Painting is easy if you’ve prepared yourself. Preparation doesn’t mean only going to the store and buying paint. It contains much wider range of actions that need to be done.
Clearing the room
Clearing the room is very important because you don’t want your furniture to get painted. The best solution would be to move the furniture out of the room. If you can’t, you should buy paper or plastic sheets (they are really cheap) and cover everything. You should also remove pictures, lamps as well as nails, screws… All those smaller things should be put into separate marked bags to make the re-installation after painting easier. If you don’t remove wall plates and light switches, make sure to cover them – I wouldn’t suggest playing with electricity if you don’t know what you are doing.
Preparing the wall
In order to paint the walls perfectly, you will have to remove all holes and cracks. You should start by creating a mix that will fill up the holes. Scrape off flaking paint too.
While doing those things, you should definitely use some kind of mask to protect yourself.
Cleaning the room
Dust should be removed off of the every surface to make the paint stick to the wall. Use soft cloth for that. Furthermore, use water and maybe soap to ensure that paint will stick to the walls. Don’t forget to change the water every now and then. Protect yourself by wearing rubber gloves!