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Originally posted by meghal

Recently, I have started the task of painting my house.

I do not see any discussions related to that topic. Would it be a good idea to create a section on Home Improvement/ Interior Decoration ?????

It is a first time project for me, I had no idea what type of paints to buy, where to buy, how to paint, what things to keep in mind etc. etc? I could find some books in local library, as well as some information on homedepot-rona website and some information from colleague-friends.

I am not into gardening, but that too can be discussed

Just my views

Meghal

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I painted my entire house and I took two Christmas holidays (2 yrs) to complete the project. I went to Home Depot and used Behr as the paint supply.

Behr (and other brands as well) provide a lot a information in the form of catalogs, brochures, etc. Go over to Home Depot and pick out the catalogs from the Behr section.

I would stick with one brand of paint once you choose the brand and start the painting. Also, start in an area that you can afford to screw up. I started in my laundry room. Inside of a closet is another good test location.

Paints these days are mostly water based and hence easily can be cleaned and has almost no odor. General guidance - use lighter colors for smaller spaces and dare some darker shades in bigger areas. I have also done two tone colors in big rooms such as my bedroom. The North/South narrow width wall has darker shade while the other two higher width walls have lighter shades.

Behr paints come in different finishes - from Matte to full gloss. I used in between - "Satin Enamel". Finishes towards glossyness can be used for high "traffic" areas such as kitchen and bathrooms.

Just to get you started, I can give you some shades that we used. You can find them online at http://www.behr.com" rel="nofollow">LINK or at home depot color palletes.

Classic Olive - Fireplace mantel
Caraway - Family room fireplace wall
Winter Mood - rest of family room and kitchen
Haze - Other areas - Dining, family, foyer, etc
Serene - Guest bath
Sage Tint- Guest bed
Cup of Cocoa- Stairs high wall
Cinnamon Spice - Foyer raised ceiling wall
Fresh Praline - Master bath
Gathering Place - two walls of our bedroom
Pismo Dunes - baby's room
New England Brick - two other walls of the bedroom


Hope this helps and good luck.