Renovating Other People's Houses!

 Here are some pics from the painting project my boyfriend Leo put me in charge of at the rental property he put up for sale a few weeks ago.


The first photo shows the inital blue that does not match the tan trim.. followed by a photo of the spackle mess I made.

Note to potential first time spackler reading this blog: Trying to cover every crack and nail hole in an old wall that really just needs to be replaced from scratch is a waste of time.  Because, ultimately, the cracked up wall probably just needs to be replaced and will look like an old cracked up wall that needs to be replaced - no matter how much spackle you try to apply. ;)

The last photo is the final product of the few long hours it took Leo and I to paint this room.

The tan trim looked great with the 'Dover White' paint I picked out.

And when I say 'I'.. I mean the color that the lady at the local hardware store picked out when I asked for, "A color that is white-ish, that goes with a tan, that most people like."  That gal knows how to pick 'em, I tell you what! :)

Another funny note about that paint-buying trip.. I mentioned my dad was a contractor/painter.. and suddenly they thought I was in on all the painting secrets.  One that the sales lady reminded me as she mixed my paint how her daughter didn't know that 'Trim and walls should be wet on wet or else you get lines.'  I nodded my head like, "Oh, yeah, of course everyone knows that!"

Note to reader: Pretend like you know things and you will learn a lot.
Cheers!
-Shannon F

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