One PPG Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15272
Tel: (888) PPG-IDEA (774-4332)
Fax: (888) 434-3127
Web site: http://www.ppgideascapes.com
4 Kenview Boulevard
Brampton, Ontario L6T 5E4
Tel: (905) 790-5336
Technical Service: 1-800-441-9695
PPG & Fallingwater
When the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, a leading conservation organization and owner of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater needed to restore this international icon, they chose PPG coatings. PPG’s Perma-Crete® Alkali Resistant Primer and Manor Hall® Timeless® topcoats were chosen for this exterior restoration challenge because of their extreme durability and low VOC content. Pittsburgh® Paints Pure Performance® from PPG was used throughout the interior due to its zero VOC content and its full range of color.
Fallingwater Inspired Colors:
Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright, authenticated by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, and drawn exclusively from the PPG Voice of Color Collection.
Color #6432-7
Often referred to as Cherokee red, this color was said to be Frank Lloyd Wright’s personal favorite. It is perhaps the most famous color at Fallingwater, and was used to coat most of the home’s metal and ironwork. Wright is said to have limited his use of Cherokee red at Fallingwater to metal accents because steel and iron are products of iron are created through fire.
Color #319-5
This light ochre represents the color on the concrete walls inside and outside Fallingwater. Wright chose this color because it is reminiscent of the “sere” (or dying) leaves of the rhododendron, which are in great abundance at the Fallingwater site.
Color #554-6
This lava gray trim coat is featured on the screens covering the windows at Fallingwater.
Color #216-5
Evident throughout Fallingwater, in the kitchen—on the cabinets and countertops—and accent pillows on the cantilevered couches in the living room. This golden hue was chosen to accentuate the natural colors invading the home from the surrounding wilderness.
Color #512-7
Chosen to replicate the moss-covered tree trunks resulting from Fallingwater’s majestic setting above Bear Run.
Color #’s 515-4, 516-3 and 525-5
Many of Fallingwater’s interior walls, floors and structural elements are built from rocks quarried near its isolated Western Pennsylvania site. These three colors represent the multi-colored stone seen throughout the home and property.
Color #233-7
This bright, red color is also drawn from another fabric at Fallingwater, specifically the additional accent pillows on the cantilevered couches.
Color #523-7
In the winter, Fallingwater’s fallen rhododendron leaves ripen to create the rich, chocolate-brown ground cover recalled by this color.
Color #414-4
This color was selected because it closely matches the fabric on the cantilevered couches in the living room. Plain, unpatterned furniture coverings were purposely chosen to complement window views of the Fallingwater’s natural setting.
Color #308-7
Representative of the live rhododendron leaf that is seen extensively at Fallingwater. During the spring and summer, the vast bank of windows in Fallingwater’s main living room allow this rich green color to infiltrate the living space.
Color #550-7
This warm, blue shade is reminiscent of the famous, fast-rushing creek that continually crashes and flows beneath Fallingwater.
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