Over the last couple of days the interior of my house has been getting its third paint. You may remember that they rushed the job to get us moved in on time, and then had to repaint the whole house from top to bottom to bring it up to standard, because the previous painters had done such a shoddy job. They had completely forgotten to paint the back of the bathroom door at all, for example. So they re-glossed, re-emulsioned, re-painted all the ceilings, and did a very good job.
Now cracks have started appearing, which are not due to the house settling or drying, but seem to be appearing because the paint is crap. The impressions of tacks are starting to appear in the ceilings, and the tape used in the corners of walls and ceilings is moving to show the seams. So they’ve been re-skimming these areas to smooth out the surfaces, and now they’re painting it all again. I think they’re using a different paint this time. So the house is dusty and smells of paint, and Kim has been cleaning up the dust each day. Annoying. And it’s all magnolia again. We can’t paint the walls in the colours we want until the house has properly dried out in a year or so’s time. I guess I had better get some of my photos printed up so we can frame them and put them up on the walls. Maybe this one? (Click for a larger version.)
