Killer interior studio styling... Yep, that's the plan!
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My New Studio Build (perhaps overly detailed)
- Thread starter silky smoove
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I'm considering a few things for paint, but remember that it's not just the walls. I have to consider the walls, the trim, the floor, the ceiling, the light fixtures, the electrical switch plates, the door hardware, the door itself, the acoustic treatment veneers, the acoustic treatment fabric... It's a mess.
I've got a few concepts, but I'm holding off posting any of them so as not to start designing by committee
If my wife wants an off white, it can’t be too yellow, or too gray, or too blue. It has to be just right. Kind of like the three bears. So it keeps getting put off. I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s better for her to decide these sort of things, I just smile and nod approval.
You said that you didn’t have any scheduled work so I thought that I’d raise what would be the most difficult decisions that are yet to come, for me anyway.
- Apr 20, 2009
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It’ll take too long to get quotes from painters in Rome.
There are four contractor tasks required to finish that take things out of my hands in terms of a timeline. The drywall mud, tape and texture, the final trim out of the electrical, the final hookup, coolant vacuum and seal testing of the mini split system, and the installation of the sound door.
If it weren’t for those tasks I’d give a solid deadline, but given that we’re in the middle of a very busy construction season here in Seattle I’m not confident in any estimates. My hope is still to have the doors open by the end of summer.
First drywall contractor came out. He’s a guy I’ve used at my last house. Kind of an odd duck, but he does good work and he said he could start as early as next week before he moves onto two larger jobs that will keep him busy for a while. Given that I’ve had positive experiences with him in the past I might just use him without getting other estimates. No one is available in Seattle right now, so multiple estimates might be a luxury I can pass on in order to get the work done quickly.
My wife and I did more interior design aesthetic scheming. I think what we’ve come up with will be VERY cool. It’ll have a ton of vibe. It’s not a direction I was thinking of going initially, but my wife’s more finely honed design sense pushed it to a very cool place. She doesn’t have any music or studio experience, but she immediately got what would work in a studio environment to make it not feel like some boring room with no character. I’m super excited.
My wife and I did more interior design aesthetic scheming. I think what we’ve come up with will be VERY cool. It’ll have a ton of vibe. It’s not a direction I was thinking of going initially, but my wife’s more finely honed design sense pushed it to a very cool place. She doesn’t have any music or studio experience, but she immediately got what would work in a studio environment to make it not feel like some boring room with no character. I’m super excited.
Absolutely. As long as he doesn’t come back with a price that strikes me as being super high I’ll use him.
When you say texture on the walls, is this with plaster to make a rough surface or is it what they call popcorn type stippling. Will this cover all the surfaces?
I assume the texture is intended to disperse sound waves. Years ago those paper tiles with holes were common.
I assume the texture is intended to disperse sound waves. Years ago those paper tiles with holes were common.
No popcorn. Never popcorn. So 70s. So hideous.
Textured walls are sometimes referred to as orange peel. Smooth walls look terrible and cheap. Textured walls look much better. It’s entirely aesthetic and has nothing to do with sound as the texturing isn’t deep enough to create any sound difference.
I’m with you on popcorn.
There’s a lot of variation in examples of texturing that I see posted. Some do it well, others kind of muck it up. Perhaps a job best left to someone with experience as you are doing.
There’s a lot of variation in examples of texturing that I see posted. Some do it well, others kind of muck it up. Perhaps a job best left to someone with experience as you are doing.
I have understood that orange-peel textured walls, while common in the western U.S., are not seen as much in the mid and eastern U.S. It’s an esthetic. It also covers small flaws in dry wall taping. And it’s a pain to repair patches or holes and match the original texture.
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So many perceptions! A perfectly smooth wall is more expensive to produce than an orange peeled surface. The latter is slap it up and go. Smooth requires multiple passes to perfect the surface and eliminate any sign of joints. And often repositioning the flood lights to be sure of smoothness. Aesthetic preference is a different matter.
Drywall contractor scheduled. He’s going to start on Wednesday at the latest, if not earlier.
Drywall mud and tape is still scheduled to begin tomorrow. His goal is to have everything ready for primer by Monday. Once I've put up the primer he'll come back and spray on the texture. Once that's done I'll prime again and then be ready for paint! 
It's not a big enough space to merit the cost and time of renting a compressor and sprayer for paint. I'll knock the entire space out with a roller in a matter of hours. I'll be painting the walls and ceilings ahead of the flooring going down so there's no need to wrestle with tarps. It'll be going up before any fixtures go on the walls/ceiling (lights, switch plates covers, HVAC components, etc.) so the only things I'll need to tape off are empty light and electrical boxes, the electrical panel, and the one switch plate by the front door. Easy peasy.
