Gordon Elliot

Say you’ve been inspired to take on a do-it-yourself (DIY) project at home, but how do you decide what projects to tackle versus what to leave to the professionals?

There are three basic steps to painting: Put the paint on the surface, spread the paint out, and then even out the surface, or what is called “laying out.” Before the plane of each surface is painted, corners and edges are painted with a crisp edge.

Last week we covered how to prep a room for painting. Now let’s go through how to prep the actual paint and materials. But first things first, you have to gear up.