It doesn't take long for furniture- or foot-bumps to accrue some common wear and tear on your painted walls. Cover up those scuffs with these tips for touch-ups.

Nicks and dents happen in every home. When they do, make any repair match the surrounding area as close as possible in appearance. You may need to feather the patch into the surrounding area to reduce abrupt changes in texture or visible humps in the wall.

If you don't have leftover paint from the original batch for your touch-ups, be sure to purchase new Sherwin-Williams paint in the same color and sheen.

Use the same tool to apply the touch-up paint as was used to apply the original coat and carefully feather the touch-up into the surrounding area. Thinning the paint may help it blend into the surrounding finish.