Are you looking to redecorate your home but unsure whether you can justify it with rising prices? Community RePaint is here to share a few paint-related top tips to help you spruce up your home on a budget.
Community RePaint is a UK-wide paint reuse network, sponsored by Dulux. Our schemes collect leftover paint and redistribute it to benefit individuals, families, communities, and charities in need of paint, at an affordable cost. Individual full and part-full tins of paint are available for sale, starting from £1 or £2 a litre. Click here to find your nearby scheme.
A fresh coat of paint, whether applied to walls, ceilings or furnishings, has the ability to make a well-lived-in room feel like a brand-new space and it doesn’t have to cost a lot! Pick up some affordable paint from a nearby Community RePaint scheme and why not give decorating a go yourself – an affordable, educational activity that the whole family can take part in!
Never painted before? Don’t worry at all! Click here to view a set of how-to video guides made in collaboration with Community RePaint Bradford to help you get to grips with the basics of painting for your upcoming home improvement adventure.
Step-by-step to prep for your refresh
1. Check out Pinterest and magazines to help inspire you with designs and colourways.
2. With your ideas in mind, systematically scan the rooms to revamp, and ask yourself the following questions:
- What walls and ceilings need repainting?
- What hard furnishings are in need of a refresh? (think repaint, not replace)
3. Once you’ve decided on which walls, ceilings and furnishings to paint, use our online paint estimator tool to work out the volume of paint you’ll need for your summer renovation.
4. Next up, choose your paint, tools, and supplies!
- Check out our online paint-related guides to help you pick the best-suited paints for your home-DIY project. Click here to view.
- Refer back to our how-to video guides too if you need to remind yourself of the different painting techniques! Click here to view.
5. Prepare your surfaces, cover your floors and get to redecorating!
Paint-spiration – some simple suggestions to revamp a room
Feature wall / accent wall
📷 Stephan Tan 📷 Community RePaint Bradford 📷 Kara Eads
Choosing one wall or a part of a wall to act as the focal point of a room is a great way to jazz up a space and save money on paint! Whether you plan to paint this wall a different colour than the rest, create a gallery wall or mural (freehand or using stencils) – it’s sure to add some pazazz!
Cupboards, cabinets, and shelving
📷 @paintkitchenworkshop 📷 Community RePaint Bradford 📷 @paintkitchenworkshop
A quick lick of paint to your cupboards, cabinets or shelving units can really change the dynamic of a room. Over time painted surfaces fade with sunlight, so whether you choose to repaint with the original colours or refresh with brand new ones, this simple trick will help revamp the room.
Chairs and tables
📷 Community RePaint Wirral 📷 Community RePaint Cornwall 📷 Hutomo Abrianto
Think twice before replacing old tables and chairs – repaint and upcycle to transform into new-looking pieces! You can use ReColour chalk paint to save money while preventing paint from going to waste!
