Shiny Walls & Being Sensitive
If you follow my tweet on twitter, you would have heard about our painting dilemma.I went to sleep because I wasn’t feeling well. While I slept, my wonderful man painted the hallway and walls to the staircase. I awoke to the smell of fresh paint and wondered what he was up to.
He stood before me, smiling and proud.I looked past him at the VERY shiny walls behind him. The wall was glistening. I asked him if the paint was still wet and he told me that it was dry because he started there. Then why is it SO SHINY?
The smile disappeared from his face as he told me that it was Semi-gloss paint. He bought it because he thought it was best for the hallway, a high traffic area.Side note: We have a house that was built in 1950. The walls are not perfect, so each and every wall imperfection was highlighted and shined at me.
So after I was done picking on the old wall, I looked at my crushed man. He wanted me to appreciate him and his hard work. Instead I went to twitter and asked women everywhere, “What should I do?”All of the ladies responded that I should appreciate his work and not say anything, except for one.
I knew they were right, but I also felt I was right. I mean I had to say something to stay true to myself AND to be honest with him, right? I knew in my heart the answer to this involved not crushing someone I love, but I also knew there had to be some compromise because looking at that shiny wall each day will eat at me.
Later in the day we went to a home store to look at something else. While we were there, I walked into the paint area and discovered textured paint. I showed Lee the textured paint. He told me that he thought it would look great over the paint already there.
We bought it and did it together.When it was done, Lee told me that he hated the shiny paint too, but didn’t want to repaint because it took all day. He loved the look of the textured paint too.
So the moral of the story for me….be more sensitive, especially to a wonderful man who just worked all day to make the home look good. Be honest, but say things a little sweeter.
Hugs,
marlene
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