Interior Painting Ideas: Video Series

When painting wood paneling, first strip the finish from the surface, sand it and paint a primer onto the wall before applying a glaze, a solid paint color or wood grain texture. Lighten up dark wood paneling to open up the room with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

To strip paint from kitchen cabinets, use an environmentally friendly paint-stripping product over the entire surface until it bubbles. Use a scraper, steel wool or scrubbing sponge to eliminate all of the residual paint with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

Thinning down house paint for a paint gun requires using a water-based thinning product for water-based paint and an oil-based thinner for oil-based paint. Be sure to recycle the oil-based paint thinner with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

Preparing raw plaster walls for painting requires laying down a tinted primer before applying the final coat, but Venetian plaster walls need to be wiped down with paint thinner to remove the wax surface. Prep a plaster wall before painting it with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

Kitchen cabinets can be painted in a variety of ways, including being stained, being textured or being painted in a flat color. Redo the kitchen simply by painting the cabinets with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

Staining and painting the walls can include using a dripping technique, a scrubbing technique or a glazing technique that creates depth and texture. Add interest to the walls through staining and painting with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

Painting over varnish can be done by lightly sanding the surface, rubbing it down with mineral spirits and applying either an oil-based or water-based paint. Prep a varnished surface before painting it with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

Painting walls with a roller sponge, which is a man-made sponge, can sometimes create roller marks, but dabbing the freshly-painted area with a natural sponge can blend out that texture. Use a roller sponge to cover a large area in paint with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

Removing paint from doors is done by wiping it off with paint thinner if it is still wet, using a paint stripper if the paint is dry or using a scraper to remove small splatters of paint. Clean paint off of a door with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

To paint a small room to look larger, consider choosing a light, cool color for the walls, and extend the wall color 4 inches into the ceiling. Create the illusion of taller walls and a larger room with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

To paint the walls without painting the ceiling, consider using painter's tape where the ceiling and wall meeting, which creates a perfectly clean and straight edge. Finish a clean painting job on the walls with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

Texturing the walls using paint can be done by painting onto thin plastic sheets, folding the sheets in half to keep the paint wet and opening them one at a time to print the paint onto the wall. Create interesting texture and design on interior walls with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

Before painting over semi-gloss paint, be sure to lightly sand the entire surface and apply a primer so that the new paint will adhere properly. Paint over shiny surfaces with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

Painting a wall that used to have wallpaper on it requires first removing all of the glue from the surface. Use hot water and a sponge, or trisodium phosphate, to dissolve all of the residual glue with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

When painting trim, be sure to tape off the surrounding areas to create a neat, straight edge, and use a variety of techniques to create texture and depth. Have fun painting wooden trim in a house with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

Painting over a brick wall can be done in a variety of ways, but using a glaze over the grout and blending it into the brick is a great way to create a lighter effect without ruining the texture of the brick. Use different types of primer and glazes to paint over brick with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

To paint textured walls, use a heavy nap roller to get into all of the nooks and crannies. Use a brush to fill in any spots that were missed with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

Painting stucco usually requires using a very heavy nap roller that has enough texture to it to get paint into all of the nooks and crannies of the wall. Cover a stucco wall in paint with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

When choosing interior paint colors, find an attractive color, put it next to every aspect of the room, and then choose one shade lighter or one tone down. Make sure the color will work in the entire room before making a decision with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

When painting plaster walls, be sure to prime the surface, do any necessary sanding and paint a couple of coats of paint over the wall. Treat a variety of plaster surfaces with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.