This is my first post out here, but I did spend quite a bit of time lurking on these boards to get many ideas and tips on how I should refurbish my garage--so glad you guys are here to help out!
Anyways, my garage before was about as plain and boring as a garage can be...simple but effective 2x4/plywood shelving, lots of clutter laying around, nothing fancy at all. Wish I had better "before" pics, but you get the idea - nothing special.
Here's what I did:
*Removed everything, all the wire frame shelving that was on the wall, all the 2x4 shelving that was so high it was almost unusable, all the junk and clutter.
*Filled in all the screw and nail holes in the wall with spackle, sanded and painted everything a nice blue/gray color.
*Thoroughly cleaned the floor, painted the edges a nice dark gray color, painted and installed dark gray wood base trim around the perimeter of the garage floor.
*Set down a polypropylene underlayment and covered with RaceDeck's Revolution tiles in a black/gray checkerboard pattern with red and black border around the edge.
*Installed Rubbermaid Gladiator wall tracks and cabinets (lots of work and money, but well worth it!).
*Installed an under-cabinet radio/MP3 player, under-cabinet LED lights, a backlit nostalgic Texaco clock, wall-mounted Kobalt wet/dry shopvac, awesome little mini-fridge loaded with beer and other beverages.
*Installed a 7'H x 10'W mural from garageart.com of some cool muscle cars in front of an old-school diner with neon lighting.
...and that's it! The total project took about 4-5 weeks to finish, and went pretty smoothly considering how much work was involved. I'm very happy with how everything turned out, and really love my garage now! The RaceDeck flooring is really excellent, I couldn't be happier with how it looks and performs. I also really love the mural--since I didn't want to put anything on the back wall that would intrude too much into the usable garage space, it was a great investment that adds a lot of nostalgic appeal to the room without costing too much money or taking up too much room.
Now all I need to do is get a car that's actually worth parking in there - I have a sweet motorcycle already, but there's still room for a great car to park alongside it!!
Just wanted to share the fruits of my labor on here with you fellow garage-nuts and gearheads...and introduce myself at the same time.
-Dustin
Anyways, my garage before was about as plain and boring as a garage can be...simple but effective 2x4/plywood shelving, lots of clutter laying around, nothing fancy at all. Wish I had better "before" pics, but you get the idea - nothing special.
Here's what I did:
*Removed everything, all the wire frame shelving that was on the wall, all the 2x4 shelving that was so high it was almost unusable, all the junk and clutter.
*Filled in all the screw and nail holes in the wall with spackle, sanded and painted everything a nice blue/gray color.
*Thoroughly cleaned the floor, painted the edges a nice dark gray color, painted and installed dark gray wood base trim around the perimeter of the garage floor.
*Set down a polypropylene underlayment and covered with RaceDeck's Revolution tiles in a black/gray checkerboard pattern with red and black border around the edge.
*Installed Rubbermaid Gladiator wall tracks and cabinets (lots of work and money, but well worth it!).
*Installed an under-cabinet radio/MP3 player, under-cabinet LED lights, a backlit nostalgic Texaco clock, wall-mounted Kobalt wet/dry shopvac, awesome little mini-fridge loaded with beer and other beverages.
*Installed a 7'H x 10'W mural from garageart.com of some cool muscle cars in front of an old-school diner with neon lighting.
...and that's it! The total project took about 4-5 weeks to finish, and went pretty smoothly considering how much work was involved. I'm very happy with how everything turned out, and really love my garage now! The RaceDeck flooring is really excellent, I couldn't be happier with how it looks and performs. I also really love the mural--since I didn't want to put anything on the back wall that would intrude too much into the usable garage space, it was a great investment that adds a lot of nostalgic appeal to the room without costing too much money or taking up too much room.
Now all I need to do is get a car that's actually worth parking in there - I have a sweet motorcycle already, but there's still room for a great car to park alongside it!!
Just wanted to share the fruits of my labor on here with you fellow garage-nuts and gearheads...and introduce myself at the same time.
-Dustin