"I thought it would be amazing to have a penny tile floor in my small bathroom. But I absolutely underestimated how it would take night after night to glue one penny at a time. I even lost my thumbprint for a while from handling all the metal and adhesive. Halfway through, I was over it, but there was no turning back."
"But my biggest regret is that we painted our kitchen cabinets dark blue. Don't get me wrong, they look great, but I spent two days straight and twelve hours total painting them...without sanding them first. Because I couldn't be bothered to prep them correctly, it's now peeling where my fingernails hit it near the handles, and any dings from regular wear immediately take the paint off."
A penny tile bathroom required gluing thousands of individual tiles one night after another, causing lost thumbprint skin and prolonged manual strain. The couple installed 12,070 tiles, achieved a loved final look, but endured a knee injury, frequent fights, and significant emotional stress during the process. A kitchen cabinet repaint in dark blue was done without sanding, resulting in peeling around handles and paint loss from normal dings. Correcting the cabinets now requires removal, sanding, and a full repaint. Professional observers noted the poor finish, intensifying the homeowner's regret.
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