Author: Billy Huber

Try These Easy Steps To Paint A Wall

Billy Huber

Interior Painters Centennial CO

Instantly beautify the interior of your home with a fresh coat of paint. If you are radically changing the color of your walls or applying a much darker color, a second coat is essential, and a third may even be necessary for full coverage. Start painting in the corner of the room that is not exposed to direct sunlight.

Sun-lit walls may be too hot for the paint to adhere initially, which can affect the final result after the walls are dried. If the wall gives off heat to the touch, wait for it to cool before applying the paint.

Step 1) Apply paint samples to test panels to find the right color

Before finalizing the choice of color for your wall, test the colors you are considering by applying them to test panels. Buy white test panels at a paint store or make them from a drywall, hardboard, or foam panel scrap. Compare the colors chosen under all the light conditions that you will find in the room during a day and an evening. Remove all cover plates from the wall. Screw the screws back into the electrical box to avoid losing them. Remove the dimmer buttons and cover the switches and receptacles with masking tape.

Step 2) Take the furniture out of the room or cover it.

Take all the furniture out of the room or group it in the center of the room. Protect them against splashing with plastic or a protective cloth. Use painter’s blue masking tape to protect any surface that should not be painted, such as doors and window frames. Cover all baseboards with 12-inch baseboard tape, overlapping the protective sheeting on the floor (clean the baseboards before applying the tape to ensure good adhesion).

Step 3) Mix enough paint to complete the project

Pour the contents of all paint containers (for consistency) into a 5-gallon bucket and mix everything together. Prepare the roll and the brush to cut by moistening it with a spray bottle (for latex paint). Remove excess water before applying paint. Start by cutting in a corner using a brush. Cut as far as the reach of your arm to ensure you maintain a wet edge when applying roller paint.

Step 4) Apply the paint going outwards and always start from a wet edge

Pour the contents of all paint containers (for consistency) into a 5-gallon bucket and mix everything together. Prepare the roll and the brush to cut by moistening it with a spray bottle (for latex paint). Remove excess water before applying paint. Start by cutting in a corner using a brush. Cut as far as the reach of your arm to ensure you maintain a wet edge when applying roller paint.

Step 5) Use masking tape to protect the walls before painting the woodwork

Allow at least 24 hours to allow the paint to dry on the wall, then apply the blue painter’s tape. If the paint on the wall has not dried thoroughly, use quick-release white tape so as not to tear off the paint when you remove the tape. Do not pack the paint on the tape, however, otherwise you will tear off paint at the same time as the tape.

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Ideas To Follow For A Successful Painting Job

Billy Huber

House Painters Centennial CO Tips

Inadequate painting, poor preparation of the support to be painted, forgetting the undercoat or inappropriate application of paint: to successfully paint as it should be, it is essential to know how to avoid certain traps … Paint a wall or a piece of furniture, and it cannot be improvised! So what are these mistakes not to make and how to go about getting your painting perfectly and easily? From the choice of paint or material to the protection of the site and the application of it, here are all our tips for sure success in all your paintwork!

Choose the right paint

The choice of paint is a crucial step in the success of your painting work. Besides the choice of color, the type of paint is important. Not all paints are suitable for all uses. Acrylic paints should, for example, be used for interior work only. They do not withstand the weather. To repaint a facade or garden furniture, it is better to choose a glycerol paint. As for the matt, satin, or shiny aspect: it is also to be taken into account in the choice of your paint: not all have the same utility. Think about it and validate your choice with an advisor!

Evaluate the amount of paint needed

What could be more annoying than running out of paint along the way or ending up with a jar barely started at the end of the work? In order not to waste time or money, it is therefore essential to correctly assess the amount of paint so you will need to carry out your work. When shopping, do not hesitate to take advice from a seller who will be able to provide you with information depending on the type of paint you use and the surface you have to paint or use our paint calculator.

Protect your site

Centennial painters believes that site preparation is an essential step to the success of your painting work. A pot overturned on a carpet, splashes on an old piece of furniture: watch out for damage! To avoid any problem, do not forget to protect your site properly. To do this, empty the part to be repainted entirely if possible or conscientiously protect each piece of furniture (not forgetting switches, sockets, and plinths). Finally, remove the curtains and other paintings and protect your floor with a tarpaulin fixed to the floor with double-sided adhesive.

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Prepare your support

A successful painting is properly prepared to support it. Out of the question indeed to brush his paint directly on it: whether it is a piece of furniture or a wall, the support to be painted needs a minimum of preparation. The objective: to avoid defects on the surface of the paint and to promote its staying power over time. For this, it is therefore important to prepare the walls before painting them. Remove the old paint present on the support and wash each surface to be painted beforehand to remove all dirt and traces of grease. If necessary, also remember to plug the cracks and sand any roughness with sandpaper.
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White Paint: How To Adapt Your Decor?

Billy Huber

Popular Paint For Centennial CO Homes

Are you a tenant, and your lease does not allow you to repaint the walls to your liking? Don’t have time to do this work? Do you not have the budget necessary to buy pots of paint or tapestry? Or do you simply appreciate the purity of white for your walls?

One solution: bet everything on the decoration of your room to make it warm and welcoming!

Adopt Scandinavian Decoration For Your Neutral Walls:

  • The Scandinavian atmosphere is inspired by nature and therefore leaves room for a refined style to the maximum.
  • The white walls are thus the starting point of any Nordic decoration, fortunately for you who do not wish or cannot repaint your walls…

Scandinavian decor is made for you if:

  • Your floor is parquet or pastel in color,
  • You have wooden furniture, preferably light wood,
  • You are sensitive to vintage decoration while appreciating modernity.

Color The Furniture And Accessories:

  • The advantage of white walls is that you can dare everything on the furniture side!
  • For example, installing a colored sofa in a white room will add pep’s and assert a personal decoration.
  • With this decoration, no rule: the white walls guarantee that the room will not be overloaded, even with many colors on the furniture and accessories!
  • It’s up to you to choose if you want a monochrome decoration with a single redundant color, a duotone decoration with two dominant colors, or a multicolored decoration with multiple small touches of different colors!

Decorate the white walls with pictures or stickers:

  • The color of your furniture is not enough to make you forget the bland walls similar to those of hospitals? Opt for stickers and paintings!
  • Also, to follow the trend, you can place several tables side by side: black and white tables with graphic drawings and quotes for the design side, or any sort of tables for a more pop effect.

The pile of paintings thus created will make you forget that behind all this hides a colorless wall!

 

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