Since I've had paint on the brain this week, I thought I would give you a few tips for painting. I am by no means an expert painter, but I have learned a couple things that have been extremely helpful in my painting endeavors.
1. Use a handled cup with a magnetic bar for cutting in trim. The first time I painted a room I think I used a plastic cup when I painted around the trim. This proved to be quite messy, and definitely not professional. When we moved into this house and started painting, we discovered these handy little paint 'mugs'. There is a magnetic piece on the inside that your trim brush will stick to {the metal part} so that your brush and paint are all in one small and secure place.
2. Purchase a teflon lined paint tray. This has proven to be a wonderful investment for us! Once the paint has dried in the pan, it pulls off so easily. See image below for proof.
I don't know what brand we have, but here is one that I found on Lowes.com, in case you're looking to buy one.
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Just a few quick tips for you that will hopefully help save you some time when painting.
{For those who may be wondering, this is NOT the paint color that I used in the girls' bedroom! This was a Glidden paint I received free last year and used it to paint the laundry room. I haven't gotten any further than that in my laundry room, which is why you haven't seen any pictures of it on this little blog. Maybe some day...}
What painting tips do you have?
fun! i can't wait to come see what you've done! let's see... my favorite painting tip is more of a tool. a little shorty 2" angled brush is pure magic for cutting in. (i don't even use tape anymore!)
ReplyDeleteI read a great painting tip today ... after I finished painting a room, of course. Paint floor to ceiling. In other words, don't paint the upper part all the way around and then retrace your steps to paint the lower part (like when you take the roller extender off). Also (and this will help you when you go to finish painting later on) if you need to paint in two steps, like painting a ceiling or high walls, use a dry roller to help blend in the freshly painted area to the already painted ares.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see! :)
Wow I had never seen the magnetic strip inside the painting cup. I need to get one! I have used the paint roller in the fridge trick a number of times!
ReplyDeleteI like that teflon lined paint tray! It would be fun to peel off all that paint, too :) I can't wait to see the girls' bedroom finished! Way to go on getting your painting job done!
ReplyDeleteThese are great - I'm getting ready to tackle a room in our house and these will come in handy! Thanks for sharing - I hadn't heard of the brush in the fridge trick!
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