Title: How to Paint Your New Home | AJ Cochrane
Headings: How to paint your new home
How to paint your new home
Step 1: Figure out how much paint you will need
Step 2: Figure out your paint finish and colours
Step 3: How to prepare for painting a house
Step 4: The importance of priming before painting
Step 5: Finally, painting your new home
Step 6: Know when to call in the house painters!

Content: You can then brighten up the room with things like cushions, rugs and paintings. When it comes to paint finishes we generally suggest a satin finish for walls as it is low sheen (doesn’t show little imperfections) but washable. In wet rooms such as kitchens, bathrooms and the laundry we suggest a gloss finish as it is durable, copes well with humidity and is easily washed. For the ceilings you would use a ceiling paint that is flat as it will cover the little lumps and bumps (that ceilings generally have) very nicely. Step 3: How to prepare for painting a house
This is probably the most important part of the job if a professional standard finish is what you are after. But it is also the step most people usually skimp on. Make sure all little holes and dings in the surface are filled and then sanded smooth. Once this is done you then need to wash down the walls with a sugar soap solution. A sponge mop allows this job to be done quickly and easily.