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« We bought a project house thinking we were capable of doing plenty of fixes. And it’s gone well so far…for the most part. We’ve hung drywall, built frames for walls, even torn out a staircase, and built a sunroom in its place! But my biggest regret is that we painted our kitchen cabinets dark blue. Don’t get me wrong, they look great, but I spent two days straight and twelve hours total painting them…without sanding them first. Because I couldn’t be bothered to prep them correctly, it’s now peeling where my fingernails hit it near the handles, and any dings from regular wear immediately take the paint off. »

« It looks so tacky, and I know eventually the only way to fix it is to take the cabinets off, sand them, and do the whole thing again. Even the person who came to measure our floors saw the dings and looked at me remorsefully and said, « You didn’t sand them first, did you? » And I had to shake my head in shame. It truly haunts my dreams. »

—Anonymous, 26, Colorado