CASE STUDY
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hris Jones of C.I.J Painting & Decorating Services sent us photos of a garage conversion he was recently asked to complete the decoration of. We were interested to learn more about the work involved, so got back in touch with him...
The best garage bar none? The private property in Hagley near Stourbridge, where I’m
Once the plastering had thoroughly dried for a few weeks I returned
based, recently had a unused triple garage and office space
to work on the ceiling, first with a mist coat and then spray finished using Dulux Trade Diamond Matt in Timeless, a very light neutral cream.
converted to become an entertaining and social space. As well as completing the decorating, I was also tasked with organising the carpenter, plasterer, pump and bar installers, which actually helped me keep things moving along and avoid unexpected waiting around for
After mist coating the walls, most of them were also finished using the same Dulux Timeless as the ceilings, but this time by brush and roller.
other trades to finish their parts. The rooms are part of a period cottage, so the client requested that
I made feature walls of the two of the former garage door spaces, by
the colour scheme should match the rustic feel of the rest of the home,
painting these in Little Greene French Grey Dark to match the front of
which had a light and neutral palette.
the bar, which also carried through to the doors in the side room.
Above: The freshly plastered rooms provided a great base to work from.
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The skirtings, door frames and base structure of the bar were then installed by MSC Trades, so I then set about priming all of these.
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