1StGenCL

Gorgeous Jason, excited to see the progress!

CCColtsicehockey

It is definitely an issue and really not 100% sure how to make it look all that great since the trees are so tall. Once the heat is over in the fall the Tulip Poplar will get limbed up some but it also provides shade on the driveway. The other tree on the right that you circled is a Wild Dogwood which I love. It will also get trimmed in the fall as it really took off this spring and now I can't even move under it. It will get trimmed a lot less though as I don't like to limb Dogwood unless absolutely necessary. I do wish it was in a better spot but it was there when I got the house.

In my head I have actually considered taking everything out but the dogwood and putting some boulders and smaller flower plants in the bed even. I would hate to lose all that shade though as the sun is brutal on the front of the house.

rockstar143

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I don't see it as a problem.
I like nature.

SamDoe1

I think it'll look fine once you bring the canopy up a bit. Shade is huge.

Either that or have them cut down, slab the wood, and make some sweet furniture with it.

CCColtsicehockey

I mean one of the reason I bought the property years ago in the first place is how wooded it is so yes I like having trees around and wish I could plant more on the one side yard but the septic system is there and they don't take to trees very well.

CCColtsicehockey

At the end of last week while I was out of town they got all the mud sanded down the last time before priming.



I have managed to narrow my colors down to two for inside the garage. They are even part of the same color family. In this picture, they are the two middle colors. I was originally leaning toward the darker of the two but not sure if it is too dark. The right tile is the loft floor tile and the two metal samples are from NewAge Pro cabinets. The wood is the accent wall wood that will cover the entire corner section wall of the garage as well as the focal wall in the loft.



Two colors in the garage


Two colors in the loft






Today they moved on to priming so they can do the final inspection of any remaining mud work afterwards.

1StGenCL

Clear cut the yard.

rockstar143

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Pat hittin the Zima again

1StGenCL

Nothing like waking up and starting with an ice cold Zima.

CCColtsicehockey

Damn haven't heard of that in a while.

CCColtsicehockey

These guys really don't take holidays. They ended up finishing the primer on the 4th of July.





bathroom seems a lot more spacious for the time being while it is white. Will get awful closed in once it is grey and has the vanity and network cabinet.



They primed the ceiling but still need to come back and caulk all the zip panel before priming it





Over the holiday weekend then I got some of my last bits of work done. The biggest one was putting up my final two colors for test on a much bigger surface area. AC-26 Huskie Gray on the left and AC-25 Silver Chain on the right.







I like the darker color a lot tone wise but I am worried it will be too dark in a working garage. The plan is to paint everything in the building the same color due to the vaulted ceilings and the one back wall going all the way up the steps and into the loft. I am leaning towards the lighter color in regard to light reflective values. I would be lying though if I said I was remotely close on picking one or the other and I really need to make the decision like yesterday.





I was also able to wrap up almost the last of the wiring. I got the last section of the MC cable for the air compressor last minute circuit in the wall.



This section under the stairs the platform will get boxed in straight up to the stair bottom so the wires coming out will be hidden. The underside also still needs to be insulated as well before the rest of the zip goes in. Might leave that to the very end as I don't care if it gets painted and I want to install stair lights after the stairs are stained. You can also see the white wires for the blinds. After figuring out the size of the Lutron control box I will eventually use this seemed like the best place to put them. They will be right above the hot water heater.







Caught this guy out on the porch hunting something while I was inside watching F1 that weekend.

BreezyTL

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I would personally go for the lighter "silver chain" to keep it as light as possible. Now in the "Lounge" upstairs, that is where I would use some darker tones for a more relaxed feel, possible accent wall to offset some color. Looks great though!

SamDoe1

^ This.

CCColtsicehockey

This is only the wall around the door will be painted in the loft as well as the 2ft wall coming down from the ceiling and then the ceiling.


The rest of the walls will either be glass or the wood I pictured in the samples photo earlier. With the glass going right to the edge in most instances I was thinking it made the most sense to keep the same colors inside and outside of the loft.

SamDoe1

My suggestion doesn't change. Pick a darker color that complements the wood and make sure you have a fuckload of lights in that room.