How To Repaint Your House

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We all love our home and want to make it comfortable and appealing to live in. However, as time passes, the paint might lose its shine. Or if you bought a house from its previous owner, you might disagree with their personal taste for the painting colour. The first thing we did when we moved into our house was redecorate! Then you will need to repaint your house by yourself or hire a house painting professional to do it for you. The best way to decide is to check the prices from your local contractors. If their rates are acceptable, you can easily delegate the job to them. If you don’t have the budget, you can consider DIY projects.

The first step in painting your interior is to clean it. This includes washing all surfaces with warm water and soap, then waiting for them to dry. Once it has dried, use fine sandpaper or steel wool to remove any rust or flaking paint on metal furniture or fixtures. If you can't get it off with just the sandpaper, try using household products like Comet Cleanser Powder. It works wonders! Use an old rag to apply it evenly over metal frames, and let it sit for a minute or so. Then scrub with the steel wool, rinse off with water and let it dry.

Next, you'll want to pick out your paint colour. If you're going from a yellow house to a blue house, start by painting the ceiling first in the new colour. This leaves less mess for later! Paint levels can be different everywhere, but generally speaking lighter is better. You don't want to make your living room windowless by making all the walls too dark.

Once you've picked out your paint colour, take some time looking at different shades of it as you drive around town. Look at homes that have been painted recently as well as those that haven't been repainted in years - they can help you get a feel for how different shades will look in your own house.

After getting the paint colour you want, it's time to start painting! Use a brush or roller for larger areas, and be sure to keep the strokes going in the same direction. The secret to not having brush lines is to go over them with another coat of paint - do this only once though.

If you try doing it more than that, the "erased" lines will just show up again since you're essentially removing old paint. For smaller spaces like doors and windows use small foam rollers to cut in the corners. For these areas, it's recommended to use latex paint instead of oil-based enamel (as it's water-soluble). For big walls, you can do the painting in sections. Work top-to-bottom and left-to-right so that your brush or roller doesn't start to dry out before you're finished with it.

You might paint your house with oil enamel because of cost and convenience, but if you're looking for a longer-lasting finish consider using latex paint with primer. This will give the best results and last longest. Oil paints also tend to chip easier than latex paints too - this is why it's important to go over all the door frames and window sills twice with oil enamel after finishing each wall with latex paint.

If you want your house to look new (or at least better), then here's what you've got to do: Clean, sand, and paint it!