#Cost to paint 2 story foyer how to#

Unless you’re painting a ceiling it really isn’t necessary. I checked with ours and it was a very reasonable rental fee for a 1/2 day rental, which is all we would have needed! But don’t make people talk you into splurging on scaffolding. If you truly aren’t able to find one to borrow from somebody, call your local hardware store and see if they rent them. I keep my feet planted firmly on solid ground! Notice the angle that I’m taking this picture from. We were able to borrow one from a neighbor, and I made him cookies as a thank you! Bartering is your best friend! P.S. who might need one for their jobs (think insurance adjustors, electricians or even painters). Think about whether you know any neighbors, co-workers, friends, etc. So ask around! Put a call out on Facebook! I think you’d be surprised how many people you know who wouldn’t mind lending you a taller ladder. This might come as a shocker, but you will need a ladder! 🙂 Our 8′ one didn’t even come close to reaching, and we didn’t want to have to buy a longer one just for this project.

#Cost to paint 2 story foyer how to#

So with a combination of research and some frugal creativity, I pulled together some tips on how to paint rooms with high ceilings without scaffolding! Tip #1: I just couldn’t see paying someone to do the entire room when it was such a small portion that was seemingly “out of our reach”.

Even if we did, though, I don’t think I could have stomached that expense, especially knowing that we were perfectly capable of painting 90% of the room ourselves without much effort.

We absolutely did not have it in our budget to hire a painter. There were 2 things that I was stressing over leading up to this project:Ģ) How we were going to paint these walls ourselves given that our ceiling peaks at about 18′ Yesterday, I posted our living room reveal and was so tickled that you guys liked the paint color as much as I do!! It is gorgeous at all times of day and is such a true gray! These how to’s will show you how to paint a room with high ceilings the easy way!