Beginners, new homeowners, and seasoned home remodeling specialists alike should learn how to paint a room effectively. After all, it's generally painless, affordable, and simple to remedy if something goes badly wrong. But before you grab your roller and start rolling on your first coat, make sure you have a strategy in place. To help you start, we give you some techniques and methods. To learn how to paint a room and see what you'll need to do each step of the way to ensure your project is a success.
1 Choose your color
It's easy to become overwhelmed while looking at fan decks and paint chips. Begin by identifying the basic color characteristics: Do you like a warm or cold color? Is it better to be neutral or saturated? If you have any existing furniture or artwork, think about how the hue will look with it. Pick a few hues and acquire samples—many direct-to-consumer firms, like Backdrop and Clare, will send you sticky swatches you can slap on the wall for a better feel of shade (and it'll save you a trip to the store). Examine the colors to see how they seem in the room at various times of the day.
2 Choose your supplies and tools.
Every project is different and depending on the paint you choose and the condition of your walls, you may require various tools, but there are a few must-haves:
- Paint
- Paint roller
- Paint roller extension pole
- Drop cloths
- Paintbrushes
- Paint tray
- Sandpaper
- Painter’s tape
- Rags
- Putty knife
3 Calculate how much paint you'll require.
According to Carl Minchew, vice president of color innovation and design at Benjamin Moore, the usual rule of thumb for painting a powder room or the exterior of your home is one gallon per 400 square feet. However, this is only a general guideline: Use a paint calculator like the ones supplied by Benjamin Moore or Pratt & Lambert to get a more precise number, which you'll definitely want for large jobs; they take into consideration window and door specifications. (And both projects are based on two coats of paint.)
4 Prepare the room and the walls.
If you don't want to ruin your favorite sofa or the heirloom Grandma gave you, remove everything from the room. Push everything to the center of the room if you don't have enough space to shift anything. Cover the pieces with a drop cloth or lightweight plastic sheeting, as well as the floor and any cupboards or worktops that may be vulnerable to splatter. Don't forget to use a drop cloth.
5 Mix your paint
Stir the paint with a wooden paint stick and re-stir as needed during the project. If you don't stir your paint constantly, the ingredients will separate, and you'll risk losing the true color you want. If you're using more than one gallon of paint, mix the cans together in a big bucket in case there's a color difference.
6 Select your painting methods.
Your paint is mixed and your roller is ready, but before you begin, make sure you have a strategy in mind. Begin at the top of the room and work your way down, beginning with the ceilings. Do you want to make a statement with a large focal wall? First, paint the adjacent light-colored walls. "Don't worry if you get paint on your accent wall—the black paint will cover up any lighter paint that may have gotten on there." "Tape off that edge once the lighter wall cures so the dark color doesn't bleed over your new paint," Colaneri and Carrino suggest. Plan on three coats if you're covering dark walls with a brighter hue: your primer, then two coats of the new color to ensure nothing shows through.
7 Assure a ventilation
It's not fun to watch paint dry. Open windows and use fans to keep your place adequately aired throughout the project. The cousins believe that keeping the room warm and having a fan blowing helps speed up the drying process. "If it's a wet day, the paint will take significantly longer to cure."
8 Clean up
You've applied several coats, but it's not quite time to unwind. Remove all of the painter's tape and gather drop cloths, ensuring that any spills or splatters are completely dry before moving them. Clean brushes with soapy water for latex and water-based paints, but mineral spirits for oil-based paints. Cleaning and reshaping bristles can be done with a painter's brush. Use the curved edge of a 5-in-1 tool to remove extra paint off roller covers under running water if you wish to reuse them (they're also useful for opening paint cans, removing nails, and scraping).
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