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Its a budget-friendly way to make your home feel brand new.
Painting a room is easier than you thinkas long as you have the right tools.
Luckily, you’re free to find them online or at most hardware stores.
Purdy| $32.09
when you land all the supplies, you’re able to get started painting.
This is a process-oriented activity that has a number of steps youll want to follow in order.
A good quality brush will last for decades as long as you take care of it.
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Roller brushes are sold with different naps, which indicates the length of the fibers.
A half-inch nap, for instance, works on semi-smooth to semi-rough surfaces.
Paint tray
Linzer| $2.02
Apaint traydoesnt have to be fancy.
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Protect your space with adrop cloth.
Plastic covers are cheaper, but a canvas tarp wont move and shift around as much.
Plus, it can easily be reused for future home projects.
Linzer| $2.02
Painters tape
Duck| $4.77
Painters tapeis another essential tool for protecting your home.
This blue tape will be placed along the baseboards and around outlets.
But, it’s a different story when taping and cutting in.
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To ensure you reach the ceiling, have a ladder orstep stoolhandy.
Once the can is open, the paint will need to be mixed with a stir stick.
The good news is that these two things are often free when you buy paint.
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Just ask for them at the paint counter.
(This assumes you don’t need to prime the entire space beforehand.)
you could roll the paint on later to finish the job.
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Step 1: Prepare the room
Get your room ready for painting.
Then, using a screwdriver, remove the outlet covers and any other wall plates.
If you have any holes in the wall, seal them using spackle.
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Once everything is dry, sand and prime the areas you sealed and apply a spray texture.
Finally, clean any dirty surfaces, on the wall.
After taping, pour some of the paint into your tray.
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Opt for a brush-width-wide line around or above these areas.
You might be wondering: what’s the point?
It all comes down to precision.
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The same goes for around the outlets.
This step is very time-consuming, especially compared to a roller brush.
But its worth the time and effort at this stage.
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Make it more enjoyable by firing up apodcast.
Or, maybe you dont.
Either way, once everything dries, look for any areas to touch upmaybe you missed a spot.
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Using a hand brush, apply paint to those areas.
After youre happy with the coverage, remove the tape and put the covers back on the outlets.
Pick up the drop cloth and move the furniture back in the room.
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Bathrooms, for instance, require a glossy coat while an office looks better in a matte finish.
Door frames and window sills are often oil-based paint.
double-check youre using the paint that will be suited to the surface youre applying it to.
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It wont scuff as easily and will look better years down the road.
Spending a little more on supplies and cleaning them properly will make them last for years.
Painting a large space?
Get a five-gallon bucket and put all the paint together.
Pour all of the paint into that bucket and mix it together.
This will help to get a consistent color, as the hues can vary gallon to gallon.
you’re free to always empty the bucket back into paint cans when youre done.
Recruit a pal.
Painting is more funand goes fasterwhen you have a friend.
Find a pal who can help you do things like tape or cut in.
Youll be amazed at how much quicker the whole thing goes.
