This week is shaping up to be ‘mostly sunny’ – that’s good news if you want to winterize the deck or get that front door painted before the rainy weather hits.

Ideally, you want to paint outdoors when there is lower moisture, medium temperature and indirect sun… Luckily, today’s exterior paints are formulated to be applied in less than ideal weather.

Some things you want to keep in mind:
Just because the paint is dry to the touch does not mean the entire paint film has cured. When you are painting in these shoulder seasons, you will have a longer cure time. In other words, you might need to wait longer between coats.

It is best to paint when the morning dew has evaporated – this might mean waiting until late morning (or later) for better painting conditions.

Daly’s wants to help you get your fall design projects off and running. So we are waiving our normal $75/hr consultation fee for the month of September!

Our staff designers work with you one-on-one to create paint color schemes, window treatments, wallcovering and upholstery projects. Normally we charge an hourly rate of $75, so call us by the end of the month to set up you appointment.

The details:

• Expect your consultation to last from an our to an hour-and-a-half.
• Travel fees apply outside of our normal trade area (sorry!)
• It’s fun and takes the stress out of decorating!

I received a new magazine today; Decorative Concrete Retailer.
And I thought Daly’s was a niche business!

This set of cartoons was used in the late-80′s/early-90′s as part of our marketing.
The top row were staff from our Seattle store, the bottom row were from Bellevue. Interesitngly, a number of these folks are still involved in the industry (and a few of us are at Daly’s!).