Want To Paint Like A Pro? Follow These Simple Tips

Painting is one of the simplest ways of giving any room or place a facelift without having to spend loads of money in the process. Sure, you can buy up the high quality, textured finish paints for your house if you want to; but for the most part it is cheaper than other options like wallpapering.

If you have also taken up on a project of house painting in Perth, here are some general tips and important details to get started:

1.     Finish- The final finish of the paint makes a huge impact on how your room would look after paint. Rooms that receive higher traffic do well with glossy or satin finish paints since they hold up better to touching and are easier to clean. On the other hand, matt finish paints are great to hide wall imperfections like patched areas and wavy drywall but do not clean as easily as their shinier counterparts.

2.    Experiment- Do not hesitate to experiment with various shades and colours. Research about and understand the psychology of the room to use it for your benefit. Professional painters also use various colours to give depth and texture to any room. If you are trying on your own, it would be easier to buy sample pints and try them out on a small area of the wall first to see whether it works or not.

3.    Quantity- A lot of people make the mistake of either buying less or more paint then they actually require. Calculate the total surface area you are going to paint and come up with the proper paint quantity by taking factors like wall porosity, multiple coats, and primer into consideration.

4.    Prep work- No paint job, no matter how carefully handled looks half as decent if you are not careful with your prep work. The time and money you spend on the prep work would save you from wasting both of these further in the line when you actually start painting and pay off in finer and smoother looking walls. The prep work generally includes cleaning, repair work, sanding and priming (in that order).

Remember, it’s okay to make a few mistakes the first time round. Look out for quick fixes to handles common problems issues like cuts in your drywall, paint marks on electrical boards etc. You can also take the help of any professional painter of house painting in Perth to guide you through the process.