If you're thinking about embarking on
a house painting project inside or outside your home, you are probably wondering how the professional painters do it so quickly and thoroughly every time. But as most home, lawn & garden experts will tell you, there really isn't some sort of trade secret that they're hiding from you. People who
paint houses all the time have a system that they use on every single job to get through it quickly, efficiently and tidally with consistent results. So once you've gathered some good interior painting ideas or learned some exterior painting tricks, you can do it yourself if you have the time and patience to do it the right way.
Before beginning any
house painting project you will probably want to think about what kind of paints you're going to use and pick all the colors that will be used for each section of the job. You can visit home, lawn & garden stores to get some tips and look at the paint color choices that are available. The employees there may inform you about the shine levels of the various paints, from flat finish to shiny finish, and where you should use them. Then you need to learn about the right techniques to do a consistent job from start to finish without wasting time or wasting paint.
There are plenty of magazines and blogs where you can get exterior or interior painting ideas from if you're not sure how to begin. One tip that any pro will probably tell you is to spend a little time assessing what you are going to do and how you're going to do it, so you can have a plan of action to follow. Then you can decide where to set up your tool station and what you're going to have stored in it to complete all the various tasks that you will be performing.
Before the
house painting itself you will need to do some prep work. Start by grabbing a drop cloth to put under the painting area, and commence with all the scraping, sanding and other preliminary work. Then follow your plan until all the prep work is done and each area of the inside or outside of your home is painted like a pro. With a plan of action and a few good tips from the professionals anyone can paint a home.
