The garage has become more than just a place to park your car and store a few tools. Many of use use it as a utility room or want to create a space that is a bit more inviting and not always considered "dirty".
The first step in converting your garage into a more useable and appealing space is to redo the floors. Our friend Matt recently shared his process of installing an epoxy coating over his stained and chipped garage floor and so far he's very pleased with the results. Matt lives in Mesa, Arizona which has extreme summer temperatures (115 degrees+). Garage floors must withstand hot tires and not stick or melt in the heat.
For his garage floors Matt chose a local product, Veron Coating's Granite-Cote System, that simulates the look of granite or terrazzo flooring. He went with a medium brown base and paint chips in dark brown, cream, and black. Granite-Cote is a durable, chemical and abrasion resistant seamless system and is easy to clean. Perfect for a garage floor which must withstand a ton of abuse.
Here are the steps he took.
At the Builders Show this year, Sherwin Williams debuted some new interior colors but in a more innovative way than just sharing a bunch of swatches and samples.
They've curated a lookbook that contains four palettes of up to 11 colors that they feel would all compliment each other if you were to design a room based on them.
These palettes really range in look and of course you can deviate from them but we do like the sets they put together.
In a climate like Western Washington people are often wondering how to find house painters who can deal with wet wood and surfaces. Seattle is one of the wettest areas in the country you need to make sure your homes exterior is completely protected from the elements as best as possible. Water is the most difficult element to protect from and because many Seattle homes are very old, the wood is often times rotted and the siding is in bad shape.
When painting a home the surfaces should be clean and completely dry which is difficult to do in a wet climate, that's why it's important to take your time when selecting a house painter that isn't going to try and rush a job and also knows the materials he's working with from the paint to the surface to be painted.
Interior painters are not on most peoples speed dial as the process of painting a room is one of the most basic do-it-yourself jobs a homeowner can tackle and often times the most rewarding. From selecting the paint colors and finish to completing the paint job, you can make a dramatic change to a room without calling a soul.
But there are times when an interior paint job requires help from a third party either as a designer or labor. Finding a professional interior painter can seem daunting but if you know where to look you can mitigate your chances of coming across someone who doesn't do the job you want.
1. Referrals
As with selecting any contractor it always best to ask around. Friends, family, neighbors, the hardware store, usually make the best recommendations. Even with a family endorsement you should still check a painters referrals and do some basic Google searches as well as check with the Better Business Bureau.
2. Licensed and/or certified
Check with your States licensing board as these are all public knowledge and should be made available online. You can check for any contractors license.
