We painted the kitchen this weekend. It’s almost done – tonight we just have to put wallpaper up below the chair rail, and touch up a couple places where the paint came off with the tape. :P I’ll probably regret saying this, but I will never again, as long as I live, paint with semi-gloss paint. It takes longer to dry, it shows every little brush and roller stroke, and it takes 10 times longer to do. Plus it would rather stick to the tape than the wall. Grrr. I don’t care if I can’t wash the kitchen walls. Who am I kidding, anyway – would I really wash them? Probably not. We’ve lived here for three years and I’ve never had the urge (or the need) to wash the kitchen walls.
Yeah, semi-gloss is a bitch. I’d never even consider attempting whole walls. It looks good for trim but inevitably I get at least one drip per door.