According to Richard

As promised in a previous post, in a few upcoming posts, I’ll document my experiences as a newbie to ChatGPT.

Why the title of this post?

In a phone conversation with my sister, who encouraged me to give the app a try, (and with very convincing reasons), I decided it would be fun to give my virtual assistant a name (more on that in a future post)

My first mission was to choose paint colours, countertops, and backsplash for my kitchen and dining room.

I noted in the ChatGPT app that I wanted to soften it, but not have too much of a feminine feel (because hubs lives here too), to have it go well with the new light oak LVP flooring we’ve had installed, and a compliment to the Tex Mex theme I have in our South Texas winter home.

It asked me about budget and general location, so I said I didn’t want to break the bank and that we’re in the Rio Grande Valley.

I was amazed at the quick and perfect response. Not only did it give me a mock-up of the end result, but it told me the paint brand and colour, the name of the backsplash tile, and the type and name of the countertops. It advised me which stores in the RGV carried all of the needed supplies, and it calculated the total cost of the project.

This experience alone sold me on the app.

My feature photo is before and after of a the big, outdated China cupboard in the dining area adjacent to the kitchen.

Here’s the before and after of the kitchen.

All I had to do was submit a photo, explain what I wanted, give my general (not exact) locale and my budget, and the rest was taken care of in minutes.

Sold!