December 11, 2009

The Hallway, Part XII

The painters have been at this project for two weeks now, and they’re just coming into the home stretch. Since we had a wee bit of money left in the budget, we have asked them to paint a small hallway outside the CEO’s office.

One of the hardest part of the job is painting all of the balusters. All 102 of them! Plus the large newel post at the bottom of the stairs. We asked them to also paint the trim on the stairs. stairs 009Lest you think we’re painting over good old wood, we aren’t. We’re painting over a ghastly flat dark brown paint that didn’t show any of the detail of the trim or the spindles. stairs 002 The dark paint made the staircase seem a lot darker than it really is, and the difference that just the first coat of white base paint has made is amazing.

Because the spindles are turned and the angle of the stairs is steep, the job is difficult and the paint can’t be sprayed. stairs 012Our painters, Sherwin and Craig at ProDec Finishes, have been a treat to work with. They have been super accommodating to everyone who is going up and down the stairs dozens times a day and are ultra-pleasant have around the house!stairs 014 Thanks guys.

9 comments:

  1. That white makes a tremendous difference. (Of course, you can't go wrong with silver sage, either). What a wonderful transformation. Love those painters!

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  2. It's gorgeous. And yes, I love hard workin' men.

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  3. you can actually SEE the stairs now! amazing!!!!!!!!! cant wait to see the entire space. so far, so great!

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  4. looking great of course -white paint is the #1 easiest fixer upper!

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  5. Meg, it looks great! Can't wait to see them finished, the white is such an improvement!

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  6. So glad all is going well. Any job goes better when the workers do a great job and are pleasant. I hope these guys get lots of jobs in your area because of the professional job they are doing. They deserve it! Nice of you to feature them, Meg.

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  7. Coming together beautifully! Projects take a lot of patience at times, in the end it will be worth it!

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  8. It will look fantastic Meg...such a difference when you change the brown to white, xv.

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  9. such a difference the white balusters make! yay for a new look!

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