50 Smart DIY Painting Hacks Ideas to Assure a Superb Paint Job

1 Don’t let bristles touch the jar bottom

1. Don’t let bristles touch the jar bottom: These pro secrets about the best way to use and care for your paintbrushes and paint rollers will make any paint job around the house easier, neater and give you beautiful results. (via The Family Handyman)

2 Paint-Can Tip

2. Paint-Can Tip: Painting need not be an exhaustive and messy job. Try these tips before you start your next brush job. (via Martha Stewart)

3 Cut out side of milk container and use bottom to hold paint with built in handle and paint brush holder

3. Cut out side of milk container and use bottom to hold paint with built in handle and paint brush holder (via MyHomeLookBook)

4 Never Clean Your Paint Tray Again

4. Never Clean Your Paint Tray Again: I can barely find the time to paint, let alone clean up all those brushes and trays. I was buying those disposable tray liners. But when I ran out of liners in the middle of a 2 Little Superheroes)

5 Wall Preparation Before Painting

5. Wall Preparation Before Painting: I’m continuing to slowly make some headway in our home office makeover the ceiling has been patched, primed, and painted and Ive finished the wall prep so that the walls are now paint-ready! I don’t know about you but while I really don’t mind painting, I HATE the wall prep. Spackling and sanding ranks right up there with cleaning out the refrigerator, pooper scooping the backyard, and waiting in the never ending line at our grocery store deli. Except Id still rather do all of those things than spackle and sand. After having prepped and painted many, many rooms, at (via Driven by Decor)