| If you want to give your living room a whole new look, | | | | to decorate your walls. Some of these include |
| the cheapest way to do so is with paint. You can | | | | stenciling, stamping and sponge painting. You may |
| easily paint your living room and make it look attractive | | | | want to use a pattern from a piece of furniture or |
| by using opaque paint on your walls and enhancing the | | | | even an area rug. One way to tie the room together is |
| paint with decorative paint touches such as stencils, | | | | to take the pattern from the area rug and then make |
| sponge painting and even stamp painting. | | | | a stencil using the pattern. This can then be transferred |
| Cover all Holes -The first step when you paint your | | | | to the wall. This is easy to do as you only need to use |
| living room is to cover all holes in the wall. You can do | | | | tracing paper and acetate. Once you have a stencil, |
| this will putty that you allow to dry and then sand | | | | you can then put the same pattern on your wall as is |
| down. This includes nail holes and dents that are often | | | | reflected on your area rug. |
| made from doors or furniture knocking into the walls. | | | | If you really want to get ambitious, you can stencil both |
| Prep the Room- If you have an area rug; remove it so | | | | the wall and a new, plain area rug to tie the look of the |
| that it does not get paint on the rug. Cover all furniture | | | | room together after painting. You can also use the |
| that cannot be moved and put a tarp down on wall to | | | | same stencil on slip coverings that can be used to |
| wall carpeting or floors. You can then begin to roll on | | | | match the décor of the new room. The type |
| the paint. You will want to use good paint that will | | | | of paint that you use for the walls for stenciling will be |
| cover in one or two coats. If you are going from a | | | | latex, but you will have to use fabric paint to stencil the |
| dark color to light, you may have to use primer. | | | | area rugs. |
| Paint the Ceiling- One way to easily paint your living | | | | This entire project can be done in a weekend and will |
| room with less hassles is to paint the ceiling the same | | | | give your room a fresh and updated look. The cost for |
| color. This is called alfresco painting and works very | | | | paint and stencils is minimal when you consider the |
| well, especially since you do not have to cut in the | | | | impact that the new paint job will have on your living |
| corners or the lines in the ceiling. After you are finished | | | | room. You will have an entire new living room that is |
| and pleased with the results, you can allow the paint to | | | | decorative and up to date in a weekend if you follow |
| dry. | | | | this simple guide for painting and incorporating |
| Decorative Painting Options - There are several | | | | decorative painting on your walls as well as your area |
| different decorative painting options that you can use | | | | rugs. |