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RedDevil · 11-11-2014, 09:58 AM

Paint everything white!

We have a locker under the stairs with one lamp in it.
When we bought the house my wife found it inadequately lighted and wanted another light point, but it was hard to find the right spot.
It also had a grey wall and lots of unpainted wood.
I painted it all white and suddenly the one light was enough to light it all.

I have the same problem now in my garage; the whole roof is unpainted wood and as stuff keeps accumulating the 3 CF tubes are not enough anymore. But because it is stuffed I have not had a chance to paint it yet.

EDIT ah, only now did I see 2000mc already pointed this out. Well, +1 then.

11-11-2014, 09:58 AM	#16 (permalink)
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