If you are for the first time exploring the world of colour or painting, this article is for you.

There are various type of paints home owners comes across. Distemper , luster, plastic, velvet.

Luster is very common for homes because it is very easy to maintain. You can easily wash & clean your walls. Commercials like office space use velvet more commonly.

Luster paint is oil based whereas velvet paint is water based. This chemical base decided if wall surface can be cleaned or wiped with wet cloth. Luster is oil based & is easy to clean.

A good Painting process consists of 7 hands. Several hands of Primer, lambi(putty) & colour makes this 7 hand process.

In a city like Mumbai rates for luster paint can be anywhere for Rs 26 Rs 30 per sq. ft.

Calculate Amount of Paint to Paint a Room

Calculate Amount of Paint to Paint a Room

A rough way to calculate how much painting work you need is multiply your carpet area by 4. For eg: if your home is 600 sq. ft. Carpet area then you need to paint 600 x 4 = 2400 . If your painter has quoted you Rs 27 per sq.fr. Then cost works out to be 27 x 2400 =
Rs 64800

This amount is approximate & on higher side. The actual cost will calculated as per the measurements but in most cases you should be prepared for the calculations as mentioned above.

[updated on 23-Feb-2023 by Nitin, founder of Contractorbhai.com]

Quick explanation on various types of paints used in Home interior.

Wall Paint can be of type –

Distemper
Plastic
Luster
Royale matt
Royale shine

Highlighter textured Paint in Home Interior design

Distemper paint – costs around Rs 20 with application. This is the starting range for wall painting. Few years back this was considered an option for low cost wall painting. There were problems with colour stains coming on clothes when they came in contact. However, a lot of improvements have happened in quality & technology. Present day distemper paints are very advanced. They cost low compared to other paints & they dont cause stains. These problems have been eliminated. You cannot wipe the wall with wet cloth/sponge.

Plastic paint – costs around Rs 35 per square feet.

Luster Paint – This was very widely used in homes. Luster paints were water based & oil based. However with advancement of technology, now Royale types of paints have become more widespread.

Royale matt – costs around Rs 40 per square feet

Plastic paint & Royale paints are washable. You can clean walls very easily using wet wiping cloth/sponge.

Royale, Royale Matt & Royale Shine – requires that the wall is even surfaced to the best level. Wall POP should be done very well. Putty work & primer applied properly.

Textured Paint – one wall or part of wall inside a room is applied with textured paint. This requires a mix of colours, it requires different types of brush. This is costlier than usual wall paint application. Every company has a catalog of various surfaces you can achieve for textured paint. Purpose is to highlight one wall in a room. Say you want to highlight the wall behind your sofa.

Glossy – Semi Glossy – Matt
Depending upon how much natural light you get inside the house, you can decide which type of paint to use. If there is less light, semi glossy will be a good choice to brighten the room. If there is a lot of natural light coming inside the room, the matt surface will be better.

Ceiling Paint Colour
Ceilings are usually done white in semi-glossy, this to increase brightness inside room.