Monday, May 28, 2012

I meant to drill a peep hole in the bathroom door

Since I wasn't going back to Connecticut for Easter I decided to keep myself busy with projects around the condo. It seemed like the perfect time to paint my office so I went to home depot to pick out paint. While waiting for my paint samples to be mixed the man in front of me, who was clearly a painter, tried to convince me to hire him by saying it would be a lot less stressful. Well I spent 2 hours taping the damn room so no way was I giving up the satisfaction of painting it. So I try to look busy by responding to emails on my phone and he keeps trying to sell me on hiring him which obviously just annoys me more- sorry I'm not paying someone to do something that I can actually do. After home depot messes up my samples 3 times I finally can leave the paint counter and the annoying know it alls standing there, I ventured over to look at towel hooks and was immediately overwhelmed and had to leave without purchasing one. I put my samples on the wall and decided on a color- a lovely light green to brighten up the space, and go back to home depot yet again and buy the paint as well as hardware for the bathroom. It took me 4 1/2 hours to paint the room, I was so exhausted I passed out at 9:30 that night. It was then that I decided one coat of paint would be sufficient. The next day I pulled off the tape, touched up a few areas and was pretty proud of myself. I was on such a high from my DIY projects I decided to assemble the towel hook and toilet paper holder. I dusted off my drill and level, measured and started drilling holes. 10 minutes and a lot of swearing later I realized I drilled through the door. So now there are 2 lovely holes in my guest bathroom door. At that point I decided I was done with housework. I texted my friend pleading with him to come help fix this situation so he shows up in a timely fashion, aka 4 days later and just starts laughing hysterically over the situation. Apparently me attempting to do homeowner things is funny. I probably would have been laughing over the holes had my best friend from Connecticut not been coming to visit the next day. So he patches the hole, laughs some more and then leaves instructions for me to sand and repaint which I managed to do without harming the door any more. I blame new construction on this one- the doors in my parent's house in Connecticut were solid and this never would have happened there- how am I supposed to keep up with new, eco-friendly trends?

The important lesson I learned? Hire someone to do my home improvement projects from now on. And if anyone asks- I meant to drill a peep hole in the guest bathroom door.
 The damage....
 Freshly painted office

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