Repainting your room is a fast way to get a fresh restart for your space. We would all need a reset at some point in our lives, even if it’s just a change in wall color. But! Don’t be rash on your renovation decisions. There are actually things you need to do before dipping your brushes in the paint can. Here are some key pointers.
Declutter first!
When planning on repainting your room, the very first step should be to update the design of your room to fit your vision. If you’ve been holding off plans to declutter, preparing to repaint your room should give you the opportunity to do it.
In the first place, it’s hard moving around a messy room. Organize the small things and bring them to their right place. For broken and rundown items, throw them to the recycling bin. You would notice how much you can transform your room with a simple cleanup.
For specific furnishings and displays that are still fine, you should also ask yourself, “Do I still really want this item?” Part of the decluttering is removing things that no longer resonate with you. Give them away to your loved ones who want them or donate. Once you’ve decided which furnishing you want in your room, it would be easier to decide what colors look best for your space.
Choose your paint and colors wisely
While you should definitely color your room to match your own personal tastes, a paint’s hue alone doesn’t make it the best color for your space. How it looks in conjunction with existing furnishing will contribute to your room’s overall look. Lighting, both natural and artificial, will also influence how the paint color would appear.
Metamerism: What It is and Why It’s Important in Choosing Colors
These are things to be considered on top of the specific paint product that’s best for your room. Are you looking for a paint with mold-resistance, or a finish that’s easy to clean? These properties are important when choosing the paints you want to use.
Visiting The Color Library in Pasay City, if you’re based in the greater Metro Manila area, is going to be one of the most effective ways to help you make a more informed decision of the paints and colors best for your room. It’s Boysen’s official store that’s filled with colorbooks that show how a color would appear.
Once you’ve narrowed down your choices, The Color Library also lets you get colors mixed in 250-mL and 1-L paint samples. Use those to test how colors would appear in your room at different times of day.
Prep the space (and the surface)
If you’ve finalized your color and product choices, you can get 4-L or 16-L paints in a Boysen Mix and Match Color Station. Before heading there though, the last thing you want to secure are surfaces prepped for painting. Give a thorough inspection of your walls. Are there any paint problems present?
Old paint can often bring chalking, so be sure to treat that issue using Boysen Chalk Blocker. Problems like loose or flaking paint should be removed completely by scraping. Molds are also a common problem on paint that you can treat by following this step-by-step procedure. If these problems are brought by water leakage, you want to implement civil corrections before repainting or the problems will just come back.
Once your walls are free of concerns, then you’re ready to paint! Be sure that you’re able to do the following:
- Give your walls a gentle sanding, then wipe with a clean rag. You want the walls to be clean and dry as much as possible to ensure good adherence to the paint you’ll be using.
- Place drop cloths on the floor. Old newspapers or cardboard can work.
- Move furniture around, covering them when necessary to avoid getting them accidentally splattered with paint.
- Tape over fixtures like sockets and hinges so these don’t get painted on.
The last tip you need to remember is to prime when necessary. Unless you’re working with self-priming paint, you might need to use a paint’s respective primer. Be sure to check out this quick guide for some pointers.
Ready Your Room Before Transforming It
The last thing you would want to happen is coating your walls with a color you don’t actually like and in a poor finish. Follow these pointers to create a space you would absolutely adore.
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