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How to renovate a front porch

Room for improvement with Mark Rayner – Project 07

Bring light and warmth into a small front porch using a soft cream and white and contrast this with a bold dark door.

Difficulty level: Moderate

Room:	Front porch
Condition:	Excellent
Ceiling:	Previously painted with white waterborne ceiling paint
Woodwork:	Previously varnished and painted wood in good condition
Walls:	Previously painted with waterborne low sheen paint

Front door – before renovation
Front door – before

Front door – after renovation
Front door – after

Coving/ceiling – before renovation
Coving/ceiling – before

Coving/ceiling – after renovation
Coving/ceiling – after

You will need

Bucket with warm water
Clean cloths
Dropcloth
Paintbrushes
Paint roller and tray
Paint stirrers

Resene Enamacryl tinted to Resene Half Alabaster
Resene Interior Paintwork Cleaner
Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene Diesel

Resene Waterborne Smooth Surface Sealer
Resene SpaceCote Flat tinted to Resene Half Alabaster

Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen tinted to Resene Quarter Thorndon Cream
Rubber gloves
Sandpaper
Sponge

Instructions

Handy hints: Always follow the Resene recommendations when mixing and using Resene Interior Paintwork Cleaner.
Top tip: Use a Resene dropcloth to avoid getting any paint splatters on the floor.
To get the look: Mark previously varnished the wooden glass door with Resene Aquaclear Satin.
Other ideas: Inject a splash of subtle colour by painting the front door with your favourite pastel tone.

Step 1 Step one
Wearing rubber gloves, carefully wash the ceiling, walls and woodwork with Resene Interior Paintwork Cleaner, wiping off any excess with a clean dry cloth. Allow to dry.

Step 2 Step two
Lightly sand any previously painted woodwork to ‘key’ the surface.

Step 3 Step three
Lightly sand any previously varnished woodwork to ‘key’ the surface.

Step 4 Step four
Wipe off any sanding residue with a clean dry cloth.

Step 5 Step five
Carefully stir the Resene SpaceCote Flat tinted to Resene Half Alabaster.

Step 6 Step six
Apply one coat of Resene SpaceCote Flat tinted to Resene Half Alabaster to the coving and cut in around the ceiling edges.

Step 7 Step seven
Using the roller, apply one coat of Resene SpaceCote Flat tinted to Resene Half Alabaster to the ceiling. Once dry, apply a second coat of Resene SpaceCote Flat tinted to Resene Half Alabaster to the coving and ceiling.

Step 8 Step eight
Carefully stir the Resene Waterborrne Smooth Surface Sealer.

Step 9 Step nine
Apply one coat of Resene Waterborrne Smooth Surface sealer to the previously varnished woodwork and allow to dry.

Step 10 Step ten
Carefully stir the Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen tinted to Resene Quarter Thorndon Cream.

Step 11 Step eleven
Cut in around all the woodwork, coving and corners with Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen tinted to Resene Quarter Thorndon Cream.

Step 12 Step twelve
Roller the remainder of the walls with Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen tinted to Resene Quarter Thorndon Cream and allow to dry. Repeat steps eleven and twelve.

Step 13 Step thirteen
Carefully stir the Resene Enamacryl tinted to Resene Half Alabaster.

Step 14 Step fourteen
Apply two coats of Resene Enamacryl tinted to Resene Half Alabaster to the window woodwork, door frames and skirting boards. Allow two hours for each coat to dry.