Paint Ideas
How to Use Paint in your Home

Learn how to paint a room, and which paint is the best choice for your project....

Lots of useful information to help your decorating project succeed...

Are you looking for a quick, easy and inexpensive way to get a new look in your home?

The changes can be as dramatic as you like - and the best part is:

• It's easy - and can be done even by DIY beginners
• It's quick - and can be done in a weekend, or even an afternoon!
• It's cheap - a pot of paint, and a brush or roller, won't set you back too much at all.
• It's effective - more than any other change, changing the color of your walls with paint can make a really big difference to the look and style of your room...

  ...but not just that, a different color on your walls can change the whole 'mood' or 'feel' in your room too!

The color you choose can even make your room feel larger, smaller, lighter or darker - so it's very important you make the right choices.

It's not just color that you need to pay careful attention to, either - choosing the right type of paint, and knowing how to apply it properly can also make a big difference, not just to how your room looks, but to the quality of finish as well...

Learning some easy paint techniques can create less work for you too - always a bonus! And cost less! Superb!

Paint is not just for walls! Paint ideas can actually be used all over your home, to create just the effect you want.

You can paint:

• your whole room
• accent walls - just a splash of color - great for bright or strong paint color ideas
• furniture
• doors and woodwork
• add some interest and pattern with faux painting decorating techniques, or stencils

I particularly like painting furniture, as this can mean you can easily use existing furniture, or inherited or bargain pieces, to create a whole new look for your room, as well as creating quite a unique piece of furniture that exactly suits your needs, in the process.

Reader, Julieta, asks about how to paint a chair

Painting is quick and easy, and you have an almost limitless choice of paint color ideas to choose from, and a variety of finishes and textures.

You can actually achieve any look you want with paint, and transform the whole character of your room...

...so, start planning your home makeover today with my useful paint ideas and tips...

For choosing paint color ideas, check out the whole section on decorating with color.

Readers have been having a go at some fab paint ideas and techniques, too...

Sandra wonders if she should paint her brick fireplace

One reader discovers that textured wall paint worked well, kitchen cabinet painting not so well...

Sally shares her faux wood paint and grain effect kitchen cabinet paint project

Sandra has questions about painting the ceiling and trim in her home

Another reader question about painting crown moldings and base boards - for rooms with low ceilings

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