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A good idea is to remove furniture and cover it.

Sand, dust and clean the walls. Vacuum floors and walls.

When painting a bathroom or kitchen sand walls, cover toilets, sink tops and counter tops and vacuum.

Scrape any cracked or flaking paint with a paint scraper. For other small imperfections on the wall such as plaster bumps, smooth them away with sandpaper.

Material ready for painting: primer, stir sticks, roller covers, paintbrushes (one for latex paint and one for oil-based paint), paint tray, gloves, drop cloth and an extension pole for the roller.

A high-quality primer will help to hide any small imperfections on walls. Use a good water-based primer on new drywall. Choose an oil-based primer for walls that have heavy stains from water or smoke damage.

Before painting, protect wall sconces and windows. A great tip is to do a "W" pattern to paint walls. Start in the corner of a wall cut brush and roll on a 3' by 3' "W"; then fill it in without lifting the roller. Repeat until the section is finished. This helps hide seams and any places where the roller has been lifted and put back on the wall again.

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The best way to choose a color is to try it out first. You can never make a good decision based on looking at the color swatch in the store. The swatches don't always reveal the actual color when it dries. You can test a few colors of paint on a spare piece of wood and place it against the wall for sample.