You can attach fabric (or ribbon) to your walls using just spray starch and your iron.

A lot of those expensive painting tools really don’t make any difference at all!.In fact, I almost never buy a single expensive anything for all the painting I do, and here’s why:.

Painting should be cheap and cheerful.The ability to paint is the ability for anyone, anywhere to change their own environment and to choose how they want it to look and feel.No matter what your budget is, changing the colors in a room with paint is one of the most powerful DIY design tools that you have and it’s available to practically anyone who’s interested.

What’s more, you can feel free to let your creativity takeover and change things up whenever you feel like it, and with very little cost involved.Some of my best paint-based room makeovers have happened using a $15 can of recycled paint and dollar store brushes.

So for me, it’s almost really just a matter of principle.

If you have perfect brushes, then chances are that you’re going to want to keep them perfect.A lot of us put off painting our ceilings until they look really embarrassing because, let’s face it, painting ceilings can be HARD.

Not just technically difficult, but physically demanding and time-consuming too!.It’s a shame though, because even a basic not-so-fussy paint job on a ceiling can really brighten and freshen a room up in that “I don’t know what it is, but this room just feels so much better now” kinda way..

So last week I started tackling some of the ceilings in our house and it was actually a really pleasant and easy experience.I thought I’d share my tips today so you can join in on the fun if your ceilings need a little love too.. Scrape, patch and repair only where necessary.