So how does one go about finding financing for this endeavor? My husband and I are having difficulties because the few people we have talked about said you are only allowed one move of a manufactured home and they are counting the move from the factory. Our home is currently sitting on a lot in MI so we're paying lot rent, our mortgage and apartment rent in our new state. We relocated for employment reasons and are looking at purchasing land but b/c we already own the home (pay on a mortgage) we are having difficulty cutting through the red tape to get the moving financed in with the home without paying 3 sets of closing costs and getting shut down before we even get started. We've been told that it will cost upwards of 20,000 to move and set up our home on a slab foundation (that's without redoing the drywall). Any advice would be appreciated. This is very frustrating for us.

Since this room is open to and shares walls with the dinette and kitchen the paint will have carry through to all the rooms. I have some samples and swatches, and I have a pretty good idea of the neutral tan color. My favorite color is green, the hardwood floors are red oak, and most of the furniture in the other rooms is medium cherry. I will definitely be getting a solid color for the upholstered furniture and probably the curtains. I want to bring in some extra colors with pillows in prints and solids as well as the rug. I also like bright colored art work and accessories.

Check out the Home Decorating forum for more of an audience. There are a bunch of VERY talented people who hang out there. It looks like a great house.... have fun, and I hope you make wonderful memories there.

Thanks, I'll try those suggestions. I haven't put the trim back on because I didn't think that could bear that much tension to keep the sash in place so I didn't want to bother and have to take it back off. Like I said, the rope was slightly thinner so perhaps that could be the difference also. I could just put locks on them and be done with it, but I figured as long as I'm working on it just fix it correctly. Regarding the fit and draft, I guess I'll see this winter. The house was abandoned and run down when the previous owner bought it. And I believe he had all the windows and storms reworked. I had to find the old listing to jog my memory but I think I also have some receipts from the company that did the work. "Allentown, Days Park, total renovation in 2006, all brick wrap around porch, windows reworked with new storms and screens, original plaster moldings restored, nice size yard with grape arbor, 3 car garage accessed from Malta Alley" Thanks for the replies and help.