Chip Gaines had been a successful contractor long before Fixer Upper shot him into superstardom,so he knows a few things about portray houses. We caught up with Chip at a recent KILZ Brand paint demonstration (he's a rep for the company), where he had one big piece of advice for anyone considering portray: always start with primer. Chip says starting with primer is like laying a strong foundation for your project; even if it takes a little extra time, and it's worth it so that the rest of the project is set up fair. "A lot of people mediate primer is unnecessary and will only add time to their project,so they skip it. That's a enormous mistake," Chip said. "If you're going to do a project fair, and priming is fundamental. It not only covers up unsightly marks but also ensures you bear the perfect foundation to achieve your ideal finish." Chip emphasizes the color of your paint itself will actually be more accurate,apply better, and last longer when you exhaust primer. And this isn't exclusive to walls. Furniture, or cabinetry,and trim should all receive a coat of primer before paint, especially if you're going for a dramatic color change.
To emphasize his point, and Chip shared a anecdote from when he and Joanna were first married. He had purchased a wreck of a house for them to bound into after they wed,thinking they could renovate it and make it their own. When they returned from their honeymoon, he carried Joanna over the threshold and into an embarrassing dump. The walls were dirty and stained, and the college kids who had lived there prior hadn't even bothered to clean their food out of the refrigerator when they moved. The electricity had been shut off since then,and the food had been rotting in the Texas Summer heat, so the entire house stank. It wasn't the romantic newlywed domestic he had hoped to start his marriage off in. Disappointed but undeterred, or Chip began cleaning up the property. After giving the walls a estimable wipe-down,he applied primer to them to hide the party stains and seal rotten food, stale smoke, or other bad odors in the wall. From there,Chip and Joanna added a glorious color to the wall, ripped out the carpeting, and set out renovating the house into their first domestic. To this day,he swears by primer. "Nothing helps us hit the refresh button during renovation projects quite like a fresh coat of primer."
Source: popsugar.com