The interior of your home sees a lot of wear and tear on a daily basis. Small hands touching the walls, your pets rubbing their bodies along the walls, shoes being flung against the baseboards, and, of course, the daily dust and dander settling on the walls. The walls of your home can begin to look not only dirt and dingy, but they can look unsightly with time. After a while, you need to bring new life to the interior of your home, and a coat of paint can help you to achieve this. If you are considering tackling the job of painting your home's interior, there are a few things you should know. Read on for helpful tips to guide you as you tackle this job.
Clean Your Walls
Your walls need to be cleaned in order to prevent the dirt and dander, and oils from your hands or your pets from coming through the new paint job. Clean your walls with warm water and mild soap such as dish soap. Dilute the soap with plenty of water, then use a mop or a rag to clean your walls thoroughly. Clean your ceilings and baseboards as well, in addition to any trim work around windows and doors. Clean thoroughly and rinse as much of the soap away as you can from the walls. Once clean, you need to ensure your walls are dry before painting.
Make Necessary Repairs
Once your walls are clean, give them a good once-over and check for holes or other damage to your walls that may make them appear unsightly as you begin to paint. Fill in holes, and repair damage from nails or screws. Use a drywall patch kit for larger holes, and use drywall fill for smaller ones. Smooth out the patch or fill and use a piece of fine-grit sandpaper to smooth your walls. If you have drip marks from previous paint jobs or areas of the walls that aren't smooth, you can use sandpaper on these areas as well.
Paint Your Walls
After you have cleaned your walls and repaired damage and smoothed out the surface of your walls, you can begin painting them. Use an angled paintbrush to cut in the paint around the room and a roller to roll on the paint for a smooth finish. Invest in good, quality materials and paint for your paint job, as it can make all the difference in the finished look. Use painter's tape to tape off the areas where you do not want to get paint. Allow your first coat of paint to dry, then apply a second one as needed.
If the walls in your home need to be updated, paint can do the trick. It can be a big job to paint a room in your home, even a small one can be a chore. Hire a professional painter to help you with the task of painting your home for you. For more information on house painting, contact a professional near you.
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When finishing or renovating a room in your home, the paint that you choose for the walls and ceiling will have a huge impact on the appearance of the room for several years after. If you choose the wrong type of paint, the paint job will not last as long as it should. If you choose the wrong color, the room just won't look as nice as you would like. So, how do you decide on the paint for your interior projects? This blog will give you several suggestions and advice that you can use to ensure that the paint used is perfect for the situation.
