Painting...

The best way to make a house home is with paint. Paint can change the mood of a room within a day and can completely change how visitors view your home. That's why it is important that paints for home are chosen very carefully. Since browns and greens are my go to colors, a lot of our house is painted shades of brown and green except for the living room which was suppose to come out tan and really came out yellow, but I love it anyway.

Now I am not the person to tell someone how to pick paint colors, I believe that is a god given gift, personally I inherited a little from my father but it is far from perfect. On the other hand I can tell you how to make painting much easier with a few tricks of the trade. 

First, I would strongly suggest not using painters tape. Every worker at Home Depot will tell you it makes it easier, these are LIES! Unless you are doing a design such as stripes or chevron lines the tape just gets in the way. If you are "cutting in" it takes some practice but just use an angled paint brush and a steady hand to get all of the edges.

Second, aluminum foil is your best friend for doors knobs. I know personally if I take door knobs off doors I lose screws and pieces and it is just not good. unscrew the knobs a little and using aluminum foil you can cover them completely without getting paint on them. 

One of the biggest mistakes made was that I took the light switch and outlet covers off and didn't want to keep track of screws so I threw them away because hey they are only 80 cents at Walmart. In reality they are about $1.50 a piece and when there are 30 that your threw away, that is 45 dollars you could have saved.

Also, no matter how great your friends are, don't let them paint. I love my friends dearly but when you let them paint you get this:

So after much trial and error and proper supplies and help, painting can be a breeze and can have your house looking more like a home in a few weekends.