November 15, 2006
The One Where I Try To Paint
It's a really good thing I have a law degree because I'm not very good at anything else that's useful.
The day I gave birth to our baby, we (and by "we" I mean Archi-Sapper) closed on a house we bought. The house is 80 years old and we love it. However, with 80 year old houses come home improvement projects. The house is in really good shape overall, so this didn't dissuade us when we bought it, and actually, we were excited about having a new project.
We decided that our first such project would be to paint our downstairs bathroom. It is incredibly small, so it seemed lke the best place to start. We went to Lowe's a couple of weeks ago and bought all of the painting accoutrements (paint, trays, rollers, brushes, plastic drop cloths, tape, etc.) to paint the very small bathroom. And as an aside, has anyone ever been stalked by a hardware store? Because I think Lowe's is following us. I mean, there aren't that many Lowe's stores in this area and we've lived within a mile of two of them. I know I'm not picking out our houses based on their proximity to home improvement stores. And Archi-Sapper, well. . .hmmm, I may be onto something there. At any rate, they had everything we needed for this project except anti-psychotic medication, which, in retrospect, might've been helpful, but also might turn away most of their customers. Because if most people were in their right minds when they were in those stores, they'd be much more realistic about what they can actually do. Whenever I'm in Lowe's, I smell the fresh cut wood and I suddenly want to build something, or paint something or removate an entire house right away! Sadly, I know how to do exactly none of these things, but you can't convince me of that when I'm standing in aisle 103A trying to decide if the painters' tape I buy should be blue or purple.
The first indication that I wasn't up to this job should've been that my biggest concern about painting when I started was my attire. While Katrina washed away my business suits, dress shoes and all of the pretty things that help me look lawyer-y, it also washed away all of the stacks of t shirts I had from college that were perfect for painting. So, while Archi-Sapper taped up the plastic drop cloths in the miniscule bathroom, I found some sweat pants and a t shirt that I wouldn't mind getting paint on (read: destroying).
All I had to paint tonight was the ceiling and a six inch strip of wall under the ceiling. I used a brush for the wall and a paint roller on an extension pole for the ceiling. Considering how small the bathroom is, this shouldn't have taken long. But really, I blame HGTV. The crews they have on those shows could've painted this bathroom during their commercial break. They make it look so easy! All you see is a couple of people happily pouring paint into paint trays and spreading a little of it on the wall with one finger (just so they can ooh and aah over their color choice) and then *poof* the whole room is a beautiful new color.
So far, we have one poorly painted ceiling, a strip of painted wall, one sore neck, one sore back, painted hands and feet (I should've worn shoes, or at least socks) and two more coats to go.
I really need to just go back to the office.
Posted by Kitty at November 15, 2006 10:06 PM
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Oh, I couldn't have done it without my husband, and certainly not in the first few weeks after I delivered.
Posted by: kitty at November 17, 2006 03:10 PM
Yes, Lowe's and The Home Depot should be located at least 100 miles from me and the wife who thinks I can do anything. I can perform a very small number of handyman tasks but painting (The one anyone can do) is second only to shoveling as the one I hate the most.
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