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On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 22:42:52 -0500, Mark Witczak
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I'm insulating the walls in my garage/workshop and just realized that
I'll need to paint the drywall when finished. So now the search is on
for a color. Everyone I know has a garage painted white.


I'm wondering if white is the best color available and what others have
done out there.

Thanks,
Mark


Somehow I find your question sort of sad. Have people become so
boring that they have to ask what color to paint, or so programmed
that they have to follow the latest trend?

as boring and programmed as you, your question, and posting name?




How about being unique, being individual, showing some personal
expression of yourself. Who cares if everyone paints white.
Personally, I think white is boring.However, as others said, it does
add some light. But you dont have to paint EVERYTHING white.
The house I used to own before I moved to a larger place, I had a
workshop in the basement. Cinder block walls. I decided the gray
block was dull and I wanted to liven it up the room, but not spend a
fortune. I first installed some white ceiling tile. Then I bought a
gallon of a light beige (off white) paint, and started at the top of
the walls. I never realized how much paint cinder block sucks up and
I ran out of paint after doing only the top 1/3 of the walls. It was
late at night, the stores were closed, and I was out of paint. I took
some old paint I had. Mixed some blues and greens and got a sort of
aqua color (all flat latex), and I painted the next 3 blocks down with
that stuff. That left the bottom two rows of blocks. I had a gallon
of a darker gray semi gloss porch and deck enamel. I splashed a few
brushfulls of that on the wall, and loved it. The bottom 2 blocks got
that gray. Not only did I love the colors, but that porch and deck
was real durable for those bottom blocks where all the abuse occurs to
walls.