When I lived in apartments during my time at Purdue, I would joke about my unit receiving the “landlord special.” This consisted of covering everything when slapping on a fresh coat of paint. No light switch was safe from a layer of paint. Hairs would get trapped to the wall. Everything must be painted.

How hard was it to paint the walls and only the walls?

Now that my fiancé, Ryan, and I have spent about two weeks straight painting our house as we progress on our house remodel journey, I’ve started to realize how easy it is to get paint on everything — especially on everything but the wall.

Not professional painters

As I stress over paint on the trim and streaks left behind once the paint has dried, Ryan keeps echoing, “Remember, we aren’t professionals.”

What’s dangerous is that he’s forgetting I’m a perfectionist. That speck of paint in the wrong spot will leave my eye twitching. I watch as he glides the roller right over light switches without a care in the world. What did they say about opposites attracting each other?

In addition to our attempt at painting being on display for all future guests to view, I’ve been left with temporary splotches in a spectrum of colors covering my arms and legs — and my hair. Still, that has not stopped me from going out in public.

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House remodel almost there

Despite the battle scars left in the form of gray, white and green polka dots on my arms and legs, my spirits have been lifted as we inch closer to the finish line on this house remodel marathon. If we make it through painting, that’s a sign our impending marriage will last. “In sickness and in health, through painting 12 rooms together …” or something like that.

All that is left after painting is to clear out random supplies we’ve accumulated during the remodel and make way for flooring. Our wonderful contractor has done a fabulous job piecing together two beautiful bathrooms — one of which required a new wall to accommodate the walk-in shower that was a non-negotiable for us.

Stay tuned as we near the end of this journey and share pictures of the final product. As always, if you have any tips for remodeling a house, please send them my way to [email protected]. Also, feel free to share hot deals you’ve found on furniture or appliances to guide us as we start considering those purchases.

For now, click through the slideshow to catch a glimpse of our progress.