Do you want to know a secret? I really hate painting. I love the idea of it and certainly I love the results, but the actual act of painting really sucks donkey balls. I hate the mess, the splatters and mostly, the clean up. I almost never keep a paintbrush and never keep rollers because they are never quite the same after first use. It seems like such a waste, but I just can't be bothered.
The blue wall in my living room is gone. I'm super psyched to report that Walmart's "Country White" paint ($10) is an exact match to the walls in my current apartment. I seriously debated letting them charge me to repaint, but being lazy would have cost me a great deal of money, and I can't afford to waste any right now. I'm still in the juggling money stage, even though I have a job now. It'll take me a few months of no emergencies or surprises to get back on my feet again.
I still have to repaint the wall in my kitchen. That one is just plain white and the trim is white as well, so it won't be such a hard job. It's also 1/2 the size of the wall I just did. I think that one is going to have to wait until tonight after cooking.
I'm running into space issues. All of the boxes are taking up too much room and I can barely walk in the apartment. There is still so much more to pack. Ugh. I'm just so happy that I get 3 men in a truck on Sunday who'll pick up all of these heavy boxes and then bring them into the new place for me.
I can paint my new place. Did I mention that before? I think I did. I don't think I'm going to paint right off the bat. I'm going to settle in and get a feel for what I want it to look like. I'm pretty sure I am going to paint that dark molding so it matches in the entire apartment. It'll also clean it up a bit and make it fresher. But boy, am I not looking forward to actually painting...man, I really hate painting...
7 comments:
Painting is a pain no doubt...
having 3 rugged men getting sweaty while their muscles bulge as they move your stuff...not a pain
I despise painting too but agree: worth it when it's done! (Sucks to have to paint before LEAVING a place though!)
I really don't like painting either, but I might paint my old room at my parents house (if my sister agrees). After I moved out she painted it an ugly yellow color so hopefully we can find a shade we can agree on.
Looks like we're on the same page. We just bought a house and there's a ton of remodeling to do before we can actually move in. The move is scheduled for the end of January but we won't be done by then AND we have to paint the old apartment too. Painting walls sucks
I actually love painting. Except the time when I had to prime and paint wood paneling. That took me about 20 hours. The wood just sucked up the primer.
When you decide to paint the new place, you should have a "paint party". Cook up some appetizers, have a signature drink, and invite people to come help paint. I've been to a few and it's always fun.
I've only painted once, and I don't ever want to do it again. I've found that I really can live with white walls.
I always think that painting is a great idea until I get about halfway thought the project and wonder what the blue hell I was thinking before I started! You never think it's going to be as difficult as it ends up being!
Sounds like this rain will be over before you have to move on Sunday and that's a definite plus!
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