Paint an Adjoining Living Room & Dining Room
One of the most important aspects of painting an adjoining living room and dining room is to keep a sense of flow. To do that, you can follow some basic steps to ensure that each room belongs in your overall design. Painting adjoining walls with different colors can be done quite easily with some painters' tape and little bit of patience.
Instructions
1. Choose a color palette for your living and dining rooms. To keep a constant flow, select different shades of the same color for the adjoining walls of your living room and dining room. Choose a lighter tone for the living room and a darker tone for the dining room or vice versa. You can also select an accent color to paint one wall in your dining room or living room to create a focal point and bring color to the room. Remember to pick a color that matches your decor.
2. Test your color choices by brushing a paint sample of each color on the . Remember, if you are painting over previously painted walls, make sure to use at least two coats on each wall to get the sample's true color. Once you've decided on the colors, purchase all the paint you'll need.
3. Tape the edges of moldings, trim and baseboards. This is optional, depending on how steady your hand is and your overall painting skills, but taping these places will give you clean lines and prevent paint from ruining moldings. You should remove the tape around moldings and trim very slowly, immediately after painting the second coat, in order to prevent the paint from drying into the tape.
4. Begin painting the first coat with the lighter of the two colors. Use a brush to cut in around trim and baseboards, and then use a roller to put on the first full coat of paint.
5. Allow the first coat of paint to dry for the recommend time and then add a second coat. Once you have completed the second coat, let the paint dry for a full 24 hours before working with the darker color.
6. Place a strip of painters' tape from the ceiling to the floor along the far edge of the wall. It's important that the darker color does not bleed into the adjoining wall (the lighter color).
7. Paint along the top of the painters' tape using a brush with the lighter color of paint, feathering the edge onto the wall where you will be painting with the . This step is important so that the darker color does not bleed underneath the tape, and it will seal the tape.
8. Allow the paint to dry for the recommended time. Do not begin painting the darker color until the lighter color dries on the painters' tap and feathered edge.
9. Paint the adjoining wall with the darker color. Don't worry about getting the darker paint on the painters' tape, as you have already sealed it using the lighter paint. Use two coats of paint and allow to dry for a full 24 hours.
10. Remove the painters' tape from top to bottom very slowly, keeping a close distance from the wall. Do not pull the tape away quickly or from too far away, or you will risk pulling up the paint.
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