A house is not just a place where you crash on the couch after a long and tiresome day. It is a place that speaks volumes about your preferences, your lifestyle, your taste and much more. So it's extremely important to have an aesthetically-pleasing home because everyone loves a beautiful house. To achieve this aesthetically-pleasing look for your home you need some home decor. We all know the painting is the most important part of home decor. Painting sets up the mood and ambience of your house as per your preference. It gives your house a unique environment that takes your comfort to another level. It also increases the overall value of your house drastically.

But unfortunately, we don't always have the luxury of spending treasures on such things. So we tend to look for options which fit our pockets and are up to our expectations. To give you the absolute best results and to save your pocket from a big crack we have compiled a list of few tips that you must consider before getting a paint job.

1) Hire a professional:

First and foremost we recommend you to hire a professional. It might seem counterintuitive but trust us you will never regret it. A professional knows exactly what he is doing. He has armed with all the knowledge and equipment that are required for the job. You might think that how complicated can it be to paint, but think again, a professional knows exactly which kind of paint to use, how much paint to use, where it's necessary to use primer where it's not, where to do a double coat where not and other techniques. This profound knowledge of a painter about his job would save you a lot of money. If a professional does the job it would most certainly look fabulous and would last longer.

2) Measurement and Calculations:

Before getting started with painting and buying all the materials, measurement is really important. Measure all your walls properly, talk to the painter you have hired and get an accurate estimate of how much paint you would require for the measured area. This way you would not waste any paint. Also, ask your painter how much he would charge you for 1 square metre (or feet) and calculate how much money it would take for the whole project. Now that you have an exact estimate about the labour charge you can effectively negotiate with the painter to bring down the labour charge. Hence saving some money on material as well as labour.

3) Use high-quality paints:

As the saying goes " the cheaper buyer takes bad meat." You don't want to be the one who takes bad meat so get good quality paint. Why get good quality paint:
i) Good quality would last much longer than a cheaper one.
ii) It would be stainproof and easy to clean.
iii) It would not fade as cheap paints do.
iv) It would need fewer coats than cheap one e.g if you use 5 litres of cheap paint for a room the same room will be better off with just 3 litres of high-quality paint.
v) High quality doesn't pose any health-related risks while as cheap paints may have a lot of toxic components in it which might affect your health and your family's as well.
High quality doesn't pose any health-related risks while as cheap paints may have a lot of toxic components in it which might affect your health and your family's as well.


4) Empty the space:

Take out all the furniture and other items from the space that is to be painted. If you have tile or marble flooring make sure cover every inch of the floor with some old sheets or newspapers. This way you wouldn't get paint all over your possessions and that will save you from paying a huge sum of fee on cleaning the items afterwards. It would also keep your belongings clean and brand new.

5) Repaint more often:

Now that you have spent time, money and energy on grooming your house, you would want it to last for a long time. So don't wait until you see the paint peeling off your walls and flakes of paint everywhere. You need to get a brand-new coat of paint (especially for exteriors) before any visible signs of wear and tear. As you have already gotten a paint job, the walls a need no new preparation. Also, the walls would only require less than one coat of paint this time hence you don't need to buy a lot of paint and the cost of labour would also be insignificant compared to getting a new paint job. This way your house would always look beautiful and you would save a lot of money.