Most homebuyers appeal when they looking for a home are in the kitchen. Most people spend a lot of time in the kitchen preparing dinner, sharing meals with friends and family, doing homeworks with kids and sometimes paying bills.
The major consideration when making a decision to purchase a home is the kitchen. When your ready to sell you don’t have anytime to overhaul your kitchen. There some things that you can do to make your kitchen shines and appealing to the homebuyers. "Think of PAINT", just apply a fresh coat of paint is easy, quick and inexpensive way to revive your kitchen but don’t forget to stick to neutral colors.
As they say once your home is on the market it means its not your home anymore it is now a product on the market. So think like a buyer.
Accessories your kitchen and get rid of the clutter but not bare counters. If your house is seems dark inside even all the lights are on? Maybe its your old light bulbs. Upgrade your light bulb with GE REVEAL LIGHT BULB, it can give a dramatic change anywhere in any room in your home.
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Ragging On and Ragging off Painting Technique
How to create your glaze color.
Mix four part faux glaze ( one gallon) with one part paint ( one quart)
Or 1 cup paint per 3 cups glaze.
Or if you only want thin paint just add a little glaze and your good to go. Best on mural paintings.
For touch-up
Mix the base color paint and the glaze paint together in a small container touch up the wall using small paint brush. And if the color seems darker just wipe it off with the wet rug and add more paint to the same container until you find the right color match. Remember the paint appear lighter when their wet and darker once it dry.
Mix four part faux glaze ( one gallon) with one part paint ( one quart)
Or 1 cup paint per 3 cups glaze.
Or if you only want thin paint just add a little glaze and your good to go. Best on mural paintings.
For touch-up
Mix the base color paint and the glaze paint together in a small container touch up the wall using small paint brush. And if the color seems darker just wipe it off with the wet rug and add more paint to the same container until you find the right color match. Remember the paint appear lighter when their wet and darker once it dry.
Ragging OFF
1.Choose your paint color for the base coat and top coat.
2.Apply your base coat paint color let it dry over night.
3.Once dry tape off the surface you don’t want to get painted. For best edging result try work on both opposite wall and tape along the edges and include the ceiling about 4 inch wide and allow it to dry and continue to the rest of the room.
5.Always start from the top corner, roll the glaze paint color onto the 4' x 4' section. Damp your cloth and gently dab the wet glaze off the surface living an untouch 1 1/2 inch wet edge for the next application. Maintain the wet edge and work as fast as you can.
When you apply the next roll of paint do not apply it over the wet edge to avoid thick glaze paint and it might take longer to rag it off. Wash you rags often on the bucket of water.
2.Apply your base coat paint color let it dry over night.
3.Once dry tape off the surface you don’t want to get painted. For best edging result try work on both opposite wall and tape along the edges and include the ceiling about 4 inch wide and allow it to dry and continue to the rest of the room.
5.Always start from the top corner, roll the glaze paint color onto the 4' x 4' section. Damp your cloth and gently dab the wet glaze off the surface living an untouch 1 1/2 inch wet edge for the next application. Maintain the wet edge and work as fast as you can.
When you apply the next roll of paint do not apply it over the wet edge to avoid thick glaze paint and it might take longer to rag it off. Wash you rags often on the bucket of water.
Ragging On
1. Choose your paint color for the base coat and top coat.
2. Apply your base coat paint color let it dry over night.
3. Once dry tape off the surface you don’t want to get painted. For best edging result try work on both opposite wall and tape along the edges and include the ceiling about 4 inch wide and allow it to dry and continue to the rest of the room.
4. Have a bucket of water with you and dip your cloth rag dampened it and dip it the glaze color and wring excess. Gently roll or dab on surface to create a random patterns. Work one section at a time maintain wet edge. Wash your rags in the bucket of water often to avoid applying too much paint glaze.
2. Apply your base coat paint color let it dry over night.
3. Once dry tape off the surface you don’t want to get painted. For best edging result try work on both opposite wall and tape along the edges and include the ceiling about 4 inch wide and allow it to dry and continue to the rest of the room.
4. Have a bucket of water with you and dip your cloth rag dampened it and dip it the glaze color and wring excess. Gently roll or dab on surface to create a random patterns. Work one section at a time maintain wet edge. Wash your rags in the bucket of water often to avoid applying too much paint glaze.
