3 Easy Ways to Paint a Home

Portray a house is usually a daunting activity, however there are a couple of easy strategies and suggestions that assist make it rather a lot simpler.

We have enlisted the assistance of eager renovator and inside designer, Shannon Vos, to share his simple DIY portray suggestions.

1. Use the identical color on your partitions and ceiling

If you wish to scale back the hassle required to color your house, a simple hack is to decide on the identical color for a number of surfaces, comparable to your partitions and ceiling.

Simply do not forget to nonetheless use painters’ tape to tape round any switches, fittings or fixtures you need to keep away from getting paint on.

2. You could not want an undercoat

A key step that may complicate the DIY portray course of is utilizing an undercoat.

An undercoat, or primer, is historically meant to offer a impartial floor to which you’ll be able to apply paint, making certain earlier colors do not peek by way of.

“We used Taubmans Endure for this area as a result of it is arduous carrying,” Shannon shares.

Keep in mind, paint sturdiness can also be vital, particularly in ‘excessive visitors’ areas, i.e., kitchens and residing rooms that are prone to endure probably the most wear-and-tear.

When portray partitions, Shannon recommends utilizing a matte or low-sheen paint.

“Gloss and semi-gloss are good on your doorways and door frames — they’re simple to wash however they’ll present up plenty of errors,” he explains. “As a result of we’re coping with partitions, we’ll go along with both a matte or a low sheen.”

Having mentioned all that, it’s possible you’ll desire to nonetheless use a primer to get a high quality paint end, whereas additionally lowering the amount of the costlier prime coat you will want to make use of.

It could even be extra vital in moist rooms, comparable to loos, to decide on a paint that has better moisture resistance. For this, a product like Taubmans 3-in-1 Prep — a primer, sealer and undercoat — is an enormous assist.

3. Nail your approach

Whereas a number of coats might help cowl all method of sins, you continue to want to pay attention to your strokes and purpose for an excellent paint distribution.

Step one is reducing in, which requires utilizing a brush to color alongside edges and corners the place a curler merely can’t attain. It will ‘body’ your ‘clean canvas’ — AKA your wall — permitting you to  do the majority of the work simply with a curler.

“You will be tempted to put as a lot paint in your curler as attainable however, as that is your first time, go simple — you do not need a multitude in all places,” Shannon begins.

“When rolling a wall, I attempt to begin with a diagonal line or zig-zag sample relying on how a lot paint you might have in your curler. This prevents an excessive amount of paint build-up within the one spot.

“Then, I’m going again and fill within the gaps and at last, I lay off with a semi-dry curler in a downwards vogue to attain a uniform end and canopy up any lap marks.”

Nonetheless confused? Watch Shannon’s portray approach in motion within the video above — you will really feel like a professional very quickly!