You may have seen how amateurish a previous DIY paint job you did looked. You may be wondering how you can make your next painting job to look more professional. This article discusses some tips that you can implement to make the interior walls of your home look attractive.

Mix a Large Volume of Paint

Estimate how much paint you will need for the entire job before you mix what you are going to use. This tip is very important because it enables you to have a consist colour of paint for the entire wall or room that you wish to paint. Read the mixing instructions on the paint package so that you know the size that it can cover. The outcome of your work will be look more professional than the outcome of another DIY painter who mixed small amounts of paint at a time.

Maintain Wet Edges

Another cause of amateurish house painting is when one paints over a dry edge. Remove this cause of imperfection by rolling your paintbrush in one even stroke up to the top of the wall that you are painting. Make sure that the next brush stroke moves over the previous edge before that edge dries. In this way, there won't be any visible overlap marks once the paint dries.

Avoid Plastic Drop Clothes

Some people pick any material that they can lay their hands on and use it to trap the paint that drips onto the floor. Avoid making that mistake, because you may create opportunities for accidents. For instance, you may slip on the plastic drop cloth once paint makes it wet. Use a cotton drop cloth. This will absorb all the paint that drops onto it. This will prevent any falls or slips that may mess up the wall that you have just painted.

Sand Trim

Sometimes, the trim on walls may retain its original sheen if it is not sanded before it is painted. Avoid this problem by sanding the trim so that the paint you apply adheres onto it effortlessly. You can even apply an additional coat of paint to make the trim have an appearance that is consistent with the rest of the wall.

Implement the tips above, and your handiwork will be more professional looking than the work done by other homeowners who didn't use the tips suggested. Alternatively, you can hire professional house painters to come in and do the work for you and ask them for tips to use next time. 

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