Here's my attempt. Not much good I'm afraid which is why I'm posting it here rather than writing a post. but it is the first time I've tried this. Here goes:
It looked like he was going to finish it. Joe had been trying his best to get the lounge painted before his wife Jane returned home. He had been out the day before and bought all the materials he needed and had hidden them in the car. He knew exactly how she wanted the lounge decorated, they had been talking about it for weeks, but they just hadn't had the time to do it. However, Joe had secretly taken some leave from work to get the job done. Jane was going to be surprised.
He had been working hard all day and it was nearly time for Jane to come home when suddenly there was a loud crash behind him. The workbench he had put the paint tin on had collapsed and splashed paint all over the freshly papered walls. Joe sighed as he realised that his plan was just too much for him to pull off in such a short amount of time.