How Long Does It Take To Paint A Room? Awesome Tips With Video Tutorials

This is a very important thing even though it might not seem directly related to painting. But you need this to measure your walls and thereby find out how much paint you might require. One gallon of paint roughly covers 400 square feet.

The primer is like the root of the tree. Don’t freak out; the primer is the base for your paint and it depends a lot on the primer on how good it turns out.

If your primer is not right, the paint will turn splotchy and show brush marks. So a good primer is as important as the right underwear below your cloths. See!

Stirrer: This usually comes free of cost with the paint itself. Make sure you stir the paint well otherwise you will get lumps towards the end and too liquidy a substance on the top.Image link: http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=33275

You need this to attach this to a gallon of paint so that you don’t create a mess.

You can use rollers instead of brushes if you want to paint large, flat surfaces in a lesser amount of time. Now here is the reason why you need to select a roller cover: selecting a roller cover depends on what type of paint (latex paint or oil paint) and the surface you're painting on (smooth, rough or textured).

You can find available roller covers in multiple fabric types (synthetic, natural or blend) to match the kind of paint you are using and in several pile depths on appropriate surfaces

You will need these to save the parts of the wall you do not want to paint. Check out some of them here

Plastic coverings and drop clothes: You need the walls; the last thing you need is color sprays on your furniture and floor. It is very important to cover all the furniture properly before you start to paint.

Do not try covering the floor with plastics, though! That will be a disaster. Use a re-usable drop cloth of canvas, which is less slippery, to cover the floor.

This includes buying all the paint supplies, laying them out for easy access while you paint, cleaning dirt and dust from the walls and trimming, masking out areas and trimming with blue painter’s tape, and covering furniture with plastic and floors with drop cloths.

The time required: roughly 1 hour.

When painting the ceiling, move furniture out of the way and cover it with drop cloths or plastics. If you’re just painting the walls, simply push the furniture to the center of the room and place canvas drop cloths on the floor.

Time required: 1–2 hours

Cut in along doorways, windows, floor, ceiling and corners with a paint brush and then start rolling the paint.

Time required: 1–2 hours per coat

Place the painter’s tape in the required places and then see your work smoothly flow. Painter’s tape makes things way easier and things look pretty neat.

The time required: 30 minutes to an hour for every coat.

If you are painting window sashes, add 30 minutes for each window. Avoid sealing the window and shut only when it dries.

If you are also planning on painting the furniture in the room, do it while you are waiting for the wall or ceiling paint to dry. This will help you to keep moving towards the end line.

The time required: Painting drawers or a dresser (2 coats of primer & 2 coats of paint) equals 2 hours of actual painting time.

Add 30 minutes to remove the hardware and make sure you sand the piece before you start painting.

As the end draws near you will be surprised to see how well things can turn out with a little bit of honest effort and pre-planning. Once the paint dries up start arranging your furniture back to their place.

The time required: Disposable paint supplies usually take 15–30 minutes to clean up.

Rollers, paint trays and brushes along with folding up drop cloths take 30 minutes to an hour.So you see, the time seems worth all the effort! Check out this awesome video for inspiration.