Some Quick Tips For Interior Painting

Before you begin, pick your paint colors carefully.  You may love one color, but will it go well with your furnishings, carpeting, and your decor? Choosing with care can save you a frustrating and costly re-do.

Use water-based latex paint for was in application and cleanup.

Buy the correct paint for the surface you are painting. Certain surfaces require specific products.

Before you dip your brush in, assemble every item that you will need.

Be sure you get enough paint for the entire job…you don’t want to have to take your paint-smeared self back to the store in the middle of the job.

If you settle for the cheapest brushes and rollers, you’ll likely get brush hairs and roller fuzzies all over your walls.

Plastic drop cloths or old sheets are a must!  Yes, you will make a mess.

Have a large damp cloth handy for wiping up small drips and mistakes while they are still wet.

Prepare the surfaces your painting. Fill cracks and holes, and lightly sand old paint so new paint will adhere.

Paint in this order: ceiling, walls, trim.  Remember, paint drips down.

Have a stepladder handy.

Tape all window edges, trim and carpet edges.  You will thank yourself for this once you start cutting in with the brush.