I love being a HomeRight Ambassador!
My house. My poor, poor house. It is a WRECK. And I don’t mean it in the way your neighbor means it when she says it and there are 3 HotWheels cars on her floor and a fruit snack wrapper on the couch. I mean it in the way that the kitchen counters are covered in vases full of fall leaves, power tools, dirty dishes, school work that I am sure is probably late, and a million house plants. I have 4 photos shoots set up at various locations in the house. Most of the furniture is not is the right place, and I currently can not see the floor in my office.
That is what writing a book looks like when you are doing all the projects and photos yourself.
And see this cute little dresser I painted (for a photoshoot for my book)? It is sitting in the only clean corner of my house. The ONLY CLEAN SPOT.
But that is ok. My house can be clean when the book is done. It is temporary.
Today I am not only giving away one of my FAVORITE DIY tools ever, but I have some tips for when using The HomeRight Finish Max sprayer to paint.
This cute IKEA dresser is waiting for new knobs and then I can style it for a fun photoshoot!
Clean It Well Every Time
First tip is to keep it clean! I thought I had done a good job of cleaning it each time until I went to paint this dresser. Nothing but air came out. I read the trouble shooting section of the manual and did each thing (one of which was clean the rings shown here) but still nothing. I asked Laura from HomeRight for help and found out that there are two tiny holes next to where the tube goes in that can get clogged. I had an outdated manual that didn’t include that info. I followed Gail’s advice to use a skewer to clean it out. Read her post on maintenance! It was so good.
Test The Spray First
I mentioned this in the post where I painted my door, but you should always test your spray first on a piece of cardboard or plywood or posterboard. You can control whether the paint sprays horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. You can also control how fast the paint comes out. Play around and get it how you want before painting the piece.
Prop It Up!
I always elevate what I am painting so that if any paint drips, the piece doesn’t become stuck to the tarp or plastic. It also prevents that paint drip from bleeding underneath and ruining the finish of the other side. Also, if you get too close and paint does drip while it is elevated, you can run your finger along the bottom edge where it collects, and wipe it off without damaging the finish. It makes painting the edges easier too.
Paint The Back/Inside First
If something is going to get boogered up, it is almost always the side you painted first, and then flipped over to do the other side. Maybe it wasn’t quite dry, maybe what you have it resting on is rough. I have found it is best to do the side or back side or bottom first. Then if for some reason it gets an imperfection, it is somewhat hidden.
Are you ready for a chance to win one for yourself? Here we go!
*You must be at least 18 years old to enter. You must be a resident of the USA to enter. The giveaway will go from October 22, 2014 until October 28th, 2014. A winner will be chosen by random.org and will be notified by email. The winner will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner will be chosen. The shipping of the prize is the responsibility of the company, in this case, HomeRight.
I am part of the HomeRight ambassador program. I am compensated for my time in reviewing/using the products and writing/promoting the posts. The thoughts, opinions, and project ideas are all mine!
I have a chest that belonged to my grandfather that I would love to paint and use again.
Thanks for being real about your house. I always assume the house matches the photoshoots! I’m excited for your book, it’s going to be great and worth all your hardwork!!! Thanks for all your painting tips, I’ve always used a spray can so this would be a cool give away to win. :)
I would paint my small entry table – it is screaming for a fresh paint job.
Would love to own this! I’m already mentally making a list of things i could finish! !
I really want to try one of these! I hear so much about them…:)
Awesome giveaway!!! The DIY-selfer in me is geeking out right now!
This would be an awesome thing to win!
I’d paint our new shed!
I would paint my old headboard and dresser. Our deck and fence both need staining and my kitchen cabinets would really love to not be honey oak anymore!
I have some bedroom furniture that needs a facelift!
After 12 years of being married I am finally getting to make my husbands house our home. Changing everything from his past, into our future.
i would love to paint the plain boring white cabinets we bought to install in my new crafting room we are working on!
We have so many projects lined up, I wouldn’t know where to start using this sprayer! Probably the dresser for our baby girl’s room :)
I see these HomeRight sprayers all the time. I need one, I might actually paint something!
I have two dressers that are in desperate need of some love (aka paint!)
I would love to have this to repaint our kitchen cabinets. Talk about a life saver!
