Perfect Paint Job Tips

Paint the ceiling first then work your way down, walls then doors, windows, skirting, architraves, picture rails, dado rails, and skirting boards.

If redecorating an old home and you have multiple layers of paint, it is best to strip them back to bare wood and start again. The doors and windows will close better and the detail of molding will again become visible.

To protect the carpet when painting skirting boards use a plastic shield.

Color - always use a test pot before buying you paint. Apply it in the room that you will be painting so you can see it in the correct lighting conditions. That way you can be certain that you have the color you require. It can be costly and time consuming repainting because the paint in the tin looked different to the little paint chip!

Color blending, ensure you have enough paint to complete the job, the color can vary slightly, so if in doubt, mix all your paint tins together in a larger pail to ensure consistent colour, then transfer back into the original containers for storage.

Natural brushes tend to shed bristles, whilst synthetic are not supposed to. Synthetic bristle brushes are better for water based products, but you can use either for paint or varnish. The thinner and shorter the bristle, the squarer the end and the less paint it will hold tending to drip everywhere. Quality brushes have long bristles of varying lengths which provides a chiselled edge allowing the paint to flow on more smoothly.