Painting in the House

Posted on November 9, 2026

Hello and welcome to the month of November. Wow, I can’t believe the year went by so fast. Anyway, for this month I am going to tell you about how I have been helping paint the house last month. Some people don’t see it as relaxing as I do. Others might see it as a chore. There are more benefits to interior painting than one might think, and I am going to get to that. I am also going to discuss which rooms are being painted and what my plans are afterwards.

I personally find painting to be pretty therapeutic despite it being tiring somewhat. You basically take your time doing it. It might take me and my mom until spring to finish but so far, we have the hallway painted. It looks like the inside of a dollhouse with the almond butter color we used. I love the color of almond butter because it looks like a very light brown color. It’s the same color I’m going to use to paint my room when we get to that part. I wanted a different color for my room because I am tired of the white walls. They stain so easily.

There is a fun fact about this project and that is it’s a DIY project. It’s also one of those projects that could actually be a money saver because you save money by not hiring a professional and if you decide to sell your home, it raises the property market value on your home. Also, interior painting protects your walls and trims from daily wear and moisture and stains, which will save you money from future costly wall repairs. Although we did spend a pretty penny on four cans of paint, including roller pads and tray linings. The paint is the one thing that isn’t so cheap, especially when it’s time to get more after running out depending on where you buy it. The results are all worth it though because in the end, the home will look very nice with a fresh coat of paint. You really get a feeling of accomplishment.

There is another indoor DIY project I would like to do once we finish the painting and that’s getting a shelf for our living room above the couch. I saw one on Michael’s website which is a farmhouse style one because it goes with our theme. I’m thinking of going to the Dollar Tree for some little decorations because it’s cheaper to get them there than anywhere else. The theme for the living room is wood brown and white. The only two rooms I believe we are painting white are the living room and kitchen. Those rooms have to be white because if we were to paint them any other color then it gets dark and we don’t want a really dark house.

After we finish painting the kitchen we are going to put up a shelf going above the stove to place the nice dishes we have that we don’t want ruined. I’m getting excited just thinking about it because it’s a big accomplishment for us. It’s a mother/daughter project that’s been planned in the making. The reason it’s a mother/daughter project is because it’s just me and my mom doing the painting. The reason I said earlier that it might take us all the

way into spring is because we are in no rush to finish and because sometimes, we are busy during the week. Besides, it’s better to take your time on a project than to set a time limit on when to finish. You don’t want to rush something and then go back and find that you missed some spots.

Part of the reason it takes time is because we have pets and even though the paint has a low odor, we don’t want them near the paint or to touch it. We place our cat in one room and depending on which room we are painting, we leave the dog in her crate until the area is finished drying.

I think I have been rambling on a lot about this topic and I’m sorry about that. I’m just happy and excited about it. Now I am going to conclude this post by saying thank you for letting me talk about this DIY project. I am hopeful everything will turn out nicely.