Painting 101: 'Kitchen Crashers' Host Shares Must-Have Tools

Every do-it-yourself painting project should include these items.

ByABC News
May 27, 2015, 7:11 AM

— -- A DIY painting project can change the look of your home but it can also get messy.

On the scene to help solve your painting questions is Alison Victoria, the host of DIY Network’s “Kitchen Crashers.” Victoria appeared today on “Good Morning America” with tips on how to put together a “painting kit.”

Victoria says each item in this kit should ideally be assembled before you begin a painting project.

DIY 'Painting Kit' Checklist

Tack cloth

Sanding blocks

Paint brushes

Drop cloth

Plastic drop cloth

Masking tape (Yellow for sensitive areas; green for regular)

Gloves

Glass scraper

Utility knife

Putty knife, paint scraper, 5 in 1 tool

Staple gun

Safety glasses

Painter’s putty, wood filler

Tape measure

3/8” nap roller covers

Caulk gun

Roller tray with liners

Roller cage with 3/8” nap cover

4” Foam roller with tray

Towels

Extension stick

Plastic Bin