White Shadow
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I recently finished building a new house with a 3-car garage. So I'm starting with a blank canvas and I want to end up with a space that looks good and is functional. The ceilings are a bit more than 14' high, which is enough to install a lift, but that's a plan for the future and not something I'm doing any time soon. Still though, I have the head space for a lift, so I installed high lift doors with jackshaft openers. I also had the electrician run a dedicated 20-amp circuit for the future lift and just had him leave the wire in the wall for now. I also installed a bunch of LED shop lights that have separate switches for each bay.
So the advice I need is more in the color scheme & design of the garage. I started installing RaceDeck tiles this weekend and I chose to go with a similar color scheme that I see a lot of guys using. I like the black and grey look, but I decided that the red borders would give it a little color. I also put black shades on the windows. The 3rd bay (the single 8'x8' door) had a bump out that will fit my black Saber cabinets nicely and I plan to install an LCD TV in the corner above the cabinets. I've attached some pics to illustrate my ideas with the flooring & cabinets. What I really can't figure out is what color to paint the walls. If you look closely at the pics, you'll see that the lower walls in the 3rd bay go down to a finished ledge. On the other side of the garage, this is the same height as the bare foundation wall (which is currently painted white) and the same goes for most of the back wall of the garage. I'm considering painting the walls a light grey and leaving the lower walls white, but I don't know if that will look right or not. Anyone have any ideas or opinions?
So the advice I need is more in the color scheme & design of the garage. I started installing RaceDeck tiles this weekend and I chose to go with a similar color scheme that I see a lot of guys using. I like the black and grey look, but I decided that the red borders would give it a little color. I also put black shades on the windows. The 3rd bay (the single 8'x8' door) had a bump out that will fit my black Saber cabinets nicely and I plan to install an LCD TV in the corner above the cabinets. I've attached some pics to illustrate my ideas with the flooring & cabinets. What I really can't figure out is what color to paint the walls. If you look closely at the pics, you'll see that the lower walls in the 3rd bay go down to a finished ledge. On the other side of the garage, this is the same height as the bare foundation wall (which is currently painted white) and the same goes for most of the back wall of the garage. I'm considering painting the walls a light grey and leaving the lower walls white, but I don't know if that will look right or not. Anyone have any ideas or opinions?
