10 Paradigm Tips & Tricks Yous Never Knew (Part Two)

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After sharing my paint secrets last month, I was so excited to uncovering out how much ya'll loved them! Your enthusiasm reminded me that many of y'all are even so learning only similar I am....and I honey that. I regard I would portion a few to a greater extent than tips today, together with hopefully respond a few questions that I often have from readers. Some of these y'all mightiness know, some y'all mightiness not. Maybe you'll fifty-fifty get got a few lightbulb moments similar I did when I figured this materials out. So, hither are my 10 pigment secrets...round two!

#1: Make a pigment chip commutation ring

I late made my ain pigment chip commutation ring, together with it's so useful! I wishing I would get got done this long ago! It's only a uncomplicated commutation band alongside all of my pigment colors together with pigment names attached. It actually comes inwards handy when I'm out shopping for fabric, furniture, or decorative accents similar pillows, etc.

To brand this, I used the pigment chips from all my wall colors, a commutation ring, together with some commutation tags. You tin uncovering the commutation tags inwards the commutation subdivision of most habitation improvement stores or here (Amazon affiliate link).

I cutting out a small-scale foursquare off the pigment chip, glued it to ane side of the tag, together with wrote the call of the pigment color and room it goes inwards on the dorsum of the tag.

I get got it inwards my pocketbook together with accept it alongside me whenever I acquire out. You could also practise this alongside popsicle sticks, or fifty-fifty only laminate petty pieces of the pigment chips together with hole punch them.

*To run across the pigment colors nosotros used inwards our house, acquire here.

#2. How to select a pigment finish

When you've never painted anything before, that starting fourth dimension time to the hardware store is a doozy. Paint comes inwards a bunch of finishes together with it tin live actually confusing when it comes to which ane you're supposed to acquire for which project. So, later on years of using dissimilar pigment all over my occupation solid together with my furniture, here's what type of pigment I unremarkably acquire for dissimilar projects:

Flat paint: role for walls inwards living rooms, bedrooms, ceilings, or furniture

Eggshell: role for walls inwards hallways, dining rooms, kitchens

Satin: role for walls inwards bathrooms, or furniture

Semi-gloss: role for windows, trim, doors, together with cabinetry

#3. Use Tack Cloth

I honey tack cloth. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot.

Have y'all ever sanded downwards your article of furniture or wooden trim down earlier paradigm it together with and then ended upwardly alongside a ane one 1000 thousand bits of fuzz together with dust inwards your pigment job? It tin live so frustrating to pigment a slice so perfectly together with uncovering out later on it's dried that at that spot is a giant tumbleweed stuck correct on top. Tack cloth is the solution for that. It's basically similar a kinda glutinous rag that doesn't acquire it's stickiness anywhere. You only wipe downwards the surface of whatever you're paradigm together with it picks upwardly everything. I role it on every unmarried slice of furniture that I paint.

#4. Furniture impact upwardly pens

These things are definitely on my listing of awesome inventions. I am good known around these parts for beingness heavy handed alongside a vacuum cleaner together with scratching upwardly the legs of all our furniture. Plus, Tootie together with Cheese accept attention of the balance of the article of furniture alongside their claws. Once a calendar month or so, I acquire around the occupation solid alongside ane of these Minwax pens together with color inwards the scratches. I get got an espresso ane for our couch legs, together with a dark ane for our desk and table. You tin uncovering these here (Amazon affiliate link).

#5. Save fourth dimension alongside creative mortal brushes

While I unremarkably accept the fourth dimension to take outlet covers, etc., sometimes (if you're similar me), you've painted for endless months past times yourself together with y'all only run out of steam. This tin relieve y'all some time, together with the brushes are so small-scale that y'all tin actually pigment a small-scale real precise area. I've done it inwards a couplet rooms, together with it really looks similar I took the outlet embrace off.

Not solely does this tip function for outlets, but it works for doorknobs together with hinges, together with for touching upwardly small-scale knicks together with marks on your walls, too.

#6. Prime earlier paradigm wood

I painted a lot of article of furniture earlier I learned well-nigh primer. It was the MOST annoying learning lesson I've endured yet, every bit most of those pieces ended upwardly having to live redone. I'm for sure it's mutual noesis to whatever of y'all seasoned article of furniture painters, but for those of y'all only starting out (like I was a few years ago!), hopefully this tip volition relieve y'all from the trauma of peeling furniture.

Hopefully past times now, nosotros all know that you're supposed to sand article of furniture earlier paradigm it. However, unless y'all sand it downwards similar y'all get got the arms of a powerlifter, your pigment won't final forever. This is where primer comes in. If y'all prime number forest earlier painting, it makes your pigment adhere similar crazy. Even if y'all don't sand, primer volition still make your pigment stick. Ideally, when paradigm furniture, y'all would sand together with prime. However, if you're brusk on time, if your slice is already painted, or if it's laminate, y'all tin skip the sanding together with only prime, together with your pigment task volition hold back bully together with final for a long time. So, the moral of this storey is PRIME IT.

See how I pigment article of furniture from start to complete here.

#7. Wax it.

When it comes to finishing furniture, wax is my favorite method.

After paradigm tons of pieces, I've discovered that my favorite method is to sand, prime, role apartment paint, together with complete alongside wax.

If the slice needs to live actually durable (like a tabular array or desk), I'll role polycrylic, but if it's only a normal slice that won't live set through a lot, I honey the means a apartment pigment alongside wax complete looks. Wax isn't every bit durable, but it looks amazing. All y'all practise is apply it alongside a rag, rub it on over the paint, allow it dry out together with and then buff it alongside the same rag. I used wax here, together with it looks fantastic. My favorite finishing wax is the Minwax paste finishing wax inwards clear. It tin live industrial plant life here (Amazon affiliate link).

#8. Cheap Sources for Paint Cans

Did y'all know y'all tin acquire empty pigment cans of all dissimilar sizes at Home Depot for only a few bucks?

The gallon cans are well-nigh $4 together with the quart cans are well-nigh $2. This may live mutual knowledge, but I for ane was super excited to uncovering a bunch of empty pigment cans for that cheap. I mix together with blend a lot of my ain pigment colors, every bit good every bit brand my ain chalk paint, so this comes inwards handy often.

And there's all sorts of other things y'all could role them for, too! Just intend of all the crafts together with organizing ideas y'all could come upwardly up alongside using these.

#9. Gloss spray paint

I'm plainly a huge fan of all types of spray paint. However, my personal fave is high gloss spray pigment when it comes to coating small-scale accessories or ceramics. The solely occupation is that non every spray pigment color is sold inwards a high gloss finish. But did y'all know that you tin purchase whatever color spray pigment y'all desire inwards a apartment complete together with and then acquire a tin of clear gloss? It at ane time gives anything a glossy, factory-like finish. It's amazing.

#10. My favorite gilt spray paint

There are a ane one 1000 thousand gilt spray paints out there, but they are not made equal. Don't acquire me wrong, they all function only fine. However, if you're looking for that for sure gilt color that is super trendy correct now, yet ever classic, my go-to gilt spray pigment is Rustoleum Metallic Gold. I'm using it on several projects as nosotros speak. You tin uncovering this spray pigment here (Amazon affiliate link).