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You’d need about 1.5 gallons of paint to cover a 12’x12’ room with 8-foot-high walls.
According to our paint estimator, 5 gallons of paint can cover as much as 1,800 square feet. A quart of paint will coat about 90 square feet of space.
The paint coverage per gallon of paint is about 360 square feet, according to our paint coverage calculator.
5.5 gallons of paint should be sufficient to cover 2,000 square feet, according to our paint calculation formula.
Two coats of paint are usually a safe bet, assuming you use primer. But the number of coats you need varies depending on the quality of paint and the color. For example, painting a light shade over a dark one may require extra layers.