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Paint The Frame:
Paint woodwork with an oil-based paint, preferably a gloss for the highest level of protection. Apply the paint following the grain, working in strips. Next, work the brush across the grain and then, with light strokes, follow the grain as you did on the first application to ensure even coverage and a smooth finish. Note, that you should always brush out toward an edge - for example, of a door frame - to prevent the paint from forming an unsightly ridge.
When painting window frames or around glass panes in a door, mask off the panes where they meet the frame to prevent a clean-up job after the paint has dried.To complete the edges of the door (7), use a small brush. Paint the frame of the door last with a small brush (8). For a panelled door, the sequence is a little more complicated (see below). First, paint the moldings around the panels (1) and then the panels themselves (2). Start with the upper panels and work from top to bottom. Begin each panel at the top and work downward, painting vertical brush strokes followed by light upward ones. Next, paint the section that runs down the middle of the door dividing the panels (3). Continue by coating the horizontal rails, starting at the top and working down (4). Complete the outer vertical strips and then do all the door edges (5). Last, paint the whole door frame (6).
Continue to paint the rest of the first Wall and then the remaining walls in this order. Complete one Wall in full before you begin the next. To paint around a window, first paint around the frame with a small brush and then fill in the surrounding Wall space with a larger brush, roller, or pad. Once this is done, give the frames of first the door and then the window a top coat. Then paint the door of the room and add any covering to the Floor last. Paint the coving and baseboards after the ceiling and walls are completed.
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