Birds of a feather...

I'm in the process of redecorating/remodeling my dining room/soon-to-be living room, with a little help of course. I have no carpentry skills what-so-ever; I just play the project engineer. I'm pretty excited about the project, though it's a bit slow moving. While I do like certain aspects of my current dining room, there are other things I could live without. The previous owner of the house I reside in took some courses in faux-finishing. Now don't get me wrong, if you faux-finish right, it can look fabulous, and the previous owner did an excellent job... there are just some things I don't care for, such as the brick wall, the sky, and the bird on the wall. Yes, you read that right - there is a bird painted on the wall. On top of the brick wall. Both on the wall. And there's even a moon, but it's pretty faint. Did I mention there was a jet in the sky?









Anyway, to get back to my point - the previous owner also painted faux-tiles above my kitchen stove. No, not just any old tyles - but tiles with the image of a rooster. I know many people love roosters, and have rooster themed kitchens, but.. they are not for me. I've always hated the look of the rooster, even as a kid. My sort-of step-grandmum had them all over her kitchen and it horrified me. Even the real bird isn't eye-candy, so what are people thinking when they decide that they'd be great to adorn their houses with? I know what you're thinking.. "Why not just paint over the rooster?". Ahh if it were only that easy. My kitchen wall is also faux finished. That means I'd have to repaint the entire kitchen to get rid of the rooster, and that's just not on the top of my list of priorities at this moment, especially considering my current dining room remodel/makeover. There are also 3 roosters on faux-finished cupboards in my laundry room, but I suspect a little steam will help me peel those off, so those are not a priority either.

So to sum it up, 4 roosters, 1 bird, 1 sky, and 1 brick wall. These are the things I do not like about my house. Everything else is fine. Even the color in my current dining room is fine, though I am changing it because I have a pretty clear idea of how I want my new living room to look, and the current color is not in my picture. However, the current living room/soon-to-be dining room walls will probably remain the same, so the new dining room may have a similar feel to it, for those of you who are perplexed as to why I would change my current dining room *points to Mina, Wendy, Beth, etc.* Stay tuned. It may take awhile, but I will eventually get the makeover done, and will post follow up pics to the ones below. Enjoy!