Painting your dining room can change the entire mood of the room.
Painting a dining room can change the entire decor and feel of the room. Depending on the colors you choose, you can change the perception of a room's depth and height; you can make a large room seem smaller, or make a small room seem larger. The combination of gray and gold opens the doors for an array of complementary colored artwork, tablecloth, table settings and centerpiece in the dining room. When painting, always take care to protect your head, clothing and furniture.
Instructions
1. Protect your furniture. If you can, push furniture out of the room to keep it completely out of danger of being damaged by accidental paint splashes. If pushing the furniture out of the room isn't an option, push whatever you can to the center of the room to keep it completely away from the walls. Bookcases and china cabinets may have to be emptied before they can be moved. Cover every piece of furniture with a white drop cloth that completely drapes over the furniture and touches the floor.
2. Protect the floor. Cover all areas uncovered by furniture with a drop cloth or newspaper to prevent damaging your floor or carpet with paint. Remove all area rugs from the room.
3. Paint the ceiling first. Tape off the perimeter of the ceiling with painter's tape to keep gold paint from trickling onto walls that will be painted gray. It is recommended to put down a coat of primer first, although some paints come with the primer already blended in. Before painting the entire ceiling, get up on a ladder and use a paintbrush to paint around light fixtures and ceiling fans. Once that is done, paint the rest of the ceiling. Use a extended roller to paint a W, M or N shape, and then paint away from the walls in toward the center of the ceiling. Finally, paint the wall in horizontal strokes that follow the direction of the walls. Allow the first coat to dry, and then paint a second coat if necessary.
4. Paint the walls. Re-tape the perimeter between the walls and the ceiling, this time placing the tape on the ceiling, rather than on the wall. Paint a coat of primer first, unless you purchase paint that has primer mixed in. Use a paintbrush to carefully paint around fixtures first. Paint the corners next; paint vertical lines going in toward the center of the wall, and then paint long horizontal strokes on top of the vertical strokes. Paint the center of the walls with a large M, N or W shape, and then use large horizontal strokes to paint the rest. Allow the paint to dry, and if necessary, paint a second coat.
5. Remove the tape. Remove the drop cloths and newspapers from the floor and furniture, and replace the floor rugs and furniture.
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