I have painted every room in my house, and boy do I wish I had known then what I know now. All I can say is - do yourself a favor and paint the corners and edges FIRST! After you remove everything like switch and outlet covers and window treatments and their screws/nails/latches, use a brush for the corners and the edges, and a roller for the walls and ceiling. Get the areas taped off first so you don't get the wrong color on the ceiling or on the floor or trim, and get the edges done. It just makes the whole painting project go so much smoother if you do. Make sure you paint enough out from the corner or the edge that your roller won't accidentally paint the edge anyway. Don't forget to paint the inside of the window casing as well!
Don't forget the tarp!
You can see how very light the light gray is - just enough to color the walls but not enough to darken the room too much.
Keep the window open if it's not too cold - you'll need to breathe.
Isn't the color gorgeous?
Tarp is off, walls are done, and yes - I actually left the ceiling white in this room. I'm going for an airy, light feeling so I will want to work out, and that required me to ignore my instinct to remove all white surfaces and leave the ceiling alone.
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