It’s easy to get professional looking painting results when undertaking a DIY home paint project when following the tips of the pros. Long-lasting, pleasing, professional looking paint results for any room in a home can be achieved with these tips.
How To Choose Paint Color
Want to paint a room but are stumped as to what paint color to choose? Look around the room at the fabric colors, floor color or room accessories, then choose a color from one of those items to use as the paint color. Visit the paint store and bring home some paint color swatches to match up with the color in the room that has been chosen. Narrow the paint color shades down to two or three, then purchase some inexpensive test size cans of the paint color and apply the different paint shades to the wall to test out how the color will look during various times of the day and under different lighting conditions.
Choose The Right Paint Finish
Once the perfect paint color is chosen, the next step is to choose the right paint finish. Flat, satin, semi-gloss or gloss. Flat finish paint does not reflect light and works well at hiding wall or ceiling imperfections, but flat paint is not easy to clean.
Satin finish paint has a light sheen to it and is easier to wipe clean than flat paint. Semi-gloss paint finish is most often used in a kitchen or bathroom for it’s ease of cleaning and durability, and gloss paint finish is most often used for room trims or moldings.
Buy High Quality Paint
Bargain priced paint is not a bargain when multiple paint layers have to be applied to get the paint coverage desired. High quality paint costs more initially, but it will go on easier, require fewer coats, will resist fading and will be easier to care for in the long run.
Prep And Prime
For a flawless looking DIY paint job, prep the walls by filling in any nail holes or cracks with spackle. Sand the spackle smooth after it dries and apply a primer to the walls before painting. The primer will hide the repairs, help the paint to adhere to the wall better and give an over-all smoother, more professional looking results.
The Right Tools Makes The Job Easier
Paint rollers with extension handles, paint pans, angled paint brushes, painters tape and drop cloths will all make the job easier and give a clean, professional looking paint finish around the room. Drop cloths, which can be any recycled fabric, will protect room furnishings and make clean up easier.
Professional looking results can be achieved with any DIY home painting project, by following the same tips the pros use. Use high quality paint in the right color and finish, prep and prime the walls, then use the right tools for the painting job.
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