How to Paint a Room Professionally – Step By Step Guide

Are you going to paint your room yourself?

Then this article is for you. This article will help you to paint your room like a pro.

One of the differences is that professional painting services use specific tools and methods to carry out the painting work.

So if you are going to do DIY painting you need to learn and practice the painting skills. By Simply following good practices, you can paint your room.

In this article, we will give you a step-by-step guide to painting a room like a professional painter.

So let’s get started.

Preparing the Wall

Start by Moving the Furniture out of the room. If you don’t have any place to move your furniture, simply use a plastic cover cloth or drop cloth to cover them.

And also use the same plastic cloth to cover other fixed objects. It will help the furniture and fixtures from any unnecessary splatter.

Before starting to paint, ensure you have a good surface for the wall. If you paint a brand-new property like BTO, you can go straight ahead and paint.

If any cracks and holes on the wall surface, you can repair them with sealants and fillers.

Once you have covered the cracks and holes, now see if there is any area with flaky paint or peeling paint. It’s so important to remove the paint where it’s flaky and peeling off.

Once you remove the flaky paint from the wall, you can start your painting work.

Refer: 11 Step-by-Step Process for Paint Your Walls at Home

Painter’s Tape and Drop Cloth to Avoid Splatter

When you paint your room, if your floor is not covered, then the paint will go to splatter everywhere in the room. So professional painters use drop cloths to cover the surface.

It helps them to easily place and move painting material without worrying about the splatter. We usually use Plastic drop cloth for interior painting works.

So always use a drop cloth before starting to paint.

• As soon as you have your paint can, tools, and equipment ready.
• Also, use painter’s tape to cover the edges of windows and doors to prevent paint spillage.

Refer: The 9 Essential Tools and Equipment for Professional Painting

Start from the Ceiling

Start to paint the ceiling with primer.

The primer will act as a bonding agent to the paint. It also helps your ceiling to avoid wall damage and mold.

Use a painting roller to apply the primer to the ceiling carefully.

On the edge of the ceiling, where it meets the wall, you have to use a painting brush to evenly paint the ceiling surface as the rollers could not entirely cover the areas effectively.

In the “Cut in” use the brush to paint the edges of the ceiling carefully.

Once you have finished painting the ceiling and now it’s time to apply the ceiling painting to the ceiling.

Use a painting tray and paint roller to paint the wall surface effectively. The paint tray removes the excess paint from the roller. Follow the same process used for the primer to apply the paint.

Refer: What Will Happen If You Don’t Prime Your House Before Painting?

Start Painting the Wall

• The next step after painting the ceiling, is to paint the room’s walls. Since we prepped the wall already, now it’s time to apply the primer to the wall.
• Carefully apply the primer with the painting roller and let it dry.
• Once the primer is dried, use sandpaper to remove the bumpy spots before applying the paint.
• Always carry a painting stick with you, and give it a gentle stir when you leave the paint untouched for a certain amount of time.
• Once you have the fine surface, start to apply the paint.
• Pick a small piece of a surface and start to paint top to bottom back and forth with v or w-shaped strokes to cover the surface.

Refer: How Often Do You Paint Your House’s Exterior and Interior?

Once finished, you can move to the next area.

• After completing the first coat, wait a few hours for the paint to dry.
• After that, apply the second coat of paint to complete the painting work.

Refer:7 Easy Tricks to Paint Your Room Fast

Clean-up and Reinstate

• Now that you have completed the work, let the second coat of paint dry.
• Now you can reinstate the room back to its previous condition.
• Move the furniture back to its place. Remove the painter’s tape and drop the cloth.
• And also fix the electrical outlets if you removed any.

That’s it.

This is how you paint a room like professional painters.

If you are living in Singapore and looking for a professional painter to paint a room, Feel Free to contact Meptech Painting Services.

Also Read: 10 Steps to Repaint Your Interior Walls Like a Professional