Painting a house

**third_shift|studios** · 01-03-2008, 06:24 AM

My wife and I are painting an entire house...top to bottom, ceilings too, complete color changes in each room. What do you guys suggest? Any techniques or "best tools" to use? We'll be painting base boards and trims, gonna have different colors meet in corners too. Do we start by painting nutrals or the bright colors first? Also, consider we won't have any carpet in the house during painting =)

**redls1** · 01-03-2008, 06:48 AM

Interesting colors. That purple has to go!!!

**SexOnWheels** · 01-03-2008, 06:54 AM

"Not crazy about the Browns" <-----Current Nfl commercials

You need a more 'blended' color rather than the wild solids.

I like some of the toupes that are popular atm.

Just make sure it will be something you can live with for a few years.

**SSwt00SS** · 01-03-2008, 06:55 AM

1st pic, paint the room to compliment the dark grey carpet...

2nd & 3rd pic, lose the purple and get darker wood flooring...

4th pic, same comment as to the 1st pic, and ditch the TV wall stand...

5th pic, paint the gray lower portion of the wall a shade of darker red to compliment the top. there is potiental for the last room to look great. paint the circut panel door wall color also...think earth tones

if anything perhaps just chaning out the dark grey carpet might be a thought, then you dont have to dick with repainting anything...

**Spaz** · 01-03-2008, 06:56 AM

rooms with lots of windows a darker color... rooms with less lighter colors... balances light...

i'd go with a picaso... fuck van gogh... chopping off an ear... then again...

**third_shift|studios** · 01-03-2008, 07:15 AM

yanked the photos b/c you guys ignored my questions.

**SexOnWheels** · 01-03-2008, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by third_shift|studios

yanked the photos b/c you guys ignored my questions.

Way to kill your own thread.

**third_shift|studios** · 01-03-2008, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by SexOnWheels

Way to kill your own thread.

you touch boys

**SexOnWheels** · 01-03-2008, 07:25 AM

Originally Posted by third_shift|studios

you touch boys

Ouch, you should be reported and inked for that!

Your killing me!

**lvbroham1** · 01-03-2008, 07:25 AM

learned this from experience, if you spend more time prepping you'll get better results. take your time doing it too, and good luck.

**Spaz** · 01-03-2008, 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by third_shift|studios

yanked the photos b/c you guys ignored my questions.

nope i answered...

**02ultraZ** · 01-03-2008, 09:30 AM

To get cool textures you can get paints with a fine sand in it to give it dept, and apply it with a sponge, washcloth, handheld straw broom to get a texture. Or if you have something somewhat soft that you like the patter/shapes of you can apply the paint with that. It's time consuming but my mom used a different paint applicator per room in her house and it turned out great. Then on the ceiling she used white paint and applied it with the straw hand broom. Did back and fourth sweeps in about 3x3 squares at a time. It looked pretty cool.

Another thing you can do is double up colors. My one friend painted a solid firey red on the walls then got a semi-transparent black paint and applied it with a very large-pored sponge and the red showed thru. It looked awesome.

**Nastyfoot** · 01-03-2008, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by third_shift|studios

My wife and I are painting an entire house...top to bottom, ceilings too, complete color changes in each room. What do you guys suggest? Any techniques or "best tools" to use? We'll be painting base boards and trims, gonna have different colors meet in corners too. Do we start by painting nutrals or the bright colors first? Also, consider we won't have any carpet in the house during painting =)

Use quality paint as it can be more "forgiving". And use quality brushes. Don't use masking tape to tape off trim,etc.. use painters tape.

Other than that, make sure to post us some before and afters when you are finished. Good luck.

**Tide** · 01-03-2008, 10:02 AM

Pay someone to do it. Drink beer whilst sitting in your lazy boy.

I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate painting.

**twozs** · 01-03-2008, 10:09 AM

techniques would be "get the paint on the walls " and special tools would be a trim brush and a roller w/ a stick. its not rocket science. trim , cut, then roll (slowly).

**Zboner** · 01-03-2008, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Wade M

Pay someone to do it. Drink beer whilst sitting in your lazy boy.

I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate painting.

i second

**SexOnWheels** · 01-03-2008, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by Wade M

Pay someone to do it. Drink beer whilst sitting in your lazy boy.

I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate painting.

Not to mention the amount of scaffolding 'J' would need to reach up to the 8' walls (I seen the pictures...) he would need to set up like a skyscraper ffs!

**ARM5280** · 01-03-2008, 12:16 PM

The most important thing in rolling paint is always finish with a downstroke. It makes the light reflect off of it more even because light comes from above.