House Painting - The Paint Techniques

Posted by DSH on Saturday, July 26, 2008


Many house painting techniques are easy to achieve, while others are more difficult and challenging. Whether its stain and finish work or interior and exterior painting of your home, I will show you how to paint like a pro and do it right from the start.

Many people enjoy working around the house and are willing to paint. Painting is the most affordable and quickest option when its time to decorate or improve your home. When accomplished correctly painting will add real value to your home, not just improving its resale value. Lower utility bills and an emotionally pleasing environment are possible when using the best painting ideas and techniques.


The challenge is to find the best colors to fit your ambitions and still have a color scheme that will be enjoyable or increase your homes resale value.

It’s best to get this right the first time, but fortunately paint is fairly inexpensive and in many situations the color can be easily changed with a little more effort and a few more gallons of paint.

The basic principles of color are hue, value, intensity and temperature. By combining these four ideas all potential combinations are possible.

A hue can be combined with another then lightened or darkened in an infinite number of ways. The goal is finding balance between these four ideas and achieving a look you can live with.

The best place to start is with yourself and the colors you like. Determining which paint colors you like or should avoid is your biggest challenge. An understanding of color and its effect on your mood will help you make choices.