| Vol.
I, No. 5 | Cabin
Fever / Town Meeting | Feb.
19th, 2001 |
Links
to House & Home On-Line
Help with Interior Painting
Projects The amount of info on the
web is enormous, as anyone who's ever tried to run a search can attest to.
And, to put it all in context, best estimates say that only a fraction, maybe 20
- 40 % of what's out there is actually making its way to the search
engines.
Well ...
Here
at DownStreet, we'd like to try to help. So each issue, we post a
few links in House & Home to sites that might interest you. Sometimes
the links will be related to one another ... sometimes we'll just
offer up a somewhat random sampling. In either case, we think we might be
able to help you find the kind of site you've been looking for.
Of course, while we can't vouch for the fact that every link we provide will be
of interest to everyone, we do our best to filter out the noise and the
bustle. ... Help with
Interior Painting Projects If you're ready to fight off
Cabin Fever with an interior painting project, then these links can help.
Heck, simply look at the color charts and that might do the trick. ... TrueValue/ServiStar:
Project Library Look down the list of project in the
left-hand navigation bar and click on Painting & Decorating ... and
you're off and running. ...
.
The
True Value project site has tons of tips on all types of projects.
They even have suggested projects for the month. So, if you decide
that an interior painting project isn't your tankard of ale, you can always
find something else to keep those Cabin Fever Blues at bay. ...
What'll you find in the Painting & Decorating Project Library? For
interior projects, how's about advice on Getting Started, Cleanup, a
Shopping List of Essential Materials, or Choosing Color, including
subsections on Which White?, Light or Dark Colors, Cool Colors, Warm Colors
... and lots more!?!
.
Unless you're a
master with the brushes and rollers already, you're almost bound tofind
something useful here..
Rating : **** [4 stars]
.
Sherwin-Williams
Do It Yourself / Interior Paint This link goes
directly to the interior painting section of Sherwin-Williams Do It Yourself
[DYI] library of helpful How-to's ... Simply roll your mouse
over the DYI item in the left-hand navigation bar and highlight the item of
your choice from the pop-up window. ...
.
The
interior painting options include a host of how-to's, as well as links to
faux finishing and their paint rating chart. There are also a few
other useful tools here, including a Color Selection Guide, Project Planner,
and Job Estimator. The Project Planner is a walk-through series of
questions for which you click on what applies to your project. When
you're done, your results are saved. You can then modify or add to
them with spec's for your particular rooms, window & door sizes,
etc. The Job Estimator helps you t figure out exactly how much paint
and/or primer you'll need, too.
.
You may
not want to end up buying Sherwin-Williams paint. But the tools &
tips they offer on their site can be a time-saver.
Rating: **** [4
stars]
.
Benjamin
Moore Color Preview The Benjamin Moore site, like the
others, has lots of info for all sorts of project folks. But their
calculator {re: the Sherwin-Williams Job Estimator} is not as
sophisticated. On the other hand, their Color Preview is a thing of
beauty when it comes to internet applets. ...
.
Once
the splash screen for the Color Preview has finished, you'll find yourself
looking at bookcase and side pedestal. On the bookcase, mouse over the
various sections and you'll see pop-up selections for Color Cards {left},
Color Families {top center}, Strip Chip {bottom center}, Color Collections
{top right}, and their TrimChips Chooser. Any of the selections will
take you to a splash of color that'll be welcome on a dreary winter
day. But the TrimChips Chooser is great -- an on-line tool that
lets you choose from a variety of wall-trim combos to get at the kind of
colors you'd like. The 3D Room with a View is potentially the most
interesting tool. Unfortunately, the on-line version appears to be
limited to changing the floor pattern only. {Too bad. It would
have been a nice toy to while away some winter hours playing with full 3-D
model combos.}
.
Despite the 3D
Room limitation, however, the Benjamin-Moore site has some nice splashes of
color to help you launch your project ideas. Give it a go.
Rating:
**** [4 stars] .
*******
******* If you know of any
links that you think are worthwhile, why not send them along to ...
links@downstreetmagazine.com
... If we agree, we'll be happy to include
them in an upcoming issue to pass the word along. ...
Thanks. *******
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