i want to paint my bedroom myself. how?

Answer 1

http://www.paintquality.com/diy/content/howtopaint.htm

http://www.bobvila.com/HowTo_Library/How_to_Paint_a_Room-Painting-A2498.html


these sites should help

Answer 2

No one is really telling you how. Go to Home Depot, I've bought there paint, commercial, for years, about thirty.
Get thier advice first, what do you want to paint and, what kind of paint, what colors or variations of colors, try and keep it reasonable and have a second choice if possible.

I would try and keep it white for the ceilings and, maybe no more then two colors for the walls, it's your choice though. Now days, people do crazy things.

Use an enamel on the windows either on the wood or, if it's aluminum. Take down all the drapes or curtains, tape all the wood work, doors etc, use news- paper if handy, use old shower curtains for drop clothes or buy a four mil. plastic and tape it down so it doesn't keep blowing up, Don't buy the new blue tape, get the old tan paper tape. Buy the cheap stuff, it works just as well. If you don't want it painted, cover it or paper it, keep that in mind.

Remember blues and yellows are very hard to paint over without "bleed through" You might have to use a primer on there areas. If your going to a light color over a dark area, then you'll have to primer.
You can save money by trying first, a small spot a few feet square, if it dries and, bleeds through, then primer. Get a "Kilz" primer, use water based paint on everything, it cleans better and has a better clean up issue.

Try your colors first, I had one lady make me paint her bedroom three times, actually five time due to bleed through before she decided what color she wanted, she paid for all the work too. I did this on a living room also, because they can't make up their minds.
Colors don't dry the same tone your looking at. They dry differently.
If your ceiling is a "Pop-corn finish it's going to take time and be hard to do without spraying it, it can be done with a roller but, like I said, it's hard. When I went into the "business" years ago and didn't have the money for a sprayer, I did it this way but, not for long and, it's messy.
Get yourself some safety glasses, silicone paint stings in the eyes, and, it has particles in it.
That's another thing, get a good paint, you can tell by the weight, you want a lot of silicone in the paint for the covering properties, it'll be heavy, less water. Bahr, Dutch Boy, these paints are good.

Use a roller where possible, get some small rollers for these hard to get spots. Get several four and six inch brushes and learn to "cut a line" ask at Home depot, they'll show you.

Cover your brushes and rollers between clean ups with a plastic bag or overnight to keep them from drying out. Let the pain completely dry before deciding if the color is right. You can clean up for about a month before the paint sets.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Clean the walls and then use a primer first..it makes the paint adhere better... Start at the top and edge it or cut in all the way around and do the same at the bottom.. then use a roller to roll the rest of the walls... If u are going over a darker color you may need to do 2 coats... I prefer latex as it dries faster.. I use a matte or satin finish so it is not real glossy... Also before you start u may want to lightly sand any bumpy areas to smooth it out... Hope this helps...

Answer 4

Move all the furniture you can out of the room. If you have anything you can't move drape it with a painter's cloth or old sheet. I rented a spray gun from Home Depot and finished two bedrooms in 8 hours all by myself. You'll need to do the trim work (window & door frame) with a brush, though. After u finish that, the spray gun is like using a gi-normous airbrush! It's actually quite fun!

Answer 5

go to homedepot get the paint ask the person at the desk and then start painting

Answer 6

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