Time For Paint

Tiek Built Homes — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:35:26 +0000

Picking paint colors can be a stressful task because what you see on the swatch is never what you see on the wall. I’ve found some colors in my research but it always surprises me how different colors look from house to house and room to room. That’s why most the house looked like the pictures below. See the final paint colors in a day or two…

Here’s our inspiration picture for the family room. Posted by Caitlin Creer (more about her later

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Basement Finish

Tiek Built Homes — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:08:39 +0000

Here are some pictures of a recent basement that we finished. The blue paint is the one we found at Noah’s (as discussed in previous post) and I am really pleased with out in turned out. And more importantly, it was exactly what the homeowners wanted.

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Inspiration – it’s not stealing

Tiek Built Homes — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:11:59 +0000

The best way to get what you want out of a new home or a remodel is to do research on stuff already done. You’ll find as you weed through magazines certain things will pop out, whether it’s the trim style, color on the walls, tile, or whatever. Some of the best ideas have already been done and all you have to do is do a little digging. It’s funny where we find some of our ideas. My wife found our yellow/gold paint that we used in our kitchen in a Pottery Barn magazine (although they don’t look the same in these pictures). And it happen to be one of the colors in their Benjamin Moore Collection, and they even give you the color.

TV shows and movies are full of cool houses. Movie/TV makers pick cool locations to do their filming cause it’s more interesting. I’m sad to admit that I’ve seen a couple episodes of Desperate Housewives with my wife because of the traditional style homes, it’s not like I’m addicted. Also, I like “You, Me and Dupree” because it’s funny and I like their little bungalow house they live in. Reminds me of a home in Sugarhouse. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find pictures of the kitchen and the bedroom picture was too scandalious. But notice the colors and moldings.

For our basement bathroom we have been looking around for inspiration and again found something in Pottery Barn, but nothing they were actually selling. the hex tile floor. I love the old school tile and I even found some closer up images of an octagon and dot tile on this Fixer Upper web site. Although we’d prefer the hex tiles, the oct and dot are only $2.50 sqft at the Home Depot, you can’t beat that price for vintage.

We next found the paint color for bathroom when we went to a friend’s birthday party at Noah’s in Draper – thanks Preston. And although it can be tempting (but sometimes necessary) to try to color match by looking at 2 inch square paint chips, it’s rarely the color you expect when it’s on an entire wall. Whenever possible get the exact color by asking for the paint code or color. I’ve knocked on some doors asking homeowners for the paint color of their homes and I’ve even gotten samples from a few. Anyway, I called Noah’s for the color they used in these hallways and sitting areas and I’ve even ended up using it in a basement we are currently finishing and it looks great! The color is “Meditative” by Sherwin Williams, it rocks…if you want blue. By the way, when doing a paint color like this a flat sheen looks by far the best. Yes, it’s harder to paint and it’s a bit more high maintenece, but you’ll achieve the look you want from the magizine or movie you found it in. It’s all about the sheen.

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Time For Paint

Basement Finish

Inspiration – it’s not stealing