Paint for a 14x16 room
8 foot ceiling, two coats. Round up to whole cans.
Gallons
2.7gal
Wall area
480sq ft
gallons = 2 × (14 + 16) × 8 × 2 ÷ 375 = 2.7 gal
That is about 44 m² of wall, roughly 10.3 litres for two coats.
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Wall area is the room perimeter times the ceiling height, here about 480 square feet for an 8 foot ceiling. One gallon covers 350 to 400 square feet per coat, so we use 375. Primer and dark colours can need more.
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Common questions
How much paint for a 14 by 16 room?
A 14 by 16 foot room with 8 foot walls has about 480 square feet of wall. At two coats that is roughly 2.7 gallons.
Do I subtract doors and windows?
For a normal room it is fine to leave them in as a buffer. Subtract only large openings like a garage door.
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