Asking Eric: I hired a painter for my home and they made a mistake

Dear Eric: I recently hired a painter who I’ve hired before. He told me to text him my colors and he collected the paint from the paint store.

I was home while he painted and noticed that the name of the ceiling paint was different from what I asked for, but I understand that names can change. I liked the color, so I didn’t think much about it.

But for the walls of a bedroom, the paint color was clearly wrong, and I hate the look of it now. I didn’t see the final work until it was done.

I asked if this was the color I ordered, and he said yes. I paid off the contract and he left.

Then I went to stow the paint cans in the garage and realized that the ceiling paint and the bedroom wall paint were each wrong. Their codes were one digit off from what I actually wanted. When I asked him ab