subject: Tricks For Painting Your Home [print this page] If youre stressing about how to paint your home when you have absolutely no experience doing so, then dont worry. Things arent as complicated as you think they are. There are some simple things that you need to keep in mind and you can then be assured that youll be avoiding major pitfalls that you could fall into while home painting. SO what are these simple things? First and foremost, make sure youve got the right colour paints. And that youve got it from the right place. Generally your local store should have all that you need, so you dont need to go hunting for a large branded store which could overcharge you for simple things. And while youre buying paint, compare the prices of the high end and the low end stuff. If the difference isnt all that big, just head for the good stuff.
While youre picking your colours, dont just look at a palette and pick a shade. And whatever you do, dont depend on the name of the colour. Be sensible. Get a sample paint of the shade, paint it on a particular part of your wall and look at it during different times of the day. This gives you a good idea of how the shades changes in different types of light. Youre avoiding a nasty surprise after finishing up with your wall painting this way. Dont forget to use primer before you paint your walls. If youre using a dark colour for your home, then you could also tint your primer. This ensures that youll need to use less paint to get a desired effect. Youll also be protecting your wall while youre priming, and making sure the paint sticks well to the wall.
Painting isnt a very hard thing to do. You just need to be careful about some things like covering up what you dont want painted, getting the right equipment like rollers and brushes for painting, and cleaning up the equipment so that they dont get ruined. Youll end up spending more money than you really should if you dont take good care of your equipment. Generally a primer coat, two coats of paint and a coat of finish is what is followed, but you can change it depending on what your needs are. And remember that if youve got defective walls, avoid the glossy finishes. They just highlight all the problems. Take care to follow these instructions, and a paint job becomes so much easier!
