Just finished repainting my living room (finally!) and thought I'd share a quick tip that seriously saved me some headaches. You know how annoying it is when you're painting with a roller and you gotta stop for a bit? Usually the roller dries up or gets crusty, right? Well, I started wrapping mine in plastic wrap whenever I took a break—like lunch or something—and it stayed fresh and ready to go. No more crunchy roller marks on the wall, thank god.
Also, I found out by accident that those cheap foam brushes from the dollar store are actually pretty good for small touch-ups. I always thought they were junk, but nope, they're handy for corners or little spots you missed.
Anyway, I'm curious if anyone else stumbled onto some random painting hacks or tips like this. Always looking for ways to make painting less of a pain, haha.
That plastic wrap trick is legit—I figured that out a while back too, total lifesaver. But honestly, I gotta disagree a bit on those foam brushes. Maybe it's just me, but every time I've tried them, they seem to leave weird streaks or bubbles behind. Could be user error though... wouldn't be the first time.
One thing I swear by now is using aluminum foil to line my paint trays. When you're done, just toss the foil—no washing trays or scraping dried paint off later. Another random tip: if you get paint on your hands and don't have any special cleaner around, olive oil and sugar mixed together works wonders. Sounds weird, but it scrubs the paint right off without wrecking your skin.
Painting's always gonna be kind of a pain, but little hacks like these make it bearable at least.
