Painting and the Importance of Primer

There are many ways with which to finish your surface whether it's a wall, ceiling, or floor. Choosing between the various materials available such as wallpapers, sidings, wood, etc, can be difficult if not close to impossible. But out of the many exotic and colorful finishes we have around today, paints - in some form or other - have perhaps been around the longest. - And we have certainly come a long way since harvesting color from the dirt!

Update Your Decor With Textured Paint

Adding an accent color to a wall or even painting a ceiling may be an ideal way to update your home decor. For an especially eye-catching effect, using textured paint may work in a variety of rooms. From subtle shades to bold splashes of color, the presence of texture as well adds an additional design element to further enhance your surroundings.

Types and Uses of Paint Rollers

Paint rollers allow for fast application of paint over large areas. Most wall paints are formulated for use with paint rollers. Standard wall rollers come in 7 inch or 9 inch sizes, but paint rollers can range in size from 2 inches to 18 inches.

Reuse Your Roller

Fact

Approximately 64 million gallons of paint each year are left over when jobs are done.  Using a paint roller can help spread that paint a lot faster. There are even special textured paint rollers available, with sleeves designed to produce a variety of patterns. Make sure you don’t throw away that paint roller after the project is done.

Paint Rollers

This story is a gallery of the types of rollers and roller pads available for your painting needs.

Rollers

Rollers have been around since the early 1940s and have become the standard applicator for interior painting because they can put a lot of paint on a lot of wall in a short time. You can spread about three times as much paint on a surface with a roller as with a brush in the same amount of time.

How do I Clean Mold From a Textured Ceiling?

Mold is a type of fungus that can grow in damp areas of your house, from the basement to your textured ceilings. It presents a health hazard and is difficult to get rid of. Chlorine bleach and ammonia will only kill the outer layer of the mold and will only work in a wet spray. However, there are new fungicides that will kill mold as they dry, and the fungicides are less toxic than bleach and ammonia.

Pattern Paint Rollers For An Amazing Finish

You love the way wallpaper looks, but you know you can't handle those huge strips of paste covered paper. Besides, if you decide you don't want to keep the wallpaper once you put it up, it is so time consuming and messy to remove. So, do you just settle for painting the walls a solid color? Before you decide to give up on your dream for beautifully patterned walls, you may want to take a look at pattern paint rollers.