Ah, painting a house, something that most home owners have to consider if they want their home to look fresh and exciting. Not a tricky or hard thing to do, when you come to think of it, after all everyone is perfectly capable of picking up a brush and throwing some paint on the walls. The real thing to consider when painting a house is more the preparation, time and money saving that you can achieve if you plan it out a little.
Here is my own little mini-guide that you should be able to read over briefly in order to get some ideas rolling in your head on how you should tackle this job. Nothing too complicated but it can be tricky in some circumstances.
The Cost Of Painting a House
Exterior paint averages $25-$40 a gallon and premium paint can be around $50 – $100. You can expect to pay anywhere from $700 to possibly $1000 depending on how big your home is and what type of paint you buy. The better the paint the better it will look so keep that in mind.
Painting a House
For those of you who do not know or are not aware, the main reason as to why anyone would want to paint a house is to basically add real estate value to their home. Some people will do it just so that there house looks better but really ether way you are still adding to the value. It’s cheap, looks good, and is easy to do. If you are someone who likes to buy houses, fix em up, make em look good, then sell them for a decent profit then you might want to work a little bit harder to do a better job.
Interior House Painting
So lets get started shall we? Interior painting is our first stop and this is where you can get creative or just go with the norm. Personally if you are painting for your own interests and not someone else then the sky is the limit. Sure, you can look up helpful color guides and some combinations that look very nice together but in the end your going to be the one who decides what is going to stick and what needs to go out the window.
Try to get a good visualization of what you want your rooms to look like, try to think of the furniture and placements as well when you do this. Fabrics, and furniture will add to a room as well so it is important that you include them.
A Modern approach to painting is to go big and bright while if you wanted an older feel to a home you would go with more dull colors such as black and white.
Another thing to remember about interior painting and how it differs from exterior is how lighting can effect color. As someone who likes to paint, I know that lighting is the number one factor that determines color, because without light there would really be no color.
Exterior House Painting
For painting outside things are a little bit different. For best painting you are going to want to do it in the early fall when it is still warm out but not blazing hot. When it is very warm the weather can have negative effects on a paint job so keep that in mind.
Peeling is a major problem that happens from painting over wet wood or moisture coming out from the inside of the house. Latex primer and paint work well in order to help peeling from occurring.
If you can, try to get paint that dries quickly as low quality paint tends to drip and stay wet for a long. Combine this one a day with high humidity and you can have a nightmare painting.
For some more in-depths on house painting and making sure that you do the best job possible take a look at this website. They offer some really good articles and advice on painting in general.
House Painting Ideas and Pictures
This is a pretty good way about getting some ideas rolling on your head. Just simply take a look at some of these pictures in order to get some house painting ideas.
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