I am probably the odd one out...but I like painting. It just takes longer now than when I was young. My mother let me paint my rooms however I wanted and when I was 14, I painted my basement bedroom in black and white stripes, and then painted old furniture a bright gloss red for the accents. All my friends were so jealous. Still one of my favorite color combos. And then I painted a huge mural on another wall.
I paid for it later when I had to cover it all up to sell my parents house!
My advice....prep everything very well!