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Painting and Wallpapering
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Choosing the Right Paint: First, take into account the room itself. Size, purpose, moldings, and furniture will have an impact on the color and type of paint you use. Next, select a paint type. A flat finish paint is best used in low traffic rooms, walls, and ceilings, while a lo-lustre or satin paint is easier to clean up and lasts longer through washings. Semi-gloss and hi-gloss paints are best for surfaces like banisters, railings, and window sills. Now choose a color that will either complement the room or furniture, or decide on a new color that you enjoy. Finally, select a high-quality paint with a water-based enamel finish.
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How Much Wallpaper Do You Need? First, measure the width and length of the room you would like to wallpaper, round off to the nearest foot, and add those two numbers together. Now multiply that number by the height of the room. Double that number to calculate the square footage of the room. As a general rule, windows are 15 square feet and doors are 21 square feet. Add up the number of square feet of windows and doors and subtract that from your total square footage. American rolls of wallpaper contain 36 square feet of paper. However, only allow for about 28 square feet to be used on the wall to cover any mistakes. Divide your total square footage by 28 and you will get the number of single rolls of wallpaper you will need.
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Molding: Installing molding in a room can give it a finished look, as well as hide any small imperfections that exist where two different textures meet. For example, a base molding around the bottom of a wall can smooth the transition from carpet to a painted wall. Decorative molding in the middle of a wall can serve two purposes. One, as a transition between paint and wallpaper or a border, and second, as a protection to the wall from bumps or scrapes caused by chairs close to the wall.
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