How to Paint an Entertainment Room

Nothing makes an entertainment room pop like a fresh coat of paint. However, many inexperienced do-it-yourselfers just don't know how to approach a paint project of this scale. Unlike, bedrooms and bathrooms, entertainment rooms often contain thousands of dollars worth of furniture and electronics. If you plan to paint your entertainment room on your own, you should follow the steps below. 

Things You'll Need

• Painter's tape
• Paint
• Five-gallon bucket
• Roller
• Brush
• Drop Cloths

Instructions

1. Painting Your Entertainment Room

   • 1
     Remove all furniture and electronics from the entertainment room. Use a two-wheel dolly or the help of a strong friend to prevent injuries to your back. Remove all outlet and light switch plates with a screwdriver.
     
   • 2
     Cover the floor with plastic or heavy-duty fabric drop cloths. Apply painter's tape to cover baseboards and tight corners where you don't want paint. Use blue painter's tape to cover baseboards, other woodwork and any other areas where you don't want paint.
     
   • 3
     Stir your paint with a stirring stick to ensure it's evenly distributed. Fill your five-gallon bucket about half-full of paint. Insert the rolling screen into the five-gallon bucket containing the paint. Attach your roller cover to your roller frame. Attach your roller frame to the rolling pole.
     
   • 4
     Insert your roller into the five-gallon bucket of paint. Ensure that the roller is saturated with paint and then rub it onto the roller screen to remove excess paint so as to avoid unwanted runs and drips. Remove the roller and place it at the top of the left corner of the first wall of the entertainment room. Roll it down until you reach the bottom of the wall. Begin rolling up, advancing left to right until your roller runs out of paint. Dip your roller again, and continue painting until you have finished all the walls. Leave about a two- or three- inch area of unpainted space around light switches, outlets, windows, baseboards, and ceiling lines; you will paint these spaces with your paint brush.
     
   • 5
     Paint the remaining unpainted portions of the wall with your paintbrush. Dip your brush into the paint to cover only about half the brush to keep from oversaturating which can lead to runs, drips, and sloppy paint lines. Paint all unpainted areas with your brush. Take your time and dip your brush often.
     

Tips & Warnings

• You can paint the ceiling of your entertainment room exactly the same way you painted your walls. However, always remember to use paint with a flat finish for ceilings. While walls can be painted with satin or semi-gloss paints, but ceilings should be painted with flat paint because it prevents glare and helps you stay aware of potential water leaks.
   
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