when the wrong order is the right order
I started working on the dining room mural when there were still nail holes in the walls that needed to be patched. I was doing so well with taking each step of the makeover in its proper turn. I painted the ceiling first, installed the molding, caulked the seams, and painted the trim and wainscoting. After doing it all in the right order, I was ready to get to the fun part and wasn’t going to let spackling slow me down. I can always fill them in later (which I did.) I had to laugh at myself when the holes in my freshly painted mural became bothersome and I filled them in, sanded, and had to touch up the paint before the mural was even a week old. I could’ve saved some time by doing things in the right order. Instead of fretting over a small detail that won’t make
