happened many years back on a snowy February night. My daughter Tessa was about five and she tossed a little microwavable heating pad into the microwave. Unfortunately, she set it for 20 minutes rather than the usual 2 minutes. Also unfortunately,...

Transcript: We’re seeing a trend towards bolder, brighter colors in interior spaces. That can add a lot of life to your design . . . but it can also really stress you out trying to make the right choice. I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite. To help with that, we’ve been talking about some simple tips that will help you find the right color. If you missed them, head to repcolite.com an...

Transcript: Working with colors in our decorating can be fun . . . and it can also really, really frustrate us! I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite. We’ve been talking about how bold paint colors can give us some trouble when we’re painting. We see them on small chips or in photographs and they look great. Then we see them on our walls and we find ourselves immersed in all that color...

Transcript: Nothing changes how a room feels the way paint can–a new color on the wall changes everything. You just want to make sure it’s the right color . . . so it changes everything in the right direction. I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite. We’ve been talking about some tips and tricks to employ when working with color in your decorating. Here’s another one: when you’re looking...

Transcript: Have you ever picked a color off a color chip and then, once you painted your room, found yourself questioning your sanity? I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite.  It’s a common occurrence and it happens because of scale–color on a small chip looks much less intense than it will look on your walls. Once you have MORE of the color and have that color on ALL your walls, y...

Transcript: Recently I ran into someone who had chosen some bold colors for her home only to find that they were WAY too much for her space. I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite. What was most confusing to her about this was that she had see pictures of the colors in various rooms and they all looked great. Then she saw the colors in her room and it was like the face of the sun. What h...

Transcript: Working with bold colors. It’s not always easy. I’m Dan Hansen and this is a minute at RepcoLite. I was just speaking with someone who had been checking out Benjamin Moore’s color trends for 2023. Now, the color trends guide is simply a collection of colors that Benjamin Moore publishes every year. It’s always connected with their color of the year. This year, it’s a strange collection...

Transcript: Here’s a great quote I heard the other day: Before I heard a bunch of opinions, I had an idea. I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite. Now, I heard that from a friend who’s building a new house. And she used it when explaining why she refused to ask for advice for her project on social media. She didnt’ want to be inundated with opinions that blurred her focus. And the concep...

Transcript: We’re working our way through some things to do when you ask for advice to make sure you get the best results possible.  I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite.  Alright, today’s tip is this: when you ask for advice, Don’t Ask Everyone! More opinions are not BETTER. We covered the first reason this is true yesterday. Today, let’s hit the second. And it’s simply this...

Transcript: We’re working our way through some things to do when you ask for advice to make sure you get the best results possible.  I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite.  Alright, today’s tip is this: when you ask for advice, Don’t Ask Everyone! More opinions are not BETTER and there are a number of reasons: First, asking more people for their ideas means there is going to b...

Transcript: Asking for advice can be a double-edged sword! But there are things you can do to make sure it’s as positive a process as possible. I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite. Alright, yesterday we said that the first thing to do is make sure it’s really advice you’re after and not just affirmation. The next thing you need to do is figure out if you're asking for a subjective or...

Transcript: If you want the best experience when seeking other people’s opinions, start by asking yourself: What am I REALLY looking for here? Advice or Affirmation?  I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite. Really asking for advice means you're seriously interested in the feedback from the other person and fully intend to consider implementing what they recommend. It means you know...

Transcript: Asking for advice can sometimes help us clarify the direction we want to go. It can also often make us defensive, angry, and confused! I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite. I see it all the time on social media. Someone posts a picture of the kitchen cabinets in their home along with a couple different color swatches and asks the masses: what do you think’s the best color f...

Transcript: I remember years back when I was at Grand Valley. There was a particular writing assignment that I thought I nailed. I’m Dan Hansen and this is a Minute at RepcoLite. I felt the paper I wrote was brilliant and so . . . like an idiot . . . I brought what I called a ROUGH DRAFT into work one day to let other people I respected look it over.  I SAID it was a rough draft and that I wa...