Setting Up a New Home

Six Steps to Painting a Room

Once you've prepped the walls, the actual painting is easy

Six Steps to Painting a Room
Wendell T. Webber
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2. Tape the trim and window and door frames.
Be sure to use painter's blue tape, which can be applied up to a week ahead. Remove tape immediately after painting, before the wall dries, so you don't peel off any paint with it.


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