Forty-eight hours ago, we were all set and on track. John and I had really worked our asses off, with the help of many great friends who moved furniture and cleaned house. The light at the end of the tunnel was there. We were two days away from the final staging by the professional stager and two and a half days away from professional photographs.
Only one thing was left from the stager's very detailed list of items to complete. Little paint touch ups on the walls. We had expected this since we have four kids and have lived here for almost four years. We still had paint leftover from when the house was built, so we had my father in law head to Home Hardware to get another gallon. Very helpful of him.
I guess he decided to take it a step further and patch the walls with drywall compound. Okay. He was a little liberal, but I sanded it down and had planned on doing the small touch ups myself on Tuesday afternoon.
True to an ongoing history of taking things upon himself where this house is concerned, he did the touch ups on the walls on Monday. Problem is, he didn't just touch up like you and I would, he rolled it on in two foot to five foot sections! Oh, and the kicker? He didn't stop to see if the paint matched.
Guess what?
The paint does not match.
If I back up this trainwreck, I can let you know that when this house was built, a professional decorator recommended this new phenom in decorating. 3-D walls. Have you heard of this? There are three different shades of the same colour in this house. Some walls are darker and some are light. It's a very subtle effect that, in my opion, does jack shit of a difference! That is, until my father in law, meaning well and all, decided to do massive touch ups with one colour on every wall.
This has not only set us back timewise, but financially. This house has high ceilings and several vaulted ceilings. I can't paint this myself.
So, I'm sitting her waiting for a professional painter to come give us a quote. I hope he takes payment in hugs, kisses and good thoughts, cause that's all I have.
