A New Coat Of Paint | Tootzypop

My husband and I closed escrow on our house in 2000. More than a decade has passed since we walked into the front door, bright-eyed and ready to work. When we bought the house, it sported a nasty 1980s ?retro? deco interior ? not the best fit for a 1929 Spanish house, but we had big plans. Our house had to be period PERFECT or it just wouldn?t be a worthy home for us.

So, we yanked up the dog pee-stained gray carpet to find some serviceable hardwood floors beneath. We painted the dingy white walls with tasteful colors. We ripped out the crappy marble tiles around the fireplace and hired a handyman to mold an adobe-style plaster fireplace. We were ten years younger and had a lot of energy and some kind friends to help.

Our home improvement mission continued for years and then it stopped. The house wasn?t ?finished? ? oh no, there was plenty more to do. We were finished ? with manual labor every weekend.

Eventually, the hideous countertops in the kitchen didn?t seem so disgusting to our eyes. In fact, they became invisible to us. Life went along with its endless challenges and having the PERFECT home was no longer our #1 priority.

We were recently re-bitten by the home improvement bug. It started out innocently? I bought some new curtains for our guest room, never suspecting that it would lead to re-painting the dining room. As we prepped the dining room walls that we painted a decade ago, I couldn?t believe how many new cracks had to be repaired. After years of living here, we couldn?t see the flaws that slowly overtook our home? again.

We?re planning on painting more rooms next weekend. We might even replace that hideous tile in the kitchen. Or we might go on a hike instead.

Feeling a little down, but just don?t know why? Look around your home, maybe there?s something that needs a little TLC that you forgot to notice years ago. My little spurt of home improvement helped me out of my winter blahs. If you?ve got the blues, maybe all you need is a new coat of paint in your dining room.

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