{"id":58204,"date":"2023-11-26T12:09:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T18:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=58204"},"modified":"2024-03-13T10:05:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T15:05:43","slug":"how-to-paint-a-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/illustrated-guides\/how-to-paint-a-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Skill of the Week: Paint a Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-177327\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SOTW-Paint-a-Room-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SOTW-Paint-a-Room-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SOTW-Paint-a-Room-1-320x553.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SOTW-Paint-a-Room-1-640x1107.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world \u2014 having the breadth of skills, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/manly-lessons\/develop-savoir-faire-james-bond\/\">savoir-faire<\/a>, to handle any situation you find yourself in. With that in mind, each Sunday we\u2019ll be republishing one of the illustrated guides from our archives, so you can hone your manly know-how week by week.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Painting can be one of the hardest and dullest of all household projects, which is why many people put it off. When done wrong, painting is time-consuming, frustrating, back-straining, messy work. When done right, it\u2019s still all of those things, but to a lesser degree. As with any chore or project, careful preparation and patient execution are your friends. Take the time to do it right, and you\u2019ll avoid ending up with a splotchy mess of a room.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like this illustrated guide? 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