Daly's Home Decorating Center

Robin Daly has twice (two different houses) given me great advice on paint colors in my house, including taking me in colorful directions I would never have otherwise considered. Staff at the store are helpful, take the time to make sure you've got it right. Great place for getting the advice and supplies to transform your home. more

I have a problem....I'm a painter. The longest I have ever gone is a year and I was a wreck. Lately (perhaps having to do with the dark, gray days) "paint" has been really hard to resist and I have fallen off the "scaffold." In the last week I have painted one...two...rooms. Seeing the end of projects in my home, I have recently offered to help friends and relatives paint their homes. I am out of control. My paint of choice? Pratt & Lambert. My hook-up? Daly's Home Decorating Center Part of the problem is proximity. Every Tuesday I have a meeting on Eastlake which takes me right by Daly's on Stone Way. Yesterday, with ten minutes to spare in a tight schedule, I was in and out of Daly's with a 2-ounce "sample" of Sea Crystal (P&L sells two-ounce pots for $3.99 of some of their paints so you can put it on a wall to get a real idea of how it will read in your home), a new roller and designs on my bathroom. I attended my meeting and no one knew, I was "holding." The staff at Daly's is incredibly knowledgeable and ready to serve. There are paint color (they sell P&L and C2 and wood stain specialists (they have a private label line of wood finishing products that are reputed by customers to be the best). Their mixers are magicians who can match any color. Everyone on staff knows about the supplies and there is even a decorating service available if you need wall paper, upholstery or window treatments. Last night was perhaps my low. My husband came home and found me, crouched behind the clawfoot tub, with a sample of in one hand and a brush in the other. "I'm ok," I said. "We need a color that does not compete with the color of the floor. Right?" He just looked at me, shook his head and turned away. I know he wants to "help" me, but for his own good he has to detach. I guess it is back to Step 1: I am powerless over paint and my shed has become unmanageable. God, grant me the serenity to accept the floor I cannot change, The courage to change the walls I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. Here is a http://www.dalyspaint.com/index.html to Daly's site. more

Daly's is a Seattle institution, it's been around since the 1930's formulating their own house brand of paints. They offer many different paints, and are expert at giving advice. They also offer decorating services and wall coverings. If you have trouble deciding on a color, purchase a large paint swatch of one you like for about $5 and tape it to your wall to give it a try. For a fee you can get their paint matching service, but be advised that you may have to wait several days because they are sometimes excessively busy. more

You may think that paint is just that - paint, a no brainer. But I have found that there so so many different kinds of paint, finishes, preparation techniques, etc. that it isn't always that simple. I have tried numerous paint stores in town (I am a construction manager), and I have found that the staff at Daly's is the probably the most knowledable around. The store is well suited for homeowners and probably decorators, but maybe not the best source for contractors (for contractors, I recommend Seattle Paint Supply). Additionally, they are equipped to help you out with colors and decorating; help you probably won't get at Home Depot. Good luck! more