Every time I watch an HGTV program where painting is involved, I have to turn my head away in horror. Invariably, they show a ragtag group of people applying paint to a wall in an indiscriminate and utterly random fashion. Painting is a craft; and as such there is a standard which should be followed. The one thing a viewer never sees on these programs is the quality of a finished paint job. Camera angles and lighting can mask the worst of it, and because, as we all know, “anyone can paint,” there is no emphasis placed on the final result. A quality paint job can make or break a room’s level of impression.
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