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sassypants527
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Cleaning painted walls
Hello everyone. DH and I live in a parsonage, and as such we frequently inherit challenges in the parsonages that the church(es) provide. Case in point: our current parsonage has a dated kitchen that has painted walls. The paint is just a flat white, and whenever I try to remove cooking stains or splatters (mine or inherited), I remove the paint, and that's just with water and a soft sponge! Any ideas how to safely clean the walls without making it worse? Or is it just a case of needing to either repaint altogether or install back splashes (never happen, but a girl can dream)? Thanks!
Re: Cleaning painted walls
A really cheap option for a backsplash would be plexiglass. You can get it right at Lowes or HD - they might even be able to cut it for you there.
It's clear so some people put up pretty wall paper or whatnot behind it. But it would be fine just screwed to the wall the way it is. I would use brass screws so they don't corrode from the water and will look nice.
Other than that, the issue with the paint is probably the sheen. Most of the time a glossy paint is more wipeable than a flat paint.
I have no idea what to recomend - except definitely don't use a magic eraser! Been there, done that. It takes the paint off even worse.