Painting

Been Painting the living room.

Painting the board walls is easy, fast and very rewarding. In 15 minutes you can stand back and you have changed the room. The feel and feeling you have in the room is very different.

But after that initial feeling it is not so great. It is obviously missing something. It is not finished.

There are the edges. The edges demand patience and concentration. (Aside: I Don't really like to use masking tape it generally does not stick well and create a complete seal and so when the tape is removed if edge is always fuzzy. I like the old fashioned approach of painting the line)

In order to get the edge straight and clear you need to be up close and use skills and techniques learned from previous painting experiences. However you also need to stand back regularly and ensure that the line is straight, you need to get some perspective to ensure the line has not strayed from the line needed.

It occurs to me that this is not unlike running a business. You need to get into the detail because it is in the attention of the little things that success is found. However the detail without knowing the line of travel can be misleading. Time and time again the businesses I see do not get this.

Another thought, 1 day later I am examining the wall, overall it looks great, but as I get closer I notice some fluff off the paint brush and the occasional rough patch. This reminds me that when i was painting the wall I realize what a poor job the last paint job was. Look close enough at anything and you can see the problems. Even the wall begins to seems dented and not square.

Stand back, enjoy beauty of what you have created.