My husband and I do all of our home projects ourselves. We are considering buying on of these to make it all easier. It would be so awesome to win one!
This would be perfect! Hand painting everything is a pain! A smaller sprayer would be amazing! We are working on getting our house cleaned up to sell this spring, so lots of DIY fixes that this sprayer could be used for!
I would paint a room if I won that spray painter.. takes me
too long by brush and roller
I have two dressers that are ready to be painted!
What a wonderful giveaway. I have a list of things I could use it on.
Love love love paint sprayers – they’re so quick and paint even coats! I’d love to use a paint sprayer to paint my backyard fence. Now THAT would go alot faster than doing it by hand!
This new sprayer by HomeRight looks like the bomb. It is even less than $100. And gives professional results.
I have so much that could use this.
I just moved in so I have a lot to paint! I have dressers that did not travel well. I have rooms that need painting. I have a table that is begging for a change! This would have a home that would love it and be put to great use.
I’ve been pining for a paint sprayer forever!!! We just picked up a nice and sturdy dining set on the side of the road that I would love to spray paint :)
Oh my – I so need this. Our builders only put a very thin coat over all our doors – they need to be re-done. That would be my first project.
I would paint this old dresser currently in our guest room!
I’d paint our computer desk
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I’m excited for the opportunity to win this great DIY tool. What would I paint…the list woudl start with an amazing bench/coat rack we have on our back porch then I’d paint an antique desk I was gifted by my mom who received it from her MIL. Good luck with the book and the happy caos.!
We just moved to a new house & every wall & ceiling needs new paint. I hope I win!
I need to paint my upstairs room!!!
I have a dresser that I could use that on right now. Here’s hoping. :)
a dresser to start and my kitchen cabinets later, if I dare
The first item I would paint would be our dining room set and China cabinet. The forty year old set was in my childhood home and was a gift from my Mom when she moved in with us. The sprayer would make updating the pieces so easy. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
This is an awesome giveaway! Like most others, I have a few projects that this would sure help with! I would love to win no doubt, but I love your blog either way!
My parents’ dining room chairs!! SO much work with a brush… ;-) Thanks for the giveaway!! Would LOVE this.
I have a lovely dresser and a kitchen table and chairs that I would love to paint.
I have a 40+ year old dresser that is desperately in need of an update! I would paint that first.
Crossing my fingers that I win.
When you said your house was a wreck, I can totally relate! I have had a water leak in my hall bathoom which has spilled over (underneath!) into the master bedroom and my closet – the plumbers, carpet people and everyone else is at my house and my furniture and everything from my closet is scattered out all over the rest of the house! Total chaos! Anywho – have wanted one of these sprayers since forever so thank you SO much for this giveaway! I follow you and just love all your tips and inspirations, so thank you for that as well.
Here’s hoping our homelife settles down soon!
Thanks again –
Barbara in TN
Walls. Every single one!
We’ll be moving to a new house soon, and it will need a LOT of painting! This would make it SO much easier! Thanks for the chance.
My kitchen cabinets!
I would paint our kitchen cabinets, they are in need of a face lift!
I could think of lots of things to paint. Like some old bookshelves in the basement that could use a pick me up with some new paint
I would paint my kitchen cabinets! I’ve been wanting to do them for a long time. ;D
Umm…I have about four projects that are in need of paint. A filing cabinet, a dresser, my bar stools, and the list goes on and on…!
OOOOHHHHHH, how I’d love to win a HomeRight Finish Max! We already have the compressor, but no gun. I’ve been looking, but haven’t bought one yet. Maybe you can help with that? LOL It would so save from buying can after can of spray paint.
Every time I paint something, I wish I had one of these. I know I would never be able to go back to a brush or roller after using one!
I’m re-doing some bunk beds for my daughters. I would LOVE to paint them with the sprayer!!!!
Oh the list of things that need painted is endless!
What a great giveaway! I have plans to make a new mantel piece.
I would love to paint some doors in my house.
I would love to paint my daughter’s dresser and nightstands!
There are lots of things I would like to paint, but the first would be by breakfast table and chairs!
Thank you!
