Life in These Times

A DIY expert on one of those home-improvement TV programs suggested putting coffee granules into pale
beige paint to give it a 'kick'. Indeed, on the wall he painted it looked lovely, so I decided to give it a try. My
wall looked great, but there was a catch. The room I'd painted was a bathroom - and I had possibly used too many granules. For weeks afterwards, whenever we took a shower, the steam condensed on the wall, sweated out the additive, and thick black coffee ran down on to the floor.(reader's digest)