4. Determine the amount of paint you will need
Whether you are painting a dressing table or outside your home, the general rule is a gallon for every 40 square meters, says Carl Minenchew, Vice President of Color and Design Innovation of Benjamin Moore. But that is just an approximate guide, Do not forget to calculate more effectively in the case of larger projects. Especially if you don't want to fall short in the middle of the wall. Nor forget to calculate at least two layers of paint always
Do you plan to replace a carbon gray wall or any less neutral tone? You are likely to need more paint by moving from dark to light. At the other end of the spectrum, a deep color base tends to require more layers of paint than a lighter color, says Carolyn Noble, manager of marketing and color design in Pratt & Lambert. She recommends applying a gray primer to the surface before painting the walls of a saturated color to help reduce the number of applications. With regard to the finish, you may have heard that the brighter it is, the more the coverage index will be, but it is not a sufficient difference to change the number of gallons you need to buy, says Mining.
If you are going to paint a surface with a lot of texture instead of a smooth, buy a little more, says Julianne Simcox, associated brand manager of Pratt & Lambert. CLOSESTS with complicated carpentry also require more paint; Mianchew suggests buying 10% more than calculated.
5. Prepare the walls and the room
You will not want to damage your favorite sofa or that relic that the grandmother gave you, so empty the room of all the furniture. If you do not have enough space to relocate everything you have, push everything to the center of the room. Cover the pieces with a cloth or a light plastic sheet And do the same with the floor, as well as with any furniture or countertop that can be in danger of splashes. «Do not skip all surfaces: The painting will splashed, we promise you «says the contractors – and cousins - of New Jersey John Colaneri and Anthony Carrino, protagonists of the HGTV series Cousins Undercover and Kitchen Cousinsas well as The Build Up and Grand Design in the Ellentube of Ellen Degeneres.