Make people wonder about you. It makes life more fun.
I’ve always enjoyed Homes & Gardens magazine because it celebrates inventive, individual approaches to decorating—especially the kind of relaxed, painterly style I use.
When visitors ask why my paint doesn’t reach the ceiling, I just smile and say, “Yeah, I meant to do that.”
It’s not a mistake—it’s a deliberate choice. Letting your paint stop short of the cornice is an expression of artistic freedom and personal style.
Who decided you must paint a crisp line at the ceiling?
Those are the people who like rules for the sake of rules—people who complicate things and dampen creative momentum.
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