That week I tried painting my front door with a $5 sample jar was a disaster

Last Tuesday I got this wild idea to freshen up my front door with one of those little sample paint jars from Lowe's, thinking it'd be cheap and easy. I figured one coat would do it, but the color was so thin I used the whole tiny jar on just the top half of the door, and it looked patchy like a bad sunburn. Then I grabbed a regular quart of a different shade of red and slapped it on over the mess, but in the afternoon sun you can totally see both colors underneath. My neighbor walked by and asked if I was going for a "rustic layered look" which was her nice way of saying it looks terrible. I've got holidays coming up and now I'm stuck with a door that looks like a failed art project. Has anybody else tried the cheap paint route and ended up spending three times as much to fix it later?

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evan1513d ago

Oh man, I did the same thing with a porch railing and ended up buying four different quarts before it looked decent.

cole_bailey853d agoProlific Poster

ended up buying four different quarts" - man that's the story of my life lately. Feels like nothing comes out right on the first try anymore. Not just paint either. It's everything. New coffee maker? Takes three returns to get one that doesn't leak. Light bulbs? Gotta buy five different brightness levels before you find one that doesn't make the room feel like a hospital. They just don't test this stuff before they sell it. Or they test it in perfect conditions and real life ain't perfect. I swear companies are just hoping you'll give up and keep the wrong thing.