🚀 go-pugleaf

I have been in creative mode lately...and I have burdened myself with many
projects...some done, some started and some still in thought stage.....I do
have a couple of things I need some ideas on....

I want to stencil in my Living Room and I need some ideas on what type of
stencil you think would work best.....here's a brief description of my living
room...and bear with me because it's tough to explain...(I have pictures if
that would help, LOL). One straight wall that runs the course of my dining
room, through my living room and into my foyer....I am hanging a grapevine
garland in a wispy, sort of natural way....and will be adding berry strands and
perhaps some rusty tin garland to it.....on the opposite wall...I have two
windows (large, long windows)....and a fireplace between the windows. This is
the wall I'd like to stencil. I collect teddybears (Boyd's, et al.) but I also
have some hearts and star craft items and primitive decor. The colors are
hunter green and off white...my curtains are off white lace (not sure if I'll
be keeping them, but if not, I will replace with similar colored ones). So,
here's my dilemma..I would have liked to stencil up one side...from floor to
top of window...and down....but because the one window's edge is the border of
my dining room..that won't work....so I was thinking that perhaps I could go
across each window with a stencil....down to the floor...across molding and up
and around fireplace...ending at the top end of the next window? I've pictured
this, and it seems like it would be great, providing I use the "right" stencil.
Any suggestions for a motif? I don't want anything to complex.....as my
decorating is simple. Do you think a checkerboard, alternating with primitive
hearts and/or primitive stars would be good? Any other ideas would be
appreciated. 

Next dilemma:

I am redoing my bathroom....just the paint and trim...long story but one of my
children tore a portion of the wallpaper out after they broke the towel rack :(
Anyway, I'm mixed up my own paint with the Home Depot "Oops" paint and came up
with a lovely yellowish tanish, beigish color and I'm painting the trim in a
country blue. As my theme (and I'm not changing that) is sunflowers.....all my
decor is in green, yellow and blue.....but should I 1. Stencil a border 2.
Freehand paint a border or 3. Use a wallpaper border. I can do all 3...but I
saw a wonder paper border that had sunflowers and then little blue
flowers...just about the color of my trim.....but then I also have a layered
stencil kit of sunflowers but then I thought of doing it freehand...but will I
get bored..painting the same thing over and over????? HELP!!!!

OK, I have other questions and need for suggestions, but I must run and finish
dinner. Thanks.....and email me so I can find the posts! :)