PAINT question...Please help!!!?

Question

I am painting a nursery room a light baby blue color...and right now it is a chocolate brown color...Will i need to paint the room white first or can i just skip that step like i want to?...I really want to know if the color will be affected by the brown if i do like two or three layers of the blue over it? Most educated answer that helps me the most gets 10 pts! thanks!

Answer 1

Get a good stain-blocking primer, like Kilz, to mask the existing paint. Otherwise, the old color can bleed through the new paint and you'll end up having to put a bunch of paint coats on, which is more expensive and takes longer. The primer is cheaper (about $12 a gallon, compared to $30 or $40 or more for the paint) and it dries in about an hour before you can put on a second coat of primer or the paint coat. With multiple paint coats, you might have to wait until the next day to put down another coat.

Answer 2

you can get primer paint tinted in a blue color. Its thicker than regular paint and you wouldnt have to put as many coats of regular blue paint to cover the brown. good luck =)

Answer 3

putting a primer on would be the best idea to be safe but if you are having a baby blue themed room i think it would look really good with your chocolate brown walls! just a suggestion:)

Answer 4

I painted my baby nursery a pale blue over a dark Taupe...what a pain! I used a grey/blue based primer (2 coats) to kill the brown and get a true blue coming through then did 2 coats of blue. It's worth investing on a better pait ( avoid Behr) as it doesn't apply as well/thick and you end up having to do more coats and use more paint.