i need help getting the color of my paint look even??? please help me!?

Question

yesteday I just started to pain my room. the original color was a ligth blue. I regret not using a primer first. so i put two coastes of white on the ceiling. then I started to paint the walls with a dark burgundy color. ive put on two coats of the burgundy. most of the wall looks even but theres parts where theres light and dark patches.. does it need another coat? and near the top (where the wall and the ceiling meet) ive been using a brush (since ceiling is white and wall is dark) it looks VERY blotcy.. is there an easier way to paint than using a small brush as to not get white on the dark of vice versa? (sorry its hard to explain) ive gotten a "shur line" that paints edges but am not pleases with it as it gets the burgundy onto tthe ceiling...

bow do i get the paint to come out evenly? how to paint where the wall and ceiling meet more easily?

thanks for all of your suggestions! and its flat paint as well. not latex :)

Answer 1

Yeah, darker colours are harder to paint. I went from a bright pink room to very dark grey with only one coat of primer. Needless to say I had to do four coats! But between each coat I let it sit for 24 hours so it took me a week to do. You should put painters tape around the trimmings and the ceiling just so you don't get paint on it. Always start with the edges. It's easier if you have two people, one on edge duty and one on wall. For the edges I used miniature roller (not sure what a shur line is??). To say the least my walls looked terribly blotchy everywhere but after letting the fourth coat dry thoroughly (longer than 24 hours) it wasn't so bad. Good luck.

Answer 2

Let the burgundy fully dry- like 24 hours - before you panic. Often, latex paint looks terrible when first applied, but when you come back later it's evened out.

Those Sureline edgers are useless, aren't they? I use a plastic straight edge to keep the wall paint off the ceiling. That is usually the most tedious part of painting a room.

Answer 3

Use all their suggestions, then note; I have painted quite a few rooms with a deep base colour( its what they start with to make darker colours) the trick to not getting light and dark blotches Is to roll one complete wall Before it starts to dry. If any part does not roll over a wet edge it will blotch! Do all the dark colour first, let dry. 2 days Why? because you are going to tape paper all around the border to protect the burgundy from white splatter!
I have done this many times.

Answer 4

O.K. use a large brush and learn how to "cut" a line or paint a fine line using the large brush. Practice.
Bend the brush to one side and gently pull it, put paint on one side, not to much. Pull the brush slowly and evenly. Keeping it bent.

Yes, you should have used a primer, the walls are probably dry and are sucking up the paint. give it another coat. Take your time.

Answer 5

i would go with a neutral color and light tones such as purple, blue and yellow once u pick a color to paint match the carpet to the walls. don't match everything together, for example don't have all yellow furniture with yellow walls and yellow carpet, instead go with a hardwood or lighter carpet like white, if your your space is limited, try for a bed with drawers or a new closet organizing system, that way you can still have lots of storage. when it comes to the accent pieces choose a different colors. for a comforter try choosing something that has small pieces of your wall color for example if you have a yellow room maybe try to find a comforter with yellow stripes or flowers, and a background that is a different color than your walls

Answer 6

I've tried all sorts of tools to help "cut" put along trim and none of them work... even tape doesn't seem to help. I use a good quality brush to cut in those edges. That's the best way I've done it, and I've painted my fair share of rooms.

Answer 7

brushing will usually do that, use painters tape and the straight edge, maybe even wiping the straight edge after each length