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I think you should try something different than painting only three walls peacock. I think you should paint only the wall behind the bed peacock and then paint the other walls a light creamy yellow like your headboard stencil work. This would work best if you intend to have a full wall used for the bed alone rather than a door way or a say a dresser next to it. It's just an idea.

I buy 10 packs of wine glasses from Kmart and no one can tell the difference, especially when we use nice china. If you are going to do something, I say try to replace the glass on replacements.com or just send a nice gift card. People think gift cards are awkard but if you are a person that actually uses them it's great for dinner out or a special pick me up. I do think cash is an envelope is tacky.

This will probably scare people who don't like out of town guests. We have a double bed in our guest room that most people get to use b/c it's comfy and separate with a dresser and night stand and even space in the closet for out of towners. THEN, we have a twin futon in our living room and a sofa that people can sleep on and THEN, we have a sectional with a queen bed and a chaise. We also have space in the office for a twin size air mattress. All in total, we can sleep 8 extra guests in our house or 6 people comfortably. This ridiculous amount of guest quarters has resulted from constant out of town guests and way too many "crazy" parties on New Years. Keep in mind we only have one bathroom so no one stays too long! :)

Why don't you do both and use a colored stain. I love the look of a green or blue stained piece of furniture indoors. You could even do different shades mixed to customize it to your green room. It can be subtle or it can pop depending on how much stain you use.

I also had this problem and then the paint peeled again so I had to start from scratch. I would recommend talking with painters and really making sure you use the right type of primer. I also recommend not using the shower in the bathroom until you are completely done repainting because it can interfere with everything drying.

I think you have an easier solution for curtaining those windows that you realize. I live in a post world war II house that also has picture molding and I have been thinking about making curtains that have pockets at the top to hook onto picture hangers. If you buy an inexpensive fabric and then several picture holders you can either use tab top curtains with a decorative trim or rope running through them or make pockets at the top and do the same. If you can't sew, you just need a fabric that is sheer but not so sheer you can't use iron tape with it. Cottons are great for this.