Hi finestroke,
That idea is very good and to be honest i really like the overall look of it. What i usually say to myself is "I'm not paying for it and if they don't like the design then it's just not their taste or not what they had in mind". That usually helps because getting rejected or eliminated can be very hard to take but just remember it's something that they want and it doesn't mean your idea or design isn't good 
EXACTLY! Lesson learned..

No matter how good your design is, but doesnt suits your client, its a trash. The client is not to blame, because its you who really not paid attention to what the client is directing.. Like this entry
http://www.designcon...tokki/entry/61/ I was actually beaten by a lizard's hand on a letter "O". What I realized is, this is not a beauty contest, so beauty really is not that big of a factor.