I've jokingly said for years that I have less square footage in my house than I did ten years ago because I've painted so many times. Fact is, I'm amazed that people don't paint more often. It's the cheapest and easiest way to change the look of your environment, not to mention a clean slate for all of the fingerprints, paw marks and slip ups of every day living. I have every respect for professional painters and have happily procured a few in my day to speed up a project,