Yea! It worked. This is the yellow, long, straight pepper.

There appears to be kind of a taupe brown color in the large center medalliion areas of the rug. I think that might be a very sophisticated color for the DR. Brushed nickel accents in the room, a chandy in the brushed nickel with shades in the red. Of course, your furniture will play into the color choice, as will the flooring color. As for the entry, you say it isn't really much of an entry space, and part of it will be closed in when the doors to the home schooling space are closed. I think I would be inclined to do a soft cream color, perhaps like the one in the rug, for the entry. But that may also be dependent on the trim in the entry area, the flooring, etc. More specific details about the space would help.

Thanks Anj and Luvs, I have been lurking and admiring the wonderful works that you both have been posting here and have been inspired often. The window was the first time I tried reverse painting and it kind of boggles my mind. I have a hard enough time thinking "normally" let alone how to paint backwards. It did not turn out as nice I had had envisioned, but I am statisfied with some of the highlights and shadows that were done in reverse. The tile was easy. I always use ..hmm is it "Chauco" paper to trnasfer my designs. (I have a lot of the the paper but not the label). It is the light blue transfer paper. Are you familiar with it? Anyway..first I sponged the background of the tile in purple and beige using the paint colors that I planned to use for the butterflies, then I varnished it with Creamcoat varnish, transfered the design, painted it and then another 2-3 coats of varnish, so it would look shiny like tile. I love working with left over or clearance tiles, there are so many things to do with them. Thank you for making feel very welcome to the group. Joan

Thanks, I feel the same. I can hardly wait for SRQ to get lockii back in stock to grow side by side with this one. That and a campanulata will look amazing. That picture was from the last blooms, before they dropped the plant was budding again. It is a great plant, especially if you are impatient waiting for others to bloom. Here is the full plant, with the next wave of buds getting ready.