Garage makeover

Our garage is starting to look more finished these days. And unfortunately my digital SLR camera is broken so I had to take pictures with my phone instead and use Blogger on my phone which doesn't allow me to write content next to the photos. So you'll see the After photos first and the Before photos last. We still need a refrigerator that will go where the small white trash can is and a utility sink that will go to the left of the stair case. It's currently plumbed but we need to find a nice sink.  Also we may want to add a stain to the floor as well. But we know this will be a huge undertaking.
The walls and ceilings were primed and painted with 50% Benjamin Moore's Gray Owl. The cabinets were found at the Habitat Restore and were cleaned, sanded, primed and painted with Annie Sloan's Graphite and the inside doors were painted with Annie Sloan's Duck Egg. The bookcase is also from the Habitat Restore and painted Graphite as well. Joe installed the shelving system above the garage door using wood painted white and a track system with metal brackets from Lowe's. All of the white storage bins are Brute white 20 gallon bins. The countertop was made from pine and stained and sealed in a natural wood stain. The sputnik light fixtures are from Joss and Main. We hung curtains over the  storage area where we store all of our camping gear. Out in the backyard Joe built a cute gray metal storage shed for all of our lawn equipment.
We hope you enjoy these photos!
xo
Cathleen

Painting a garage entry

Well we're almost done unpacking! And projects are under way in the new house. We couldn't wait to get started and we've been painting, sanding, wood cutting fools for the past two weeks.  One of the first things I did because it was easy enough, was stain the staircase in the garage and paint the inside garage door.  Here is a before shot of the bare wood.

I added Minwax Wood Finish stain in Ebony.

I applied it with a brush and let it dry for a day and then added 2 coats of water based Minwax polycrylic polyurethane in a semi-gloss finish. I sanded between coats.  My puppy looks out into the garage to see what I'm doing. Don't worry, it's dry!

The door got two coats of Valspar's Sea Sparkle in a satin finish. It happened to be one of the paints we took with us that I never got around to using.

The bookcase fit perectly in this space. I found it at the Habitat for Humanity Restore for $25. I was going to use it in the house, but decided we needed garage organization stat!  If you notice the garage walls are unfinished.  At some point down the road we'd like to paint the walls and add rafters, shelves, and some cabinets.

I'm happy to have finally found some time to write and hope to keep sharing these little (and bigger) projects with you.

xo
Cathleen