A New Paint Job Brings A Fresh New Look
One of the easiest ways to give a dated, tired room a new updated look is to apply a fresh coat of paint. Choosing the right color can brighten up a room and give it a whole new feel. It can make a room look larger, lighter and more inviting. It gives a great payoff for the costs of a few cans of a paint and few hours of labor.
The first thing to do is assess the room for holes and cracks in the walls. The smaller holes and cracks can be easily repaired with Spackle, while the larger holes may require a more time intensive, but still quite easy remedy by using a kit that uses a mesh screen and a process that take a few steps. You simply apply the Spackle, wait for it to dry and then sand it, so that it blends into the texture of the wall.
It is important to clean the surfaces of the walls you will be painting in case they have have grease or dirt that may bleed through. This could bleed throughout the fresh coat of paint or keep it from adhering properly. You may want to use a fine grained sand paper to lightly sand the baseboards to ensure that any scuffs and scratches are buffed out and minimized. This will also allow the paint to adhere better.
It is important to find out the right equipment that you need to get the job done right. Take the time to talk to someone who works in the home improvement store. They can give you helpful hints, as well as recommend the best tools for the jobs. Their expertise can keep you from making costly mistakes and numerous trips back to the store to get forgotten items. Ask questions, listen to their advice and take their words of wisdom to heart. This is their area of expertise and they can help you avoid costly mistakes that waste time and cost money.
Make sure you buy the right painter's tape for the job. Masking tape may be cheaper to use but regret is expensive when you have to do the job all over again. There There are specially marketed tapes, usually blue, which remove easily and make painting so much easier because they keep your paint where it needs to go and off of the baseboards creates clean, crisp lines of paint.
A quality primer is a must if you want to get a true color and it you want to keep the stains of the older paint from bleeding through. Primer can be more expensive but it i well worth the cost and the time it saves. Many people skip the primer, thinking that painting two coats of paints will do the job but they are mistaken. They learn a valuable lesson which they will usually not repeat again.
Choose a color that you can live with. Many stores offer small samples so that you can paint small area of the wall to see how you feel about the color or if it it doesn't live up to your expectations. Always choose quality paint that will stand up to the test of time. Many paints have the added bonus of being able to clean easily, but it is always a wise idea to keep extra paint on hand in case you need to make a touch up in the event of an accident.
Taking the time to paint your home can be one of the more inexpensive but dramatic changes that you can do to freshen up the look of your home and give it a inviting appeal. Choose your colors wisely, take the time to do the job right and you will have an investment that will bring you great satisfaction for years to come.
