Painting inside the house can be really fun if you try to put your mind into it. However, you have to make sure that you prepare yourself with the necessary tools and precautions because you do not want to look like a nurse, wearing bloodstained nursing scrubs, unless you are wearing cheap scrubs, those scrubs pants can be really expensive to just ruin. Anyway, the first thing to do when painting is to start our right. You will enjoy it more if you have everything together at the start. Make sure you have one spot for all the tools that can be accessible from any part of the house. Also remember that if your painting job covers a large part of the house, do not rush it. The furniture should also get enough attention. If you can get them out of the room, go ahead and do it unless you want your furniture with polka dot design. If you really can’t, make sure you cover them with a good drop cloth. Lastly, make sure that you wear something that you are ready to give up because no matter how hard you try, drips are inevitable. Some old clothes can be used as work clothes.

Painting your room makes it more individualized. Though the overall look of my home is more on Zen design which is composed of earth colors, I have given each family member a room of their own, a personalize space where they can design it according to their taste. As kids grow up, each wants to make theirs more unique. Painting is the easiest option to alter the look and give a wall life.

After we moved the furniture, covered the switches, smoothened the wall and applied the primer, we all started to bring the walls to life. We didn’t want to make it plain so instead of using just one color, we used different ways to add texture. For the girls’ room we bought prefabricated stencils and applied paint through the use of sponge for added effects while we opted for faux painting for the other rooms. This is an enjoyable activity and family bonding.