So my whole month of February was consumed by this job. Warning to all - do NOT use Valspar Signature paint! Even if they give it to you...I am telling you, I have almost no hair left in my head to pull!
The story:
So in February, Lowes (I am pretty religious about buying my paint there) had a special on their Valspar Signature paint. I use Valspar Ultra Premium for ALL my paint jobs, so I am very familiar with this product and base tone. But they were doing a rebate on the other, and they talked me into getting it. It just had to be this job, right? I had 15 gallons mixed to paint this house. I painted for a week and began to realize that when I went back to touch up, the paint was a different color. I mean a totally different color! My paint jobs are 1 coat + touch up, that is what the client pays for and that is what they get. This is never a problem with Valspar, because it is a high quality 1 coat paint. But if the touch up doesn't work, that ='s painting the room all over again. Or in this case, painting the house all over again. Plus the cost of paint.
I know this may be a very boring story, but I am recording it mainly for myself so that I will NEVER forget. I got to paint this house, not only once, but twice. Good thing that my mom was still here and I hired her to help me. I think I would have bailed, honestly. It was pretty bad.
Good news is I got to pick out new fixtures and some decor for the client too. He is a bachelor and needed a little help. All in all, was a positive experience. Thought I should post:
BEFORE/AFTER DINING ROOM & ENTRY
i mean, i am not going to say that i save people lives, but if you still have brass in your house, please get rid of it. i really think that it may lead to depression, cancer, and may even lead to death. it is horrifying. my client agreed and he let me change them out.
LIVING AREA/KITCHEN
yeah, still screams bachelor pad, but bachelor pad with a lil pizazz! right? not sure what went on in this faux finished kitchen, but we fixed her right up. all i can say is wow! that was some golden paint there. and no bachelor pad can be complete without blue, right? WRONG! no disrespect, really. i am sure that it had its time. more often then not, i look at pictures of my house from 2 years ago and want to barf a bit...its just the way it is.
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MASTERBATH:so there is nothing unusual or spendirific about this bathroom, other than I learned that instead of plastering over wallpaper, you can just texture, and i found the perfect guy to do it! so excited about this new idea. it will save me hours of tedious troweling in my future.
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THE END.....
