Death Is Not An Option

One of the fun things about moving into a new home is decorating it to show your family's personality. Do you like fun and funky bright colors? Or do you prefer the museum feel where your guests (or should I say visitors) ooh and ahh over evey little thing but don't want to sit down anywhere for fear of putting a dent in a cushion. I perfer the come in, sit down and feel like you never have to leave vibe. When people come to my home I want them to feel comfortable, relaxed and free to be themselves. The problem is that right now the inside of my home is stick in 1976 and it is screaming to be set free.

There is only one room that wasn't wallpapered when we moved in and boy did that room get painted fast. Then we decided to try what is now the girls' room and see if we could get the wallpaper down. Well, when we got down to the fourth layer of paper there was no other choice than to call in the pros and pay a small fortune to have the paper removed. They did an awesome job but now we're back to reality and removing the rest of the paper ourselves. We started in the dining room on Monday and it hasn't been so bad. The first two layers were easy to remove but that third layer is a bitch. So, if death were not an option, which would you prefer?

Layer 1?

Layer 2?

Or layer 3?

I kind of like the toile (that would be #3). It is a nice scene and my kids like sheep and donkey's so it would make them happy. #2 is a little plain for my taste, it's kind of like the vanilla yogurt of wallpaper. Layer #1 hasn't been hard to live but it's a little too, what's the word, denimy for my taste. Not to mention that if you look at those flowery things just right they look like little girls in dresses and assorted creepy crawly things. Hopefully the walls will be finised and ready to paint by the end of next week. Then I'm on to picking the paint color and that is going to be harder than removing the wallpaper.