.Metallic And Pearlescent
Are you in to old rustic look? Try paint your furniture, picture frames, decorative metal work and lamps with Metallic and Pearlescent paint.
Application
Pour paint into paint tray or plastic container that you don’t use or about to throw away like yogurt, or sour cream clean and empty container.
Best secret to get a easy and best result is to determine the quality and size of your brush. As a lot of painters say its all about the brush. Apply a second coat when using metallic paint, allow to dry in between coat about 1 hour.
You can apply the metallic and pearlescent paint over a faux finished surfaces just let the glaze dry completely.
This technique can turn your ugly picture frame, furniture, flower and etc. into fabulous and elegant look.
Application
Pour paint into paint tray or plastic container that you don’t use or about to throw away like yogurt, or sour cream clean and empty container.
Best secret to get a easy and best result is to determine the quality and size of your brush. As a lot of painters say its all about the brush. Apply a second coat when using metallic paint, allow to dry in between coat about 1 hour.
You can apply the metallic and pearlescent paint over a faux finished surfaces just let the glaze dry completely.
This technique can turn your ugly picture frame, furniture, flower and etc. into fabulous and elegant look.
Crackle
Step 1: Mask the trims, ceiling and the areas where you don’t want to get painted with painters blue tape. Tape the drop cloth onto the floor. Choose your base color, ( this is the color that will show through the crack.) paint the wall and allow it to dry at lease 4 hours.
Step 2: Apply the Faux Finish Crackle using brush or roller. Let it dry 3 to 4 hours or until no longer tacky.
Step 3: Being careful apply the top coat second paint color in one direction to avoid paint to lift off. The result will show within minutes. The top coat will begun to crack showing the base coat color beneath.
Tips: For small crack roll on thin top coat
Apply thick heavy layer of top coat using brush for big cracking.
Crackle finish is best for furniture too.
Step 2: Apply the Faux Finish Crackle using brush or roller. Let it dry 3 to 4 hours or until no longer tacky.
Step 3: Being careful apply the top coat second paint color in one direction to avoid paint to lift off. The result will show within minutes. The top coat will begun to crack showing the base coat color beneath.
Tips: For small crack roll on thin top coat
Apply thick heavy layer of top coat using brush for big cracking.
Crackle finish is best for furniture too.
Paint Color Selections
For hallways and open area use a satin finish it will hide the wall imperfection and easy clean up. Never use flat on the hallways because kids often drag their hands on wall.
For kitchen and bath use semi-gloss paint, its easy clean up and the dirt wipe right off.
For ceilings use flat paint, it will hide the imperfection and no eye catching shine.
For bedrooms use satin and semi-gloss for kids room and play room for easy clean up.
If you really have a not so perfect wall you can try to use a multiple color wall sponge painting it can really hide the imperfection and will give the wall a sophisticated look.
For trims, crown molding, stair railings, and built-in entertainment area and built-in book cases use semi-gloss or glossy. It will give a nice shine appearance, sophistication and not to mention easy clean up.
For kitchen and bath use semi-gloss paint, its easy clean up and the dirt wipe right off.
For ceilings use flat paint, it will hide the imperfection and no eye catching shine.
For bedrooms use satin and semi-gloss for kids room and play room for easy clean up.
If you really have a not so perfect wall you can try to use a multiple color wall sponge painting it can really hide the imperfection and will give the wall a sophisticated look.
For trims, crown molding, stair railings, and built-in entertainment area and built-in book cases use semi-gloss or glossy. It will give a nice shine appearance, sophistication and not to mention easy clean up.
Painting Cleaning Tips
Before you start painting have a damp cloth or rugs with you at all time that way it easy for you to wipe clean any spills or over lap paint and have a plastic plate or bowl that you don’t use any more and put your wet cloth in it so you wont spread the paint in the place where you put it.
If your tired of cleaning the brush in between coats don’t worry just get a household plastic wrap and wrap your paint brush until you use it again. And if you have to go somewhere and you don’t know when you coming back just wrap your paint roller on a plastic wrap, the paint wont dry for at least 2 days depending on how well you wrap it.