My dining table and outdoor furniture
I would paint anything i can get my hands on but start with a hutch
::laughing:: at “I can’t even see my office floor!”…Yep, I’ve been there!! I’ve always been too intimidated to purchase a paint sprayer. Not sure why, just am. I suppose if I won one though, I’d just have to get over it and get some stuff painted!! Thanks for the giveaway!!
I have a never ending list of projects that need to be sprayed.
All the doors in my house are in definite need of an update. Then there is the patio furniture, the base boards and I am sure that there are more surfaces just lurking around that are in need of freshening up.
we need to repaint our walls, we moved into a new home recently and the color is ugly right now lol :)
I just got a set of 3 lockers at Junkstock I would love to paint with the Finish Max!! That’s only one of many painting projects I have.
I have some furniture, the doors in my house…. so many things i would paint
Love to test one of these out on a few projects. Seems like everyone who has one loves it!
I’m inheriting some laminate office furniture and would LOVE to paint it in “my” colors rather than the fake wood that it is now.
I would paint the wood fence around our home.
The Kitchen Cabinets
I just moved to a new house and I just got married and I will like something different for our new place. We have so many furniture that could be change by applying some pain that this giveaway could come handy.
My bedroom furniture that is 20 years old
I would paint old furniture to lighten up the room
Would catch-up on the many projects on my to-do list starting with desk…. :)
A side table for the master bedroom, just to start with of course!
I was just thinking of spray painting something the other day–the inside of a closet my father built years ago. Needs an update, and I thought to myself, it would be so fast with a paint sprayer. Great tips. Thanks.
I would paint our nightstands! I want them to be navy. <3
It looks like a fun tool! Thanks for the chance to win:)
I need to finish painting my front fence that I started roller brushing 3 months ago.
The more projects I see painted with this, I am excited to get my hands on one!
I have my daughter’s dresser and desk to paint – they are the last pieces to complete a bedroom makeover for her.
This would make life much easier for such tasks! And the results would be much better!
I have 2 vintage dressers in desperate need of paint!!
I have some furniture that needs painting for our grandson’s new bedroom
Love these tips!! I have a baby girl on the way and have so many projects in mind already for this!!
I would start with a buffet that my Aunt gave me. Thanks for the giveaway.
I have two exterior doors that have been begging for paint since spring!
I am building some built-in cabinets for my mudroom. I plan on painting them – it would be sooooo great if I had a paint sprayer to paint them with. I also need to repaint the linen closet I built. Not liking the color and I haven’t had time to repaint it by hand.
I just got a couple of nightstands off Craigslist that I want to paint!
I have a hutch that my grandma gave me that needs a paint job. This is great!
I’d love to paint our kitchen cabinets using this.
I would start painting the bureau in my craft room and maybe even go big and plastic our foyer so I could cover the ghastly trim color!
I have some shelves in the garage that i’d start with and then . . . well, I’d go crazy! ;-)
My interior doors need this in their life…they’re in sad shape! :(
I would paint my outdoor furniture.
I’d paint all my brown furniture in my house for some color pops.
What wouldn’t I paint? This house has been a fixer-upper for the 37 years we’ve been here. Never has one room been completely done. Partially that’s due to our physical limitations. You wouldn’t believe how painful and difficult painting is for us.. This would sure make a difference!
ohboyohboyohboy I’ve been wanting a paint sprayer for a long time.
I have so many projects piled up! The first would probably be an end table or a headboard!
I would paint a photo seating prop.
I would use this to paint my kitchen cabinets. They are very old cabinets, and with how expensive new ones would be, we just can’t afford that. This would definitely help me update my kitchen!
I would paint our front door. It is in great need of a boost in color!
I have a little bookshelf I would love to paint for my daughter’s room! Thanks!
I really appreciate your tips and first,to practice with it, I’d first finish the side table for my cousin and then get my kitchen cabinets done! Thank you, Stacy, for this opportunity!
We have been wanting to paint our kitchen cabinets and this would help tremendously!!! Great giveaway!
I have some bookshelves that are dying for some paint. I NEED this!!!!!
Wow, thanks for all the great tips! Now I just need the sprayer! Love your Blog!
