Thanks for that link, Kirk. I spent a couple hours there last night, and I'm going back. It was like a mini trip to the garden art museum. What creativity and imagination there is out there! Very enjoyable! Should come with a label- Warning- Will expand your horizon. Will cause you to think outside the box..., lol. Very inspirational indeed :) Donna

thanks for the site - very cool! lots of good ideas to take from all these picures. I think kelleg was going to repaint her green laundry room cabs - but there's another inspiration pic for her in the kitchens ideabook (page 3) - GORGEOUS!!

I look at the sidebar of home decor blogs to see the decorations they posted in November or December last year. Online home decor stores have some interesting and inspirational pics showing the decor they sell. Many sites show how their products can be used. Magazine sites often have slideshows of decorated homes. Here are a couple: http://www.countryhome.com/decorating/holidaydecorating/naturalbeauty_1.html http://www.homesandgardens.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=908 I like cottage decor so this is one of my inspirational sites. Just click on the December homes at the bottom of the page to see Christmas decor. Here is a link that might be useful: christmas cottage decor

Thanks for the ideas. Well I had JC Penney out here on Friday and we really went through the fabrics. I found fabrics that I like, but I don't know if they are going to give me the look I want. I like a very traditional, simple, warm look. We live in the country and I think I want dummy panels that won't block any of the view out the window. And I don't know that I want a busy pattern that will compete with the view. But I don't know what I would want to block out the sun from the east and west. Maybe I'll post some pics on another thread to get some ideas from the folks here.