I’ve been very gung-ho on the whole “DIY” lifestyle lately. I have gotten a lot of gratification out of the house projects we’ve been doing, and have genuinely enjoyed doing most all of them. However. Let me just tell you a little bit about the WORST DIY PROJECT EVER that we tackled this weekend.
Painting. The. Ceiling.
Hold me. There is not enough money in the world (okay, well maybe in the whole world) to make me do that again. Every muscle in my body is STILL aching after hours of rolling that forsaken ceiling. If I ever see white paint (or in this case, purple paint that dries white) again, it will be too soon. We removed some cabinetry in the kitchen, leaving a large box of unpainted ceiling. Also, we have installed new lighting, which has left more ceiling beauty all over the lower level of our house, so it really had to be done. It was horrible. Have I mentioned that I did not enjoy painting the ceiling?? Okay, well just in case you missed it, I really dislike ceiling painting. Really.
It was probably the least gratifying painting job I’ve ever done. Usually, yes, painting sucks, BUT the “after” is so awesome, that it is worth the hassle. In this case? It’s like, “oh hi, look at the four hours of work I put in to make the ceiling look EXACTLY THE SAME!!” No thank you, I say. NO thank you.
I despised this process so much, that dare I say it, I AM NEVER PAINTING AGAIN. When it comes to ceiling painting- D.I.Y. has officially turned into H.S.E…. HIRE SOMEONE ELSE.
Wow! So exciting!! Or not.
P.S. I’m not doing that again.
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It is SO obnoxious, but it really does make a huge difference! We have painted the ceilings in about half our house. It makes the place feel cleaner, even though you know no one else will ever notice or care.
Haha! I don’t even paint anymore. I did 3 rooms last year and my wrists were shot and said NO WAY to painting any other rooms. So, I now bring in my cousin who paints canvases all the time as a hobby and his wrists AREN’T shot so works for me! I paid him to do my bedroom and bathroom last year, but this year he painted my boys’ room for FREE. Yes, please! I fed him. Brought him coffee. Heck, I would have massaged his feet had he asked, because that’s how much I DESPISE painting! (fortunately, he didn’t ask me to massage his feet)