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Cost to paint a bedroom? help needed :)?

My bedroom is a 10 by 11 ( i know small haha) and its current colors are light-medium purple on the side walls (5- oddly shaped room) and a medium-dark pink on the ceiling. I have no clue about painting so would I have to buy a primer or white to repaint the room then the color? Oh and I will be painting the ceiling white and the side walls grey. Can somebody tell me what kind/how many paint kinds/cans I will need and an estimated cost? Thank you

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  • forjj
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    A gallon of paint will easily paint the entire room. 1 Gallon covers approx. 400 square feet.

    As far as the ceiling, a quart wont quite cover it, you can either buy 2 qts, or a gallon, and have some left over.

    Paint the ceiling first, then the walls, then the trim, if you want to paint the trim.

    A decent quality paint will cost about $20.00/gallon or so, a quart is usually about $10.

    figure about $10-15 for supplies. I would budget $50-75 for the whole job, depending on the quality of paint, and if you want to paint the trim, or multiple colors, etc

    I recommend Benjamin Moore paint. it is going to be more expense than other brands, but it will cover better, apply better, and last longer

    Source(s): i manage a paint store http://www.benjaminmoore.com/
  • 5 years ago

    Well I am not real sure about..hold on let me get messuring tape...brb...okay depending on the coats she needs if its a darker color, but Bahr might not needs extra coats if its good paint..umm, Id say she needs maybe 2 Gallons of paint and if they are like around 20-25 dollars a gallon I would deff get her a $50 gift card to be safe, if its a couple bucks more than she only had to send that on painting her room and will be gratefull if its a lil less than there is tax but then maybe can save it for the next room...So yeah $50.

  • 1 decade ago

    A one gallon paint can will usually paint about 300 square feet. It also depends upon what grade and brand of paint you buy. Some brands are more expensive than others.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    google " how to paint a room" you get much more info than you will get here. there are several sites there, i just looked for you. go there. AND also, google " sherwin williams discover color "

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