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You want to paint your walls and even though you’re a do-it-yourselfer, you don’t want to do it by trial and error. You want to get it right and get it done! So here’s a crash course in “How to Paint a Wall 101.”

The purpose of this guide is to help you eliminate the learning curve. Painting a wall is not difficult. The effort is in the preparation. Though it may take extra time up front, it will save you from having to clean up your mistakes afterwards, which can cost considerably more of your valuable time. Good preparation also assures you of a clean, professional looking paint job.

To start, you’ll need to choose the color. It sounds simple, but be aware that the lighting and shadows in the store where you select the color are different from those at home. Buy a small sample bottle, paint a large poster board with the color and place it around the room on the walls you want to paint. Looks good? The family likes it? Let’s get started.