So. This is a rental property I was asked to bid. Paint the whole interior of the house. Prime and paint stained wainscot and crown in family room and fix and paint the rest of the house. It’s very dirty too. Too many pictures needed to show what a mess.

Some DIY do not prep correctly. (Some professionals?) Have to love the challenges of knotty pine.

This is why I want to strictly do painting. I am now starting a bathroom remodel and got rid of 2 closets to make a 1/2 bath into a 3/4 bath. But unfortunately he got someone else to do the painting and I have the hassle of doing demo. What is funny is that he had the painter paint first and I have to blend all the paint after I finish Sheetrock.

What wall color will go well with this wainscoting?

Restoring our 1951 California Spanish style ranch back to 1940s/50s interior paint colors. Dilemma, just discovered that the interior doors appear to be a possible mahogany or maple veneer that’s been painted over a thousand times. Only 2 to 3x by us (we’re the second owners of the house and very unmotivated lazy painters). The door trim is unfinished wood under all the paint (typical 2” reed and flute of the era). Question, would you bother to take it down to the original veneer, or sand, patch, sand, prime and paint again. Did I mention the entry is a room of doors all unto itself? 2 regular closets, water heater closet, furnace closet, hallway door, and pocket door to kitchen + front door = 7 doors total as soon as you walk into the house. All opinions welcome, rude ones also (only if they make me laugh though).