re: Don't do what I did

Back to The Affordable Handyman, we were to paint an interior. He took it upon himself to save the landlord money by using paint on the “handyman” had on hand. This meant mixing several partial gallons.

First off, the color was criminal. When the landlord saw the completed kitchen, he said “hell no.” Continuing in his genius fashion, he grabbed several partial gallons of off white. The color wasn’t bad. However, the gallons were of different sheens (flat, satin, semi-gloss and gloss), and there wasn’t enough. Needless to say, touch ups just weren’t going to happen.

The sad thing is, most of his problem was ego. He knew I was more knowledgeable on paint matters, but would not defer. After all, it was his business and he was the expert. In the end, I painted the kitchen FIVE times. The last was unadulterated, semi-gloss off-white.