I think the orange peel texture you're referring to was from the type of roller that was used. The heavier and thicker the roller, the more paint that is applied and results in a "texture" which I personally like. I use a 1/2" heavy roller to apply flat paint. As to the flat vs eggshell -- the flat does show imperfections in the wall but, as you say, doesn't catch the light. The Mediterranean texture is beautiful but is applied like stucco, and is more work plus, for me, it's harder to get a nice finish till you get some experience under your belt. If you live near a Lowes or Home Depot they will often give you a short demo of how to apply the texture if they don't have a class scheduled and they have videos you can watch on the process. I'd love to do our entire kitchen with this old-world finish but it doesn't go with the rest of the house.
There are also several different texture rollers on the market that give different finishes while you paint. They actually have a "pattern" built into the roller.
From my own experience I beat my head against the wall while I'm doing something over every little mistake or imperfection -- then once it's decorated and I move on to something else, I don't see them and others never notice the things that were glaring errors to me in the beginning.
When you list the condo keep it furnished or have it staged, nothing like an empty house to show every single imperfection. Bad paint jobs are the least of the problems we've seen :) I know of two homes right here that sat empty for much longer than they should have, both bigger and nicer than ours. Even though they kept dropping the price the homes didn't sell. Both were empty and in one the carpets were terribly stained from the teenage boys and the wallpaper in the dining room, which was the first room you saw, was peeling in the corners. The home next door is a beautiful home and looked very nice while they were living there but when it didn't sell right away they moved out - which was a mistake. Things you didn't notice when there was furniture jumped out immediately. Nothing really bad but at an asking price of $369,000 there are too many on the market not to present it at it's best! I've learned cleanliness is next to Godliness when it comes to selling a house, LOL.
On Nov 7, 2011, at 8:42 AM, Cindi Waters wrote:
The imperfections on the walls in the first room painted still show through the lovely slight orange peel texture that inadvertantly (not by design) got there. Interestingly enough. That is what I see when I woke up this morning and looked in the room in the morning sunlight. Next decorating tip is to put bookshelves or something over those bulges to cover them up, lol! Be that as it may, Bill, I am playing around (I hope not to my disadvantage because I tend to make things worse) by spackling other holes myself. At least I'm learning. Perhaps I'm learning that I just can't do this job AT ALL. But we'll see when the "professional" comes in, lol, to actually do the job.
However, getting back to texture, if I thought it would 'work,' and by work I mean 'sell,' I would apply "mediterranean" texture, that is slabbed texture like stucco look. I think it's beautiful. Perhaps you are right -- perhaps the next owner or tenant will have a rough job taking it off, I don't know. But on the other hand, couldn't they skim coat the whole thing? At this point, I'd just be happy to sell the joint almost for nothing. I hate being in a condo, never should have bought a condo. I suppose it has its advantages (such as having the lawn mowed for you...), but other than that, I can hardly think of any.
Cindi
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