Painting 101

Lessons I learned from painting the new apartment for four days over two weekends:
-have lots of friends who can help with chores like this
-painting every room in a small basement apartment a different colour is an assault optically
-I-beams look better painted the colour of the ceiling
-bribes of food only work with certain people and only for so long
-even ceiling paint that goes on pink and dries white is hard to track what has been done
-primer over drywall and dark or bright colours
-colour tastes change over time and mine still haven’t matured
-paint can be chipped/washed off tile and linoleum
-always stir your paint well to get a consistent colour, we learned this the hard way
-show tunes and Disney songs are not appreciated by everyone
-painting is a work out
-it is way easier to just buy new roller refills than to clean them between colours
-with more than 5 people helping someone has to manage and that person can’t do much else
-you will always have to return to the store to get more supplies
-touch-ups are viciously cyclical and could be done forever, eventually you have to just stop
-drop sheets are a God send
-picking dried paint out of your hair hurts, best to wash it out