Touching up or painting baseboards - TIP

We've been tearing up the carpet in a couple rooms of our house. Underneath is hardwood flooring, and I'm so excited! But this has also exposed portions of the baseboard previously hidden from paint brushes. In one room, the baseboard is bright blue in spots! I decided to first prime those spots before painting the whole baseboard. I didn't want to tape the whole room to protect the floor, and honestly, I was too lazy to even want to put down newspaper ;) so I used a little trick. I placed a piece of cardboard at an angle to the baseboard and primed that section. Then I moved the cardboard down a section of the baseboard and primed. This will even work when painting the baseboards. Paint the baseboard as close to the floor as you can, then use the cardboard trick. Do be careful not to drip on the floor! I keep my paint can on a large piece of newspaper and move that with me as I paint. And I keep a rag handy :)