Paint for a 10×14 room
1.9 gallons (buy 2 gal)
for two coats on 333 sq ft of wall: 8 ft ceilings, one door, two windows, 350 sq ft per gallon.
Paint for a 10×14 room by ceiling height
| Ceiling height | Wall area | 1 coat | 2 coats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 ft | 333 sq ft | 1 gal | 1.9 gal |
| 9 ft | 381 sq ft | 1.1 gal | 2.2 gal |
| 10 ft | 429 sq ft | 1.2 gal | 2.5 gal |
| 12 ft | 525 sq ft | 1.5 gal | 3 gal |
Wall area subtracts one door (21 sq ft) and two windows (15 sq ft each). Ceiling: 140 sq ft, 0.4 gal per coat.
How it’s worked out
- Perimeter: 2 × (14 + 10) = 48 ft.
- Wall area: 48 × 8 ft = 384 sq ft, minus 21 for the door and 30 for the windows = 333 sq ft.
- Two coats: 333 × 2 ÷ 350 = 1.9 gallons.
Change the numbers
Other room sizes
- 10×13 room
- 10×15 room
- 9×14 room
- 11×14 room
- 10×12 room
- 10×16 room
- 8×14 room
- 12×14 room
- 10×11 room
- 10×10 room
- 10×18 room
- 13×14 room
Questions
- How much paint do I need for a 10×14 room?
- About 1.9 gallons for two coats on the walls of a 10×14 room with 8 ft ceilings, one door and two windows: buy 2 gal. The ceiling takes another 0.4 gallons per coat.
- How many square feet of wall is a 10×14 room?
- 384 sq ft of wall with 8 ft ceilings, or about 333 sq ft after one door and two windows.
- How much does it cost to paint a 10×14 room?
- Paint for the walls costs about $80 at $40 a gallon. Professional painters typically charge $2 to $6 per square foot of floor area, about $280 to $840 here.