Make paint touch-ups around your home a lot easier with this super simple trick! Save your spot and time with this easy tip!
Today I have a quick trick that will help you with interior paint touch ups!
We’re in the midst of painting the entire interior of our new house. Most of the house was painted a boring builder’s beige, with two kid bedrooms — one sporting a castle and the other ALL THE PINK. So many gallons of paint later, we’re adding the cooler colors we prefer — grays, teals, and blues. I don’t feel like we can fully move in until we do.
With so much painting, we’re bound to miss spots or have places where the paint didn’t cover completely. Instead of finding and fixing touch ups constantly, I’ve come up with this quick trick to help making my paint touch-ups way easier!
A few times a day, I wander around the house, looking at the walls to see where I may need to touch up. I stare at the walls during different parts of the day, since the light reflects differently and I can see different places I may have missed.
Whenever I find a spot, I use a little piece of painter’s tape to mark it. For instance, a bit of the beige showed through when I replaced the outlet plate in the photo above — must touch it up!
After a few days I can do all my paint touch-ups at once, rather than as I find them. Less brush-cleaning, less time, and less hassle.
What are some of your go-to painting tips and tricks?
Comments & Reviews
Meg says
Great idea! And man, painting an entire house . . . I feel tired just thinking about it. We had two rooms to paint before we moved in this summer and a few more we’ll do later on, as we go (one of our future kiddos’ rooms has all the pink, too — and the other is Key lime green with purple carpet. Yeah). I agree that it’s hard to move in until you have the walls situated — otherwise you’ll wind up moving everything twice! Eek. Wishing you luck!
Cori George says
Yeah, I have moving stuff around once I have it like I like it! Especially big things like desks and dressers. So painting it is! :)
Melanie says
Great little tip!!!
Thanks for sharing!!!
-Melanie @ meandmr.com
Chad Pfeffer says
Great tip – we often don’t think of the simple things that can make life easier. I can’t tell you how many time I have done this on a job site. Having clients do this over a few days is a great way to get all their punch list items done in one shot. Thanks for sharing!
Ashley Urke | Domestic Fashionista says
Smart girl! Love this idea!