Use a sharp tool to lightly score along where the painting tape and paint meet before removing, then sand this until smooth once removed.’ Jimmy suggests. While it may be very tempting to pull all of the tape off at once, doing it in sections gives you more control over it and can often create better results. How to deal with any mishaps when removing tape There’s something calming about having a white scheme. It’s a blank canvas you can add to and change up whether it’s with cushions, plants and flowers' On the other hand, waiting too long can make the tape harder to remove, and even rip some chunks of paint off too. Ellis Cochrane has been a Freelance Contributor for Ideal Home since 2023. She graduated with a Joint Honours degree in Politics and English from the University of Strathclyde and between her exams and graduation, started a lifestyle blog where she would share what she was buying, reading and doing. In doing so, she created opportunities to work with some of her dream brands and discovered the possibility of freelance writing, after always dreaming of writing for magazines when she was growing up.

We wanted everyone to feel really positive' – how a colourful redesign brought this workspace to life We wanted to create a 'sensory-balanced' workspace that was both socially sustainable and adaptable' There are so many clever paint ideas using masking tape that can jazz up your home from painting a wall in two distinct colours, to painting a striking mural feature wall. It can even be a clever secret for upcycling furniture with a smart design like this Farrow and Ball Harlequin dresser. However, if your paint has overlapped onto the tape and you wait too long to remove it, this could lead to the paint from the wall peeling away with the tape. In this case, you should remove when the paint is only partially dry – although this will vary from product to product.’