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When a drywall patch flashes through fresh paint, it is rarely the repair itself that gives you away, it is the texture. The fastest way to make a fix disappear is to stop chasing a perfectly flat ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

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