If you want to save time and money when doing up your home, then follow these simple decorating tips.
Buy the right amount of paint ' some DIY stores have a tool to work out the amount of paint you need by entering the dimensions of the room and it will let you know how many pots you need. Bear in mind that the cheaper the paint, the more coats you will need to get the same finish as a more expensive one, so you will therefore need to buy more pots.
Time is money, so speed up the painting with a roller. Load it evenly and you'll save paint, saving money in the long run.
Be clever about how you paint. If you paint the windows first, then by the time you finish the rest of the room the windows will be dry, ready for you to shut them for the evening.
Get the right tools, and you'll save yourself plenty of time. For example, rather than taking the radiator off the wall, use a radiator roller to get behind. Then you don't have to screw it back on again. Make sure that when you are painting the radiator, make sure that the heating is off, otherwise when the paint cools down it will chip off.
To save time with cleaning up after, line your paint tray with foil, that way you can just remove it and bin it.
Mask round windows, skirting boards and doorframes that are already painted to the right standard, so you don't have to spend your time retouching fiddly paint mistakes.
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