In for a penny....

Well, I finally made a decision. After two weeks of playing around with color and making a mess of my living room, I finally picked the colors that will soon be on my walls...and I am too scared to start painting.

First let me say I am NOT afraid of color. If anything I have always been rather adventuresome when it comes to dark colors. This project, however, has me stymied. My inspiration picture is here from http://www.how-to-faux-finish.com/...

I LOVE the leather technique they used! So, I read through the website, and started my hunt for paint. I had several EPIC FAILS as seen here...

See the green? That's what I will be covering up. Again, not afraid of color and the green was fabulous in its day. Anyway, I hated all the samples I did. I couldnt seem to figure out what I wanted to do, stippling, sponging, washing...ahh! So one day last week I simply walked into my local Home Despot and went for it. This is what I purchased....

The yellow gives me a headache when I look in the can. I can only imagine what it will look like on the wall.

Oh well, time to dive in. It's only paint. And time. And money. (the headache is back) :-)