• Add some punch to your interior design with red paint.Oil lamp on a red wall image by Sergey Skleznev from Fotolia.com
  
  A red wall can add a lot of punch to an otherwise vanilla room. However, if you're thinking of throwing a splash of red onto your walls, you first need to know that painting walls in red is not as easy as painting them in, say, beige. However, by understanding the problems you may encounter when using interior red paint, you can overcome them to give an uninteresting wall a red-hot makeover.
  
  

Insufficient Coverage

• If you're starting with white or very light-colored walls, you may find after applying an entire coat of red paint that the previous color still is visible through the red paint. When you set out to paint a room or wall red, be prepared to apply several coats. You will deal with the problem more easily if you apply a dark-tinted primer first, or use a paint-and-primer combination. A high-quality paint also may minimize the number of coats you will need to apply.
  
  

Streaking

• When you step back to inspect your work after the first or even second coat of red paint, you may be disappointed to see streaks or laps of darker paint on the painted surface. This occurs when you use an up-and-down painting motion with a paint roller. When you finish one vertical lap and then do another next to it, there may be a small overlap, creating an area where the paint is thicker, and thus darker. To avoid this, paint small areas at a time and use a V-shaped motion across the area, followed by horizontal strokes to fill in, or else invest in a paint sprayer.
  
  

Hard to Cover

• When you one day decide that you no longer want red on your wall, you may find that covering up such a dark and vibrant color can be a challenge. You probably will need to apply a couple of primer coats before applying whatever next color of paint you choose. Choose a stain-blocking primer to prevent the red from bleeding through the new color.