How to paint a room without painting the ceilings?

I'm just wondering how to paint a bedroom without getting the paint onto the ceilings. This is the first time my parents and i are going to paint a room! Excited! We're only going to paint the walls. So what materials do we need besides the paint? Like what type of brush do we use? Or the rolly thingy.. Do we need to layout anything on the floor? Thank you for your help! :)How to paint a room without painting the ceilings?
If you have any furniture in the room, place it all in the middle and place either an old sheet or a plastic tarp over it to protect it. Vaccum the floor to keep from getting it stuck in your paint on your walls.





If you don't have furniture there, protect the floor instead. Don't use newspaper, since it makes the floors all dirty with newsprint ink. Do you know if the walls are painted with oil based paint or is it latex or acryllic paint on the walls now? If it's latex, you can simply paint over with latex paint. If the walls are a dark color or a very vibrant color such as red and you're planning on putting on a light color, then you'll need to prime your wall with primer. If the walls are a light color now and you're planning on painting them a dark color or a vibrant color, it's best to also use a primer and have it tinted to match your paint. That way, you won't need as much paint. Otherwise, you'll need 3 sometimes 4 coats, depending on the color.





If the paint on the walls is oil based paint or you aren't sure, then use an oil based primer, no matter what. You can paint latex paint on top of oil based primer, but if you paint latex paint on top of oil paint, then your latex paint will scratch, peel and scrape off within days, sometimes within hours. The oil based primer I like to work with is Bull's Eye H2Oil, which you can pretty much find at any Home Depot.


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I like it because it's easy to wash up after. Most oil based primers need turpentine to wash up after... yuck!





To paint your walls and not get any on either the baseboards or the ceiling, simply use painter's tape. Don't use ordinary masking tape as it will be an absolute hassle. You really need painter's tape. they sell it either at any home hardware or paint store and you can sometimes even find some at Dollar Stores.


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Simply put this tape on the ceiling where the wall meets the ceiling. Paint away and as soon as your final coat of paint is dry, remove the tape carefully, pulling it away from the wall. Don't wait until the paint is dry to remove it, or you risk ruining your paint job. You can use the tape along door frames, window frames, molding and trim.





Here are the items you'll need to paint - oh... and your brush should be suitable for the type of paint - latex or oil - the brushes are labelled at the store so you can't go wrong there. Some brushes are suitable for both so if you're using both oil primer and latex paint, then get one suited for both types of paint. As for the roller, you'll find that rollers are labelled for the type of surface you'll be painting - thin pile for smooth surfaces, thick pile for rough surfaces - such as popcorn ceilings or stucco surfaces. Between coats, so your brushes and rollers don't dry, simply wrap them tight in old plastic bags. When your first coat is dry, simply take the brush or roller out of the bag and do the next coat. This way, you save time washing up because you only do it once - at the end. You'll easily be able to tell them apart. Don't use foam brushes or rollers as they are more suited to painting furniture.





Here's the list of other items you'll need:


RAGS - to wipe up any spilled paint or drops or smears on the wall. Have one damp rag and one dry one.


BRUSHES, ROLLERS, EXTENDABLE HANDLE


STEP LADDER


SMALL PLASTIC CONTAINERS - they're much easier to lug around than a gallon and if they spill, the mess is contained - you can use old margarine containers that have been cleaned - paint washes off plastic easily


GOOD LIGHTING - if you're painting in the evening - I don't recommend it.


PAINTER'S TAPE


PLASTIC TARP OR DROPCLOTH - an old sheet works fine, even to cover furniture.


PAINT TRAY for the roller. Never fill this up too much, as it makes applying paint to the roller difficult and it's hard to move around the room without making a mess.


A FAN - which is great for helping the air move around and dry quicker.





Here's a video or two to show you, how to do it, just in case you're more visual or in case I forgot something - this is a great video!


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Hope this helps... have a great time painting! I love painting!How to paint a room without painting the ceilings?
I would move out the furniture for sure. Lay news paper or a tarp on the floor. go to Lowe's and buy one or two rollers and one or two brushes get the cheap ones. also buy the blue painters tape.





Tape off the areas you don't want painted. Not the whole thing just the perimeter. then use the paint brush to brush paint in around that perimeter and use the roller for the rest of it.





Just go to the paint dept at Lowe's or home depot you will find everything you need. Its so so easy. have fun.
You can use a ';cutting in'; brush where the walls meet the ceiling, if you do not want to use tape (I hate taping).





Its a brush cut at an angle, that makes it easier the paint a straight line. They also sell edging pads that essentially do the same thing.





You do the edges first, and then fill in with the roller.





You need a tarp for the floor.