Most homeowners only have the budget, time, and patience for quick and convenient remodels. That is, they need to do something with a short turnaround time so that they can continue to live in their home comfortably without too much inconvenience, and without spending a ton of cash. You don't need to spend a lot of money to really increase the value of your property. Even just repainting your interior walls can have a positive effect on your home valuation. Of course, many people decide to repaint their walls just because they want to update the color with something fresh and fun.

Homeowners can do their own painting in order to save money on the project. Painting is not necessary difficult, but if you don't do it properly, you can create extra work for yourself. For example, if you don't properly mask and tape off, there's going to be more smudging, spills, and bleeds that you have to worry about cleaning up. Not only can you damage other surfaces in your home, you can also waste a lot of time trying to remove paint.

Prepping Is Important

This is why, before you even begin painting, you need to spend hours prepping the area. First of all, you want to make sure you have a walkway in and out of the rooms you are working with so that you don't walk on the bare floors. Even a small spot of paint can be spread all around your floors. You also want to cover all of your window and door fixtures. You want to tape right along the molding and door casing so that your edges are strong and clear. This is the part of the job that is the most meticulous and time consuming. It is definitely more fun to actually spread the paint, but you should not skimp on the masking. If you are thorough with masking and preparing your walls before you paint them, you're going to be able to apply the paint much more quickly, and you're going to end up with a better finish.

As you can see, painting isn't particularly difficult, and the supplies are very affordable. But, you can make the job even easier on yourself if you properly prep everything. A even a professional painter, like those at A Blaze of Color LLC, will probably tell you that the prep work is perhaps the most important step of the entire process.