How long would it take you to paint...

[SusanBAnthony]

How long would it take you to paint a 12 by 12 bedroom with one closet door, one room door, and one window?  

Brought to you by it took me an hour and a half to do the edging and I am about to start rolling.

The color is so perfect.  Only took 4 sample cans.  Oops.  

[auntie]

My BFF and I did DS's bedroom, 14 x 14' in just under a day. Two coats ceiling, trim and walls.

[Marmee]

Depends on color but 2 solid coats would take me all day (6-8hours). I hand brush a lot because I prefer the look.

[Marmee]

And that's just walls, no trim or ceiling...that would add a lot in my house (the trim is pretty intricate & thick).

[SusanBAnthony]

And I'm done.

Lets all join hands and pray that I don't need a second coat.

[SusanBAnthony]

Also, how long do I need to wait before I paint stripes on? It is 70's and sunny, with the windows open and fans running in the room. Is two days long enough?

[mrs.jacinthe]

A day, for sure. But I edge as I go, so it would take me a while.

I would think you can paint the stripes (using the yellow tape) tomorrow without any trouble.

[SusanBAnthony]

May 7, 2013 10:34:40 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

A day, for sure. But I edge as I go, so it would take me a while.

I would think you can paint the stripes (using the yellow tape) tomorrow without any trouble.

Yellow tape, what?  

I was going to use blue painters tape.  Will that peel up the paint?  Crap, I hate gong to Home Depot, it is soul sucking, plus the kids have learned that mommy gives in to checkout line treats at HD due to said soul-sucking.

[mrs.jacinthe]

If you're going to use the blue paint, you're going to have to give it more time to cure. Blue tape will pull up freshly painted surfaces.

The yellow is "delicate surface" tape.