
dining room options & taking creative risks
Last week, I shared that I was contemplating the fate of the hand-painted dining room mural and unintentionally posted it on April 1, so a few readers thought it might be a joke! It might seem a little nutty, but it wasn’t a joke. It’s not unusual for me to look at something I painted and decide I don’t like it. I’ve thrown paintings away, repainted or stripped pieces of furniture, and goodness knows I’ve painted rooms repeatedly over the years. I used to joke with Jeff that we were losing square footage in our PA house because I repainted the walls so many times. While the dining room mural was a much bigger time investment than just rolling paint on, I’m still able to look at it the same as if I picked a paint color that isn’t playing with the light as well as I’d hoped. I can









