Back in the 1930s – 1950s, it was quite common to have lead based paints used in home painting. Lead was a popular additive to paint for a few reasons mainly that it helped reduce drying time, resisted moisture better, increased durability, and generally helped keep paint looking fresher for longer.
One of the easiest ways to add style and flair to a room is through the color you choose when painting the wood trim – doors and windows, sills and frames, baseboards and skirting, wainscoting – even picture frames.
When you’re planning a home painting project, you want to make sure that the process goes smoothly, with the most professional looking outcome as possible.
No matter how much painting experience you have, there are bound to be mistakes. A spill here, a missed corner there… But it doesn’t have to be a headache! We’re sharing a few tips, techniques and tools that will make wrapping up that painting project a breeze.
1. Razor Blades
One of the easiest ways to breathe new life into a piece of old wooden furniture is to give it a new coat of paint. Painting wooden furniture is much simpler than you might think, and only requires a few simple tools. If you’ve got a piece of wooden furniture that needs to be updated or that just doesn’t match your color scheme, you can make it look new again in as little as a weekend.