If your tired of cleaning the brush in between coats don’t worry just get a household plastic wrap and wrap your paint brush until you use it again. And if you have to go somewhere and you don’t know when you coming back just wrap your paint roller on a plastic wrap, the paint wont dry for at least 2 days depending on how well you wrap it.
Painting Tips
Move all the furniture to the center of the room as possible and cover them with drop cloth or painters plastic.
Felling the gap between the walls and trims with all purpose caulk preferably color white caulk.
If possible remove the switch and receptacle cover plates and tape the electrical sockets and light switch with painters blue tape to avoid painting over it or splatter for easy cleaning.
Tape off the drop cloth onto the floor, the wood trim especially the bare wood and bare wood edge as they hard to clean and might not comes off at all.
For good ventilation just open the window and doors. When your done or waiting for the paint to dry for second coat you must close the windows if the temperature outside is colder than the inside because it will slow down the drying process.
When felling holes use a all purpose spackle. Don’t worry if its messy look or the hole is now a bump, it can get clean up using a damp sponge or cloth after it dries. Just wipe off the surface gently and smoothly that way you can control it better.
Felling the gap between the walls and trims with all purpose caulk preferably color white caulk.
If possible remove the switch and receptacle cover plates and tape the electrical sockets and light switch with painters blue tape to avoid painting over it or splatter for easy cleaning.
Tape off the drop cloth onto the floor, the wood trim especially the bare wood and bare wood edge as they hard to clean and might not comes off at all.
For good ventilation just open the window and doors. When your done or waiting for the paint to dry for second coat you must close the windows if the temperature outside is colder than the inside because it will slow down the drying process.
When felling holes use a all purpose spackle. Don’t worry if its messy look or the hole is now a bump, it can get clean up using a damp sponge or cloth after it dries. Just wipe off the surface gently and smoothly that way you can control it better.
Sandstone
Step 1: Tape off all the areas like trim, ceiling, and the areas where you don’t want to get painted with painter's tape. Use 2" to 3" latex paint brush to texture paint around the border. Note: use the thin paint brush with angle its perfect for edging.
Step 2: Roll on the paint section by section at a time maintaining a wet edge in a W pattern from floor to ceiling. Roll over it again with thin layer of the textured paint but don’t put too much pressure, just roll slightly.
Step 3: Allow the first coat to dry at least 4-5 hours. When drying is complete recoat and follow step 2.
Step 2: Roll on the paint section by section at a time maintaining a wet edge in a W pattern from floor to ceiling. Roll over it again with thin layer of the textured paint but don’t put too much pressure, just roll slightly.
Step 3: Allow the first coat to dry at least 4-5 hours. When drying is complete recoat and follow step 2.
BRUSHED PEARL
Add a elegance and sophistication to any room in the house by applying Faux Finishes on your wall.
If your not sure you’ll like the result, try it first on a 2ft x 2ft piece of wood or wood that is big enough to see the result. Play with it you’ll be surprise on many great result and technique you’ll fine on every stroke.
PS. Don’t use particle wood as it will absorb a lot of paint and will not give you good result.
STEP 1: Tape off all areas where you do not want the finish applied. Apply base coat with the roller to the entire surface. Allow to dry about 12 to 24 hours that way if you make mistake it can easily wipe off with a damp rug.
Step 2: Apply the Brushed Pearl along floor, ceiling, and molding first and proceed to the main wall brushing in an X pattern over a 5x8 area. To avoid thick applications apply an even opaque layer. Note: Use the color washing brush for great result.
Step 3: Using the plastic float trowel press it into the wet surface moving it in circular motion. It is necessary to wait a little longer if the trowel slips over the material (brushed pearl) it maybe because its too wet. Note: Periodically clean trowel during application.
Step 4: If a second coat desired, repeat steps 2 and 3 but you have allow the surface to dry first for four to five hours.
Step 5: If desired sheen finish look, apply a Water Base Clear coat, not only heighten the metallic effect of Brushed Pearl but it will add a protection. You can apply water base clear coat on any surface on wall mural painting.
If painters blue tape not around just have a damp cloth with you at all time and just wipe off the paint spill. Sometimes it easier to the edging without blue tape, that way you see the over painted edge and you can clean it right away rather than you wait until your done painting the paint will be dry then and you will have a hard to get it off especially on stained wood moldings because you can’t just painted it over.
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