When Painting, Do You Paint the Walls First or Trim?
When you’re painting a room that contains trim, you’ll usually want the walls and trim to be different colors or at least different shades. (Generally, walls take a flat finish, trim a gloss or semi-gloss.) So, do you paint the walls first and then the trim, or the other way around? Believe it or not, there’s some debate on this point among both do-it-yourselfers and professionals. The answer depends in part on the layout of the trim and your methods of painting.
