Thankfully the floors were in good shape when we bought the house, so all they required was a good scrubbing with our mop. Just a few coats of paint was all this room took to fix up.
Before
After
Once we finished painting the bedrooms we felt like pros so tackling the biggest room in the house was a breeze! The paint edger we used mentioned in the previous post saved us hours of carefully working around the trim and baseboards.
Painting tips:
- Make sure to have all supplies ready before you start! This makes it so much easier to complete the task at hand because getting started is truly the hardest part
- Paint the trim first. You will not have to tape off twice if you paint your trim and baseboards before painting the walls. Pro tip: you won't have to tape anything off if you use an edger!
- Speaking of edgers, get one! I cannot emphasize this enough! It is an amazing tool that will save you time, money, and tears.
- When you reload your brush, paint in a "W" formation on the wall. This distributes the paint evenly which gives the best finished look!
- Use a drop cloth. I underestimated how much paint I would spill/splatter when painting our bedrooms. Using a drop cloth, especially in carpeted areas, will insure the protection of your floors!
- If you spill latex paint, use rubbing alcohol to clean up dried spots. Most spills you will see and wipe up immediately, but for those little dried-on bits that you didn't see, rubbing alcohol will help you clean them up like they were never there.
- And lastly, be patient, especially if this is your first time painting. It takes some time to get the knack down. Don't try and rush through your project because the final product will show it! Trust me.
Make sure to follow me on Instagram to stay up to date on where we're at in house projects. Keep an eye out for our kitchen renovation post. This was by far our biggest project and change in the whole house! I will be adding subsequent posts after the big projects series to showcase our home decor which is one of my favorite parts of home ownership. Thanks so much for continuing to come along through this series on our fixer upper projects!
