My husband and I went to a home center and bought a set of beautiful, glossy-white bath cabinets. We brought them home and hung them. Taking a closer look at the cabinets, we realized the doors had a duller look and texture than the cabinet frames. We took the doors off and returned them to the store, only to have the nice salesperson show us how to peel off the thin plastic film that had been placed on the doors to protect their beautiful, glossy-white finish.

— Barbara Bateman