Interior House Painting in Winter: Here’s Why Now is the Perfect Time

Thinking about painting the interior of your home? Winter is the ideal time to paint interior rooms and update your living space.

There are multiple benefits to tackling your interior house painting project in the winter. Here are just a few.

Post-Holiday Cleanup

January marks the beginning of the new year and the end of the holiday season. It’s time to take down the decorations, and in so doing you may see your space in a new light. The glow of the holiday lights helped to hide any nicks or scratches, the hustle and bustle of visiting relatives made your paint color seem more vibrant, and the familiar smells of homecooked meals made your kitchen cabinets seem rustic as opposed to slightly outdated.

It’s a new year and it’s time to look at your home with new eyes. Use the winter months to rejuvenate your space, fix any imperfections, and update high traffic areas like the kitchen, bathroom, or living area.

Moving / Selling in the Spring or Summer

Are you planning to put your house on the market in the spring or summer? If so, use the winter months to start sprucing, updating, and touching up your home. A fresh coat of paint can give a room a new life.

Here are a few tips:

• Buyers like a neutral color pallet. Paint walls and entryways beige, white, cream, or grey.
• Wallpaper can be controversial. Removing wallpaper gives potential buyers the ability to see your home as a blank canvas for them to create their dream home. Your wallpaper may be beautiful, but it could still detract from the buyer’s overall impression. Play it safe and remove the wallpaper.
• If you want to improve your resale value, update the kitchen and bathrooms. This can be as simple as resurfacing or replacing cabinets, repainting walls, and/or removing wallpaper.

Temperature and Humidity

Did you know that temperature and humidity play a large role in painting? The winter is the perfect time to paint the interior of your house because it is the easiest to regulate temperature and the humidity is significantly lower than spring or summer. For best results, you should set the temperature at the manufacturer’s recommended temperature, and humidity should be kept low.

Graduations, Weddings, Family Events, and Vacations

If you are like most people, you may consider winter a time to stay at home, watch television, and revel in the joy of self-imposed hibernation. This can feel great, but it can also make your spring and summer months feel hectic and overextended.

Those spring and summer months are filled with graduations, weddings, and BBQs. If you are expecting to host a graduation party or wedding event, you may want to think about painting the interior of your home in the winter. This will alleviate additional stress leading up to the event. It will also allow you to finish ahead of the busy season and not get stuck on a waitlist.

It may not seem like a top priority to get the interior of your home painted for a BBQ or family event, but they are obstacles when planning to have work done. Summer is full of weekend events, parties, and vacations – all things that make painting the interior of your home a hassle. You don’t want to have people over while there’s wet paint and ladders in your home. You’ll also love when guests walk through the house and say, “Wow, did you do something new in here? It looks great!”

Do a little work now, so you can relax more later.

Take Advantage of an Empty House

If you have children, you know that holiday breaks and summer vacation can be hectic. You should take advantage of the hours they are in school to get work done at home. Guarantee that no little hands will touch wet paint and there will not be any extra clutter in the way of your painting professionals.

Summer Means Exterior Work, so Use the Winter for Interior

As a homeowner, you know the work never ends. There is always a project to tackle – but many of those projects can only be done seasonally. Spring is synonymous with cleaning, and most homeowners know that doesn’t just mean inside the house. The warmer months are the time to tackle exterior projects like landscaping, decking, replacing or installing siding, and repainting. It always feels like spring and summer fly by — you certainly won’t have the time to update your interior as well.

Work smarter, not harder. Paint the interior of your house in the winter, so you have more time to complete exterior projects in the spring and summer.

Thinking About Updating Your Interior?

Still not sure about the best time to paint the interior of your home? Call or schedule an estimate with CertaPro Painters^® of Ann Arbor – a trusted, certified painting professional. We will be able to provide advice and recommendations, including a color consultation. We can also remove wallpaper, refinish wood, resurface cabinets, renovate your basement, and perform other home improvement projects.