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

I had the palette selected for the dining room mural.  I’ve painted murals before including a landscape mural in my previous dining room.  I had inspiration pictures, sketches, and a vision.  Now that the ceiling has a fresh coat, and the wainscoting is installed, primed, and painted, nothing is preventing me from starting the mural except me and I have honestly been a bit of an impediment.  This might be counter to what you’d expect from someone who has painted a lot of things, but I’m not going into this project with a massive amount of confidence.  I’m going into it knowing that if it doesn’t work out, it’s okay.  I can put a coat of primer over it and go in a new direction. But, I want to do this mural, so I need to start.  Aside from dragging my own feet, two things were holding me up.  One