Painting Trim & Walls: What You Need To Know!

After showing how we've updated our work solid past times epitome the trim, 1 of the most oftentimes asked questions I acquire is nearly paint! I in conclusion decided it was best to position all of this information inwards 1 handy identify to refer to if needed.

I don't visit myself an expert, but after epitome an entire work solid (almost!), I've for sure learned a matter or 2 along the way.

Let's acquire started!

Don't over-think it!

Most questions I acquire nearly pigment receive got to exercise alongside FEAR: fright of messing up, fright of wasting money, fright of the unknown! Well, I receive got goodness tidings together with bad news. Bad tidings first: Your in all likelihood going to ruin something along the way. I've totally messed upwardly at to the lowest degree three pieces of furniture, together with I receive got 2 rooms that I've painted multiple times because the kickoff attempts were a large failure. Now the goodness news: 99% of the things y'all pigment volition plough out to locomote AWESOME. You'll larn along the way, together with your locomote volition improve alongside every attempt.  Plus, if y'all fifty-fifty accept 10-30 minutes reading nearly to a greater extent than or less epitome basics, the less probable y'all volition locomote to ruin that 1% of your projects. 

THE BASICS:

#1. WHY should I paint? 
Painting is fourth dimension consuming, but it is 1 of the cheapest things y'all tin exercise to update your home! This post from before this twelvemonth actually helps demonstrate what a large behaviour upon pigment tin make.

A smashing illustration is our master bathroom. The solely matter I used to update this room was paint!

and also our guest bathroom. You've gotta run into how outdated this bath was before!

#2. HOW exercise I pigment my trim? 
It's a lot easier than y'all think. You tin depository fiscal establishment check out post that explains the basic techniques for epitome cut together with walls. The best matter to exercise is to only acquire started together with trust that it volition build a huge departure inwards the overall hold back together with experience of your home. Paint tin completely transform a work solid from onetime to new.

#3.  WHAT build exercise I choose? 
For my cut paint, I used Behr Premium inwards Ultra White (semi gloss finish) inwards the entire house. I receive got no catch how good other brands of pigment locomote for trim, every bit Behr is the solely build I've e'er used on our trim. The argue I chose it is because it was 1 of the solely affordable pigment together with primers I mutual depression temperature honour dorsum when nosotros started, coming inwards at solely $35 a gallon. We had an entire work solid worth of trim, therefore I had to locomote budget conscious. However, I couldn't locomote to a greater extent than pleased, together with I'll sing its praises from the rooftop, every bit the results were flawless together with yet concord upwardly years later. So, inwards my experience, y'all acquire a lot for your coin alongside this paint.

As for the pigment I usage on our walls, I could attention less. I don't acquire every bit good hung upwardly on the build of pigment I use. I've used therefore many dissimilar brands on our walls: Behr, Valspar, Glidden, Benjamin Moore, Sherwin Williams, together with countless others. BM & SW tend to receive got ameliorate coverage, but are to a greater extent than expensive. You'll relieve a lilliputian fourth dimension when painting, but you'll pay $50 a gallon. Behr, Valspar, together with Glidden are cheaper, together with I honour that their coverage is totally fine. Those volition damage y'all $20-30. It's actually only a personal preference. I'm inexpensive together with would rather pass an extra lx minutes epitome if it volition relieve me $25. I generally usage Behr together with Glidden. Also, I'm going to allow y'all inwards on a lilliputian secret. You tin acquire ANY pigment color custom mixed inwards ANY brand. For example, let's tell that y'all establish a Benjamin Moore color y'all LOVE, but y'all solely desire to pay $20/gallon. You tin accept the Benjamin Moore pigment fleck to Lowe's or Home Depot or Walmart, etc. together with receive got them color gibe it inwards Glidden, etc. They receive got lilliputian machines that scan the pigment fleck together with therefore BAM: same color inwards the build of your choice.

#4. How exercise I select a color for my cut together with walls?
 I ordinarily purchase a pair testers for $3 each together with pigment a lilliputian component subdivision of my wall alongside each. Seeing a pigment color inwards your ain domicile during dissimilar times of the solar daytime is TOTALLY dissimilar than looking at a pigment fleck inwards a hardware store. I also similar to search for the pigment color bring upwardly on Pinterest. It's ordinarily helps me to run into it inwards other people's rooms, together with lets me narrow downwards what testers I desire to choose. (See my other tips on choosing a color here. There's to a greater extent than or less smashing tips.)

#5. Our pigment colors

Here's quick guide to all of the pigment colors we've used inwards our ain domicile (on the walls) inwards instance you're curious. I acquire this inquiry to a greater extent than than whatsoever other, therefore directly y'all tin honour all this information inwards 1 place!

Our Living Room was painted alongside Glidden Smooth Stone (main color) together with therefore Behr Sandstone Cliff (accent wall), both inwards flat. 

Our kitchen was painted inwards Behr Mineral inwards Flat. We used chalkboard paint on the interior cabinets together with bar surround. You tin run into how nosotros painted our grout here, our tile here, together with our kitchen cabinets here.

Our Home Office was painted inwards Behr Sandstone Cliff, Flat. The desk was painted inwards Behr Black Suede inwards gloss.

Our Guest Bathroom was painted inwards Behr Ocean Pearl, flat. The white stripe accent was Behr Sea Salt, flat. The vanity was painted alongside Behr Ultra Pure White, semi-gloss.

You tin run into the total tutorial for epitome stripes here.

The Guest Bedroom Design #1 was painted inwards Behr Gobi Desert, flat. The headboard together with side tables were painted inwards Behr Creamy White, Satin.

The Guest Bedroom Design #2 was painted inwards Behr Silver Drop, flat. The white stripe was Behr Ultra Pure White, flat.

Guest bedroom design #3 was yet inwards Behr Silver Drop, flat.

Our Master Bedroom was painted inwards Glidden, but color matched to Behr Wheat Bread, Flat. The small-scale purpose component subdivision of the sleeping accommodation was painted inwards Glidden Smooth Stone. The dresser was painted inwards Behr Creamy White, satin.

And finally, our Master Bathroom was painted inwards Glidden (color matched to Sherwin Williams Sea Salt), flat. All cabinetry together with cut was painted inwards Behr Ultra Pure White inwards semi-gloss. 

So that's all for today! To run into the total tutorial for how to pigment cut from start to destination click here. To run into my locomote past times 10 pigment secrets click here.

Thanks therefore much for stopping by! Don't forget to pivot this post therefore y'all tin honour it when y'all demand it!

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