The one I would choose for you in Texas is Grandmother's Yellow (AKA Nacogdoches Yellow ). It is a rescued rose from Texas and Teas Nursery in Bellaire (outside Houston) sells it. I had it but due to my poor stewardship and salty irrigation water it died after valiantly trying to live. It was beautiful and in my mind the perfect yellow rose. I will own it again now that the irrigation is shut off. My own grandmother's favorite rose color was yellow ("red is too common") and mine too. Duchesse D'Auerstadt sounds nice too, I love all the yellows. Denise

In my experience, no, carpet does not last and keeping it professionally cleaned still does not keep it looking nice for more than a few years. Perhaps I have a lower tolerance for carpet that's starting to look ratty vs other people. So far as that waterproof pad... I had new carpets (the smart strand) installed in the bedrooms in my last house. Shortly thereafter, my cat got sick and she had three accidents on the carpet (urine). All that waterproof pad did was to allow the urine to spread out in a larger area than it would have if we'd had a regular pad underneath. Three spots that would have been small turned into three spread out spots. It was awful. We had two different professional cleaners to clean the carpet in that bedroom. They couldn't get the urine out. It smelled horribly. Both came twice. We ended up lifting up the carpet and cleaning it from the back side. The urine had spread out into large spots because of that pad. I'd never have a moisture proof pad again. If we'd had regular pad, I think it would have been easier to clean (and just replace that section of pad, if we needed to). The carpets in my last house needed to be replaced three times in 11 years. We replaced them once when we moved in, about half way through when we lived there and, then, they were ready to be replaced again when we sold the house. The carpet was just as expensive, per sq ft, as the hard flooring that we put in the rest of the house, when we bought the house. The hard flooring looked pristine when we moved out. The carpets needed to be replaced, again. Carpet can be (but it isn't always) less expensive up front. But, the expense of replacing it comes back again and again, sooner than many people realize. There are also hard flooring options that are the same price, or less, per sq ft. My in-laws paid the same price per sq ft for their hardwood floors as they did for the carpets in their bedrooms. They put in hardwood everywhere except the bedrooms. Then, when they moved, they had to replace the carpets and they were shocked at how expensive it was to replace the carpets. We are two adults who are clean in our home and the only pet accidents we had the entire time we were in our last home were the ones I mentioned previously, when my cat got sick. We vacuumed about 4-5 times per week. The carpets didn't look dirty, but they had wear patterns and just looked ratty and old. Of course, when they are taken up, it's always obvious that carpets ARE dirty. They simply are not able to be kept clean like hard floors. Vacuuming and professional cleaning will not keep them as clean as you can keep a hard floor. I'll admit it. I don't like carpet. I'll never willingly have it again. I hesitated to say anything on this thread, but, when I saw those beautiful hardwood floors I just wanted to say that I'd do that, if possible. I thought I'd mention it because maybe it wasn't something the op had considered. Anyway, sorry. I realize this probably isn't what the homeowner was looking to hear, so I will try to avoid saying anything else.

You're probably on the right track, Paul. I wouldn't do that to any plant. Unless a lot of water overflows out of the drain holes, it's hard to know if all of the soil has gotten moist. If water is left in the overflow reservoir, roots can rot. If one wants to try such a delicate balancing act, a self-watering pot would have the biggest reservoir for overflow. The little saucers attached to most hanging pots hold very little water, unless there's one of those separator discs inside the pot. I always take the bottom off of either kind because before I started doing that, I killed so many plants from the excess water in the drip tray(s).

What Im feeling when I looked at the photos you posted of bedrooms you like on your other thread, plus with this bedding you picked, is that youre drawn to a Scandinavian style. I think you should look for that style of rug. All the rugs you picked have a medallion which would be hidden also and also I find rugs with a border are harder to place under a bed, especially if you like everything symmetrical.