painting walls

[Tyler Hewitt]

Lots of good advice on wall painting on this list, to
which I'd add this:

Make sure you use a roller appropriate to the wall
texture. Smooth walls need a thin roller, textured
walls (stucco, etc.) need thick, squishy rollers.

Roll slowly! If you roll too quiclky the paint will
spatter everywhere. It also seems to lay too thin a
coat when rolled too quickly.

I've used Martin Senour paints and like them a lot. A
lot of places don't carry it, however. I had to call a
good handfull of paint stores to find one that carries
it.


So, what colors have I painted? someone who claimed to
be nosy wanted to know:
We've chosen our colors from a Martin Senour line
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the '50's (I live in
an early prairie style home, built in 1917, so those
colors fit well). The dining room is oyster shell
white, which is white with the tiniest gray/cream
splash. One accent wall in the dining room is a brick
red color. one upstaires bedroom is the same red
color, one is ochre (close to a terra cotta color),
and one is a dusky blue/green with light blue ragging
on top. The remaining bedroom is my studio, and hasnt
been repainted yet. The entranceway is a light
brown/gray, with oyster shell white ragging on top,
which makes it look like stone (it's stucco walls).

Tyler

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