Create a background for the atmosphere you want by painting interior walls.
Freshly painted walls are the perfect backdrop for setting scenes and creating expressive, comfortable living areas. The process of painting interior walls starts with a vision of what kind of atmosphere and environment you want to create. Choose colors and color schemes, clean and prepare the area, get the right tools and equipment and get to work.
Instructions
1. Clear out the room you plan to paint, turning off power and removing all furniture, light fixtures, light switches, outlet covers, window treatments and any pictures or other items hanging on the walls.
2. Clean the floor and baseboards, then cover the floor with plastic sheeting taped down. Cover the plastic sheeting with drop cloths.
3. Inspect the walls for crayon or permanent marker markings. Remove crayon marks with a cotton cloth and an iron on medium heat, covering the crayon marks with the cloth and holding the iron on it for a few minutes. Remove permanent marker from walls with nail polish remover and light sanding.
4. Remove all dust and cobwebs from walls, ceilings and corners with a vacuum cleaner or dust mop. Clean walls with the sponge mop and denatured alcohol, washing the surface from ceiling to floor with the sponge, then going over all walls again with the scrubbing edge. Finish by wiping the walls with a cloth soaked in denatured alcohol and wrung out, removing all dirt. Allow the walls to dry thoroughly after washing.
5. Fix any holes, drywall cracks, scratches and other imperfections with spackle and vinyl surfacing compound, applying a couple of thin layers and lightly sanding them.
6. Caulk along baseboards, around window and door frames and inside corners to seal and finish the walls. Let caulk dry thoroughly.
7. Cover all trim and baseboards in the room with masking tape and masking film. Press the tape and film down firmly to seal and prevent paint from seeping underneath it, using the edge of a plastic ruler, plastic butter knife or another stiff, straight edge to get a tight seal. If you are not painting the ceiling, cover the inside edge of the ceiling as well.
8. Mix the paint with the power drill and paint stirrer attachment or stir sticks and pour about 3 cups into a paint tray. Saturate a large roller with paint, and roll it on the treads or raised areas in the tray to remove excess. Wear safety glasses or goggles during painting. Paint walls starting at the top and working down, using long firm strokes. Refill the roller as you use up the paint. Go around the room covering the walls, leaving about an inch or so from all edges.
9. Go around the room with edging painting tools and paint the bare edge areas.
10. Remove all tape and film, drop cloths and plastic sheeting and put all outlet and light switch covers back, as well as window treatments.
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