I have started to tackle the garage makeover, and the very first thing I needed to do was repair the unfinished drywall. Because there is so much junk in the garage, I decided I would tackle it wall-by-wall.
I mudded the joints and all the nail holes, first using the same hot mud method that I used in the MoneyPit 1.0 kitchen, and then with premixed joint compound (when I ran out of powdered setting compund.)
One thing I did do differently was buy an inside corner tool!
CHANGED.MY.LIFE.
Unlike the MoneyPit1.0, where I hand molded both interior and exterior corners using flat trowels, I had such long seams I decided to spend the $9 and try it out. IT was AWESOME! Even in tricky inside corners where three seams met, it made nice smooth lines:
Once the walls were taped, mudded and sanded I looked through my paint stash to see what I could use to paint the walls. I came upon 4 gallons of minty green paint (the same leftover paint i used on my test cabinet that became my workbench.) Since half were flat and half were eggshell I decided to mix all four gallons together to get one standard finish.
When I cracked some of those cans open they were not too pretty. At least a few of the cans hadn't been opened in nearly 15 years (based on the dates on the labels):
Fortunately they mixed together fine and went up without a problem but the pale green was awful. (I sorta knew it would be, but I was using the free paint instead of buying primer.)
For a final color I bought Martha Stewart's Sisal (which happens to be the exact same color as Benjamin Moore's Manchester Tan.)
It is one shade lighter than (and actually shares the paint chip with) Bleeker Beige (aka Martha Stewart's Buckwheat Flour.) That is the color I used in the bathroom and stairwell. I guess I'm not very daring.. or else I know what I like!
I love how it is looking. Tonight I am going to sit down and plan the new garage layout.
Stay tuned..
That looks fantastic! Thanks for all the great tips. Megan
ReplyDeleteOh wow! I have never done that! but I might need to do something like that soon! It looks great! Thanks for all the tips! Good info.
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love the one wall you have done! I need to do this to our garage...but it's so full of crap that I don't think I could even move it to paint!!! Maybe a little cleaning is in order!
ReplyDeleteHA HA I LOVE your blog name! I totally bought that movie for my hubs for Christmas this year because we bought a house this last summer, and we are completely renovating it!
ReplyDeleteAnyway I am coming over to say THANKS for the sweet note you left me about my Spring/Easter Decor! I hope to see you poking around again soon!!!
XOXO
Andrea
Welcome to blogging. The name of your blog is a hoot. Thanks for joining my newbie party. You need to add my link or button to your post. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new linky follower. Love your blog name :) Also living in a money pit. But...instead of doing drywall...we get to learn how to repair plaster :P The drywall looks terrific!
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