Tips For Your Interior Painting

Interior painting is a project that you should start mindfully; that's why at Mark Howell Painting, we made a list of tips you should keep in mind if you want an outstanding result:

1. Choose the right finish paint: the finish paint you're going to use for each area is essential. High-traffic areas go better with a satin finish since it's easier to clean and better-looking. If you're considering a satin finish for a particular room, you need to prepare the walls beforehand to ensure they'll look great.

2. Know a little about the psychology of color: Learn how colors affect your mood, and use them to your advantage. For example, blue is a calming color perfect for a bedroom. With the psychology of color, you'll be able to create the right atmosphere in every room.

3. Try samples: there's nothing worse than spending money on paint that does not look good on your walls. But, for a small fraction of the price of a gallon, you can get small samples for you to try on your wall and make the best choice.

4. Prepare the areas you'll paint: You'll spend more time preparing the rooms than painting them. The time it takes to tape, protect, repair, and prime will be significant; therefore, you need to organize it and plan accordingly.

5. Don't forget to prime: priming is essential to achieving professional results, and you should never spare on its quality.

6. Cut in: painting the corners and edges with a thin paintbrush before painting large areas with the paint roller allows for a much smoother finish. It does take some time, but you'll get better results.

7. Remember the 'W' rule: rollers are an excellent tool for interior painting since they save time. But the roller lines can look harsh if you don't follow the 'W' rule, which is working the roller in an overlapping W pattern, which smooths out the strokes and ensures better coverage.

8. Gather all the extension equipment you can: ladders and extension poles will save you time, plus, they have a positive impact on the final results.

9.  Do boxing: combine all your gallons in one large bucket to ensure uniformity of color. 

Marke Howell Painting is a top-rated painting contractor based in St. Augustine, specializing in interior painting. If you are thinking about changing how your house looks from the inside, consider hiring a professional painter to do the job and contact us! Please visit our website if you want to see our previous painting jobs.