Ultimate Guide To Painting A Room | How-to Guides

ABIGAIL AHERN

The Ultimate Guide To Painting A Room

Create a home that feels cocooning and connected with colour

Before You Start

Do your research and take your time to think about how you would like your room to look and feel. Gather your inspiration and remember that colour behaves differently accordingly to where you put it, so ensure that you move your peel and stick sample in your chosen hue around the room at different times of the day to see how it responds to different light sources.

Prepare The Room

Move all of the furniture, rugs and accessories etc out of the room or into the centre of the room and ensure that it is sufficiently protected with dust sheets. Cover your floor to protect from splatters and spills, even the most experienced painters make a little mess or have the odd accident.

Prepare your surfaces by ensuring they are smooth and free of dirt and fill any small cracks or holes if necessary. It's also a good idea to ensure that the room is well ventilated throughout your project.

Essential Equipment

- Dust Sheets
- Sandpaper
- Paint Tray
- Paint Brushes
- Roller Frame + Sleeve
- Paint
- Masking Tape
- Ladder
- Roller Pole (for high areas + ceiling)

The Order In Which To Paint A Room

- CEILING
Start with the ceiling, use a paintbrush around the fixtures first followed by a roller for the rest.
- WALLS
Then paint the walls using the same process as the ceiling, cutting in first with a brush
- WOODWORK
Time for the window frames, doors and skirting

Paint Application Tips

01| STIR

Stir the paint thoroughly before use

02| EDGES

Paint all of the edges (cutting in) with a brush first, this gives a neater edge.

03| ROLLER

Paint the rest of the wall (or ceiling) with a roller

04| DRY

Before you paint your next coat, allow the previous one to dry thoroughly.

THE FUN PART

Dressing The Room

Once you have finished your final coat of paint and left to dry thoroughly, you're ready to put everything back in. This is the fun bit. Arrange your furniture, lay your rugs and add your favourite art and accessories, voila! Enjoy your new space.

Ripple Canvas Art displayed above a dark sofa in a neutral living room, showing layered black and cream horizontal forms within a slim black frame.

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