My room -- RE-DO . . . almost there!

I have been itchin' for some time to REDO my room, the office, what-have-you. I have had a swatch that I've been staring at for the past 6 months, not feeling brave enough to commit to the color I have fallen in love with.

Well, this week I committed and fell in love with it again. Why this color? I love looking for pictures that inspire me or "spark" my interest ... here are some of those pictures that helped me commit.

I really started to panic and have regret with my choice after the first coat of paint. However, I couldn't turn back so I regrouped and finished.

Here are a few of the pics.

The room isn't completely finished. I have a few more items I need to purchase. I really want to find an old chair to recover - something bold, something almost obnoxious - because I feel like it . . .because I can . . . because it's MY ROOM. :)

Then... there was THIS WALL.

It was screaming for me to do something with it. It is the first wall you see when you enter our home (that is, until we have the french doors installed on this room).

So... thank you to the arrival of my new book from Amy Butler, "Style Stitches", (This book you MUST purchase! It is chuck full of bag patterns - bags, bags and more amazing bags!) I found my inspiration.

http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/books_detail.php

While I was looking through the book, which is done so beautifully, I thought, "Why couldn't I put one of her amazing sketches on my wall?" I have a scanner, I have a vinyl machine, I could make a stencil...and so began phase 2 of this project.

**DISCLAIMER: No make-up . . . it was a serious work day for me. I only do this on a serious project day, and THIS was a serious project.

Our walls are heavily textured so it made the stencil a bit more challenging. However, with a little handy-work and time it was cleaned up, and . . .

I'm so thrilled with the end result . . . ta da!

I am looking for a great storage piece to put on this wall. It is my sewing/craft room, so it needs to be functional as well as inspiring. I'm thinking this:

I'm sure I can talk the hubby into making it? (fingers crossed)