Paint an accent wall

One wall, one color, one afternoon. The easiest change a room can get.

How big is the wall? Width times height.

square feet

This fits in a car

About 28 lb of materials. Comfortably inside what a car carries (200 lb), so any shopper can take it. ⚠️ 1 item on the list has no weight on file, so the real load is a little heavier than this.

What to buy — untick anything you have

Paint

1 gallon of interior wall paintFor a deep color, ask the paint desk for a tinted primer to go under it.
1 gallon of tinted primer
1 roll of painter tape
1 Roller kit
1 Angled brush, 2 in
1 Drop cloth

Tools — already ticked off, since most people have them

Tools

1 Step ladder· most people have this

It lands in the shopping form, where you can edit anything and say what you think each thing costs. Nothing is ordered until you send it.

How it goes · about an afternoon · beginner

Pick the wall your eye lands on first when you walk in, usually behind the bed.
Pull the furniture away and tape the corners, the ceiling line and the baseboard.
Prime if the new color is much darker or lighter than the old one.
Cut in the edges, roll the middle, and put on a second coat when the first is dry.
Pull the tape while the last coat is still slightly soft.

Something else

Build a raised garden bed Mulch a flower bed Paint a room Put up garage shelving Fix a patchy lawn Build a fire pit Mount a TV on the wall Cookout for a crowd

Feeding people instead? The recipe book works the same way — pick a meal, say how many, every ingredient lands on the list.