I would love to win this!! With our 6th blessing on the way, hubby and I are busy building furniture, shelves, and remodeling so much of our house! I would use this sprayer for repainting bunkbeds, dressers, painting the shelves,…..the list goes on and on! :-)
I have sooo much to do but my first project would be some side tables that need some work.
I have wanted this paint sprayer for so long. I have a long list of things that I use this sprayer on, but I’d probably start with my dingy white doors that are all through my house. A fresh coat of paint would make all the difference. Thanks so much for the chance to win one!
I have wanted this paint sprayer for so long. I have a long list of things that I would use this sprayer on, but I’d probably start with my dingy white doors that are all through my house. A fresh coat of paint would make all the difference. Thanks so much for the chance to win one!
What an Awesome give away thanks. ..
I would paint some end tables!! I’ve been wanting to complete this forever!
I would paint doors.
I would paint my kitchen cabinets!
I think a better question would be what wouldn’t I paint. I’ve been wanting one of these for quite a while. Thanks for the great giveaway!
I have end tables that need paint!
Hello, I would paint my dining table, it’s a handed down large dark stained pine table from the 70s and it’s so ugly that I keep a table cloth on it at all times. It’s time for a makeover. Thanks for a great giveaway!
whats not to paint! seems like everything needs it in my house, but i have some shelves i would start with, they’ve been waiting half done for quite a while
Hunny is doing a lot of remodel/repair work at his mother’s house so I couldn’t even list all the things this would get used for!
Ooh I have always wanted a sprayer…. thanks for the chance. Painting with a brush took me forever on my project this week. But needed a bigger end table shelf unit for hubby and a five dollar yard sale find was perfect for his needs. But the color purple was not his color. I. Need. Sprayer!
and oh, I’d repaint most of my furniture if I had this sprayer. Moving and life have dinged up my dressers and tables and everything needs redone.
Anything and Everything…Wanted one forever! Thank for the chance~
I have a large dresser to repaint for my daughter and I was hoping to get her a bookshelf and some nightstands too.
I have a dresser and medicine cabinet front that would benefit from the paint sprayer.
I have a very old armoire that I would love to freshen with new paint and color.
I would paint everything that I’m currently working on for Christmas – would love to have this tool.
I would love to win this so I can paint a headboard and footboard that my son has in his room to match his new themed room that I’m working on.
I would love to paint my old kitchen cabinets, at least the ones that are still in decent shape and move them to my basement for a studio. It would brighten up the area and the Finish Max would do a much more professional job and save me time.
I have so many things I could use this sprayer.
I am constantly sanding old furniture and spray painting with cans of spray paint. This would be wonderful to have!!
This would come in handy with the two side tables, two shelves and a cabinet I will be painting soon. I’ve been looking at this sprayer for a while now.
It is so refreshing to see you be real about what your house looks like in the middle of a crazy week/month/year. And no, I do not need a picture to explain – I simply have to look at my own house. EEK! I need to stop doing that!
I would paint my desk!
love painting old furniture and need a good sprayer
We’ve been in our house 12+ yrs and have LOTS of projects we could use this sprayer for including popcorn ceilings and beadboard that need special treatment.
I have a china hutch that I would like to paint.
Everything, I do a lot of painting and this would be really great!
my kitchen cabinets
We just bought a new house so I would paint… everything! I want to redo the kitchen cabinets and a spray gun would sure speed up the process. :) Crossing my fingers that I win!
I’d paint my hubby’s dresser
would love this!!
would make life easier!!
I want to repaint the cinder block walls that separate my patio from the townhouse patios on either side of me. They’re an ugly yellow and I’d like to make them a more natural color.
I would paint my stairwell
You know, if everyone were honest, they’d write the same type of post, telling about how their house was a wreck during busy times, whether it’s because like you, they are writing a book, or like me who’s sitting in my mother’s hospital room for the 5th time in a year for hours on end waiting for her to eat all her protein for the day before heading home. We all have crazy times and it’s OK to live in a crazy house, just not all the time. VBG We are human and it’s the crazy times that remind us we are real and alive and busy in other people’s lives making a difference. Keep it up!
I’d paint anything and everything haha!!
My kitchen cabinets! I need one of these sprayers sooo badly!
patio furniture
I would paint my fence, house and about half of the furniture in the house.
I would love to have this sprayer. Oh the possibilities!!!