With a little preparation and planning you can have a lot of fun painting your living room. The first thing to consider is what effect that you want to achieve. Consider the furniture and decorative effect that you are aiming for. Visit your local paint store and decide on a color scheme and paint texture. Paints come in various textures ranging from flat, eggshell, satin, semi-gloss and gloss. Glossier paints are usually best on woodwork and less glossy paint works better on walls. The paint store will be able to answer any specific questions that you have.
Instructions
1. Prepare the room. Remove all the furniture from the living room. Although this seems like a time consuming chore it will safe a lot time and allow you to do a better job. It far more burdensome to worry about covering things up and working around it. Once the room is clear cover the floor with good quality paint tarps. Cover the baseboards with blue painter's tape. Scrape off all loose paint.
2. Begin with the ceiling. Cut the ceiling in with a paint brush. The idea is to paint what the roller will not be able to reach. Paint two to three inches around all of the edges. Also cut around the light fixtures in the ceiling. Once you have cut the ceiling in use a roller connected to an extension pole to paint the ceiling. You can use a paint tray or a five gallon bucket with a paint screen. Dip the roller in the paint. Roll it on the screen or paint tray to remove excess paint. Start in a corner and work your way across the ceiling in four foot sections. Dip the roller into the paint tray again and overlap the previous section and paint another four foot section. Inspect the ceiling for missed spots or heavy spots. Smooth out heavy spots with the roller.
3. Turn your attention to the walls. Remove all light and outlet covers. Use a brush to cut in around around the ceiling, doors, windows, baseboards and corners. Use your roller with an extension pole to paint the walls. Dip the roller into the paint and first apply the paint to the wall in a diagonal pattern. This will distribute the paint more evenly. Next, continue by using up and down rolling movements. Start at the ceiling and roll downwards towards the baseboards. Do a four foot section. When you complete once section overlap the line and begin the second section. It is necessary to finish a wall once you start it. Don't allow a section to dry before you paint another section. The lap lines will show. Glossier paints have more of a tendency to show lap line so it is better to eggshell or flat paint on walls.
4. Paint the doors and door frames. It is better to remove the door handle rather than paint around them. Don't paint the hinges. You can either use a brush to paint the whole door or you can cut in with brush and paint the majority of the door with a roller. Paint the door first. Next, paint the door frame starting at the top and working downwards. Inspect the door to make sure that the paint is even and that there are no running down at the edges. Don't close the door until the paint is thoroughly dry.
5. Concentrate on the windows. Begin with cutting in around the glass. You can use blue painter's tape if you are worried about getting paint on the glass although with a little practice you won't need to. If paint does get on the glass let it thoroughly before you try to remove it. Once it dries you can easily scrape it off with a razor blade. Begin painting the window by cutting in around the glass. Allow your brush to do the work. Use long smooth strokes to make the paint smooth and even. Once you have the window is cut in, paint the window by starting at the top and work your way down. Don't paint the hardware. Once the window is completed paint the window frame Inspect the window.
6. Finish the job by painting the baseboards. By this time you will have had lots of practice with the brush so the baseboards won't be so difficult. Being by cutting in where the baseboard wall meet. Next cut in the bottom of the baseboard. Then paint the baseboard using long strokes.
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