Living Room Wall Paint

From beginning to end. Can someone please tell me. I get my first apartment soon and I want to paint an accent wall in the living room. I have never painted before I can really say the use of the responses: materials (paint over lol). Thank you very much everybody, Jas

My husband says you should look in an eggshell or semi-gloss, because it will be easier to paint when you leave. painting supplies, measure the wall (height by length) to give the area of the wall so that you know how much paint you need. The side of the box should tell you how much a gallon is supposed to cover. Plastic canvas to paint does not recur on the carpet. Do not use an old sheet, because the paint might seep. Three inches of paint brush angled cutting edges. Get it for laytex or oil or a universal character. Roller, extension pole to reach high places. Do you have a smooth texture and medium or wall texture, so you know what type of roller to obtain. Get Blue Painters Tape, put two inches on the sides of walls and light switches, and ceiling in order not to smudge your edges. paint tray, if you go to again use the paint tray, paint coating obtained. Two-inch putty knife and spackle to repair the damage to walls from previous tenants, such as nail holes. Look for a runny paint can just twist the lid off, it could be easier or get a screwdriver or paint can opener, they cost about a dollar and a hammer to get the lid on if you can not torsion type. You need a scale based on the height of the wall. Rags for drainage or for cleaning. Sponge sanding block. paint stirrers, be sure to get paint shaken paint store. Now we are ready to paint, remove the plate, the outlet covers, wall inspect holes or gouges, and repaired with spackle using two inch putty knife, let dry, then sand lightly with sanding sponge. (Depending on the color you paint over the walls, you may need, as a primer Kilzer (latex), (the type of paint you buy should be and latex) Plan on using two coats of paint. Cover all moldings as a window or door, the bands adjorning corners of the walls if you do not paint. using three-inch angled brush, paint a board three inches wide, side moldings, doors, windows , sockets and plugs into any place where the roller can not reach. Be sure to tape on the ceiling too. Pour enough paint in the paint pan for only half of the pan, roll the roller in paint to cover, work from left to right, starting at the top and working your way down. Apply the paint with a "w" method (you move the roller in a "w" not high bottom), carrying on a section of three square feet of painting at once. From left to right work to fulfill the "w". Then again, again to keep the roll and do not get too paint it. Put down the garment as close to the base plate as possible. Let dry completely before a second coat. It dries usually a little darker. Clean all your tools with soap and water. When you finished, gently remove painters' tape and replace the switch plates. Put plastic wrap over the pot of paint, before replacing the lid.

brush. primer. painting. nylons to protect the floor. you can paint to stencil and color of flowers on it.