Wow!! Is this *really* Dichondra?!?!?! It has a reputation as being delicate and difficult to raise - this stuff is bullet-proof!! It gets tromped on all the time, couldn't care less!! Amazing... I think I'll just let it grow. It *does* seem to let certain weeds through easily, as I'm reading on other sites. However, the ones I most want to avoid (various versions of foxtails) seem to shun it, which is fine with me...

see link.. propagated by stem cuttings ... go back and ask your new friend for a couple pieces .... thats what i would do ... its how i got most of my lilacs ... simply knocking on a door and asking.... ken Here is a link that might be useful: link

I think you do need a light there, both for the light and asthetics, but it shouldn't pull attention away from the chandelier, it should just look like it belongs in the space. Personally, I think it needs more than a can light. Here are a few ideas, you'll have to copy the links in order to see the lights! :) Either something like this with a slight drop: http://www.lampsplus.com/products/14-inch-wide-white-shade-semi-flush-ceiling-light__00884.html http://www.lampsplus.com/products/deluxe-collection-18-inch-wide-ceiling-light-fixture__23267.html Or a flushmount light: http://www.lampsplus.com/products/jonathan-adler-parker-15-and-one-quarter-inch-wide-nickel-ceiling-light__h0679.html http://www.lampsplus.com/products/energy-efficient-white-fabric-10-and-one-quarter-inch-wide-ceiling-light__01421.html http://www.lampsplus.com/products/possini-chrome-and-crystal-strands-flushmount-ceiling-light__96536.html

Can you find a metallic ceramic tile that isn't a solid brown? Something with a little brighter bronziness in the glaze? Your counter does read as solid brown so I don't think you want a solid brown back splash. This is kind of going in the direction of your rustic style in your bedroom. But then your structural elements are contemporary, your cabinets and trim are traditional.... You added wainscoting recently.... Do you know what I'm thinking..... ;)