| When you stare at a wall in a big room, armed | | | | the wall connects to the ceiling and crevices that |
| only with a paint brush, you probably feel seriously | | | | are too tight for the roller to get into by hand. If |
| overwhelmed. Luckily, there is a tool that makes | | | | your baseboard trim is already installed, you may |
| the task much less terrifying - the versatile, | | | | also want to cut in around the baseboard with a |
| amazing paint roller. Paint rollers allow people to | | | | brush, too. |
| drastically reduce the amount of time it takes to | | | | When you shop for a paint roller handle and |
| paint a large, flat surface, like a wall with few | | | | covers, you should start by thinking about the job |
| windows or a ceiling. | | | | you are buying them for. The traditional short |
| Most people don't realize that there are any | | | | roller is fine for normal walls. If you are doing a |
| options beside the cheap DIY grade paint roller | | | | cathedral ceiling, though, you may want to look |
| handles that can be found in almost any big box | | | | for a rod extension. This extension screws into |
| store. They apply paint to the wall just fine, | | | | the handle and makes it much easier to reach |
| especially if the DIYer springs for the nicer roller | | | | higher spots. |
| covers. However, cutting in around windows and | | | | Next, think about the texture on the walls. There |
| getting paint into corners is just plain impossible | | | | are covers that work better with different wall |
| with these rollers. Still there are ways around this | | | | surfaces. For instance, popcorn finishes need a |
| problem. You can cut in with a brush first and | | | | roller that can handle that rough, uneven surface |
| then go back and roll the rest of the walls. | | | | without falling apart and there are special roller |
| Recently, I discovered a trick the pros use - a | | | | covers for this type of wall. |
| professional paint roller. Those little plastic end | | | | You can also find covers that create a pattern. |
| caps that keep the rollers from getting into the | | | | These covers make certain faux painting |
| corners are missing on these rollers. That means | | | | techniques much easier, since rolling is so much |
| that you need to do less cutting in and you can | | | | quicker than stenciling or freehand painting a |
| avoid using the brush to paint corners all together. | | | | design. |
| However, you'll still need to paint the area where | | | | |