In addition, painting is not very difficult and does not require specialized training. Any healthy homeowner can paint rooms; all you need is a little patience, practice, and a few helpful tips. These painting tips can help even novice DIYers achieve professional-quality results.
Learning how to paint
a room properly is essential for both beginner DIYers and veteran home improvement experts.If you want your DIY wall painting to look professional, buy professional tools, not cheap junk. The last thing you want when painting is for the rollers to fall off and for the bristles of the brush to fall off when painting. Remove all the adhesive painter's tape and pick up the protective cloths, making sure any spills or splashes are dry before moving them. You can enter the size of your room, the number of doors and windows and it will give you a good estimate of how many gallons of each painting you need to buy.
Remove the covers of the light switches and sockets and apply adhesive painter's tape to protect the outlets and switches from paint drops. If you're going to be painting a lot, you might be better off buying the paint in 5-gallon buckets. If you want the paint for interior trim to be white, but you have to use a dark brown paint, a high-quality paint can prevent you from having to apply several coats. Try to paint as far as you cut along the ceiling, and then go back down to where you cut, in the lower trim. At the other end of the spectrum, a deep color base tends to require more coats of paint than a lighter color, says Carolyn Noble, marketing and color design manager at Pratt & Lambert.
For example, using a dark shade on the walls and painting the ceiling and moldings will take longer than painting the walls in a neutral color. Let's face it, you might already have a “better interior paint” that you already love and that you would never change. If you want to reuse roller covers, use the curved edge of a 5-in-1 tool to remove excess paint with running water (they are also useful for opening a can of paint, removing nails and scraping). When you finish painting a section of the wall from top to bottom, make a long pass of the roller from ceiling to floor to remove any roller marks.
When applying paint with the roller, make long, W-shaped strokes for ample coverage (and to avoid those annoying roller marks).
