I moved into my present house 20 years ago after a divorce and I needed to do every room. The house was in a poor state but at least I was in. It took me about 8 months of evenings and weekends to get it nice including fitting a kitchen.
Since then I find I need to freshen up the most used rooms every 5 to 7 years, the spare bedroom that gets used rarely has only been done once.
My biggest mistake was getting some one in to do the living room one year before Christmas as I didn't have time and I thought it would be nice to get it done as we had guests. The chap who came highly recommended spent 2 days walking around with filler and decorators caulk before he painted. He painted the walls and did the glossing in a day and within a few weeks I was finding places he had missed. I ended up doing it again myself less than 6 months later to my standard.
My advice is never buy cheap paint or paint on special offer in the DIY shops, if its half price you seem to need twice as much. The best paint is always purchased from builders merchants. Also if you don't use it all store the tin upside down, you then don't get a skin when you open it.
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