11.   Major paint companies are rushing to help the perpetually color-perplexed.

12.   Most paint companies offer a line of such paint.

13.   Ms. Bigelow, the only child of a manager of a paint company and a librarian, grew up in rural San Carlos, Calif., well, tall.

14.   Paint companies even have faux finishing kits on store shelves.

15.   Stains are the wave of the future, and the paint companies are ready to help.

16.   Stains usually yield to washing with detergent and water, power-washing, bleach and water, and special cleaners made by paint companies.

17.   The paint company released no news.

18.   The Web site is financed by paint companies that have been targets of lead litigation, including Sherwin-Williams.

19.   There are thousands of square feet taken up by paint ball companies.

20.   Zinsser, a large paint company, makes a special paint for applying paper over.