How often should the interior of a home be painted?

If its a mobile every 5 thousand miles

do exactly a room at a time. flow the furnishings out or to the midsection of the room. cover all flooring/furnishings with a tarp or plastic. Use a good paint protecting tape (3M) to tape off the perimeters you do no longer desire painted. If it has an old coat of paint, be sure there is not any longer any pealing. If there is, be sure you sandpaper away the flaking aspects and re-best the exterior. Use a good high quality paint. you will tell the version in coating and placed on over the years. verify client comments for his or her paint producer concepts. I desire a curler. it will pass on rapid and you gets the terrific coverage over a sprayer. you additionally can administration the appliance slightly extra perfect with a curler. Get an extension pole for the curler to realize the intense spots. I additionally opt to apply foam edgers to be conscious the paint in corners and around abode windows. this is swifter than a broom, yet a broom works high-quality too. talking of brushes. do no longer skimp on the same old of brushes. Use a nicely made brush. you may tell the version in a wall's visual attraction. freshen up any drips on something you do no longer desire painted ASAP. It saves cleanup time.

If you are handy like me I paint 2 or 3 rooms every year. I use seasonal collections to get ideas.

This year I went the strong brown and teal trends.

http://www.myperfectcolor.com/articles.asp?id=139

also check out there color combinations from Pottery Barn.

http://www.myperfectcolor.com/Benjamin-Moore-Potte...

Paint is the cheapest thing you will ever do in your home in terms of material costs so therfore why not? if you have the time pick up a roller, blue tape and a brush and make it happen :-)

A painting contractor once told me every 5-7 years

I am a Painting Contractor and Eldude is right....Moods change as well as wants and needs......Change the colors as ofted as wanted.

As often as you like.

same as the others {when you would like a change}

as often as you feel it should be done