My small hallway in my home has been in need of a paint refresh. It’s one of the most traveled spaces in my home, and it's taking a beating: nail holes, handprints, and pencil marks! Over the weekend, I gave my small hallway a paint makeover, and I love how it turned it!
KILZ Premium 3 Interior and Exterior Primer
When tackling spaces for paint, prep is always super important! I always use primer regardless of the project I’m tackling, from painting cabinets, furniture to painting a room. I’ve been using KILZ® Primer for years, ensuring that my painting projects have a professional finish.
This post is sponsored by KILZ® Brand, but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.
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Before heading to my local Ace hardware store to pick up the KILZ primer and paint for my project, I visited the KILZ website to help me determine which primer to use. For my hallway project, I wanted to hide stains, pencil marks, and old nail holes, and drywall knicks I recently covered up with spackle.
Thanks to the guide on the KILZ website, I determined the best primer for my project was KILZ 3® Premium Primer. It’s perfect for hiding stains, imperfections, and quick-drying!
Five Reasons to Why It’s Important to Use Primer
Primer preps your surface for your painting projects
Primer helps hide existing stains
Priming before painting helps with adhesion, allowing the paint to adhere better to the primer and creating a professional after
Primer also helps when painting on new surfaces such as new drywall and can even hide odors
I used a roller to apply the KILZ 3 Premium primer, its low VOC, and went on fast, I used a brush to cut in on the baseboards, door trim, and ceilings. I love that the primer dries in about an hour, letting me tackle this project in one day.
While visiting my local Ace Hardware to pick up my primer, I also picked up one gallon of paint from the Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines® paint line. I’ve been wanting to try this paint for a while and see all the beautiful color options in person, the colors didn’t disappoint! The range of colors is beautiful and sophisticated and I love that Magnolia Home paint is in collaboration with KILZ, ensuring value and durability.
After looking at the color and keeping my medium grey linen cabinet in mind, I decided to paint my hallway Earl Grey, it's a beautiful grey color that’s deeper than the old color and looks better with the current lighting. I should also mention that the color names of the paint all feel special and spot on!
The paint went on nice and smooth, I used a roll and again used my brush to cut in. The paint is pretty and dried the exact color as the swatch! Painting my hallway took about one and a half coats of paint, the additional coat of paint was mostly needed because I used a roller. Because I used KILZ primer for my painting project, the paint was smooth and there was no bleed-through of old stains, pencil marks, and handprints. I’ve learned in my early days of DIY projects not to skip the important step of primer.
I love how my projects turned out and I’m excited to get some artwork or family photos on the wall! For now, I hung up some artwork I had laying around because I just had to! Finally seeing my hallway clean and freshly painted feels so good!
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
One last DIY Painting Pro tip I’ve learned over the years, after spackling a hole with paint, instead of grabbing your paint for touching up, prime the area you just fixed. Then paint over the spackled, primed area! It makes a huge difference making sure the paint will adhere properly and you won’t see any obvious signs of an old nail hole. I love how this project my hallway painting project turned out, my hallway now feels fresh and open!
