Thanks patty cakes! The exterior coach lights are Minka - Dark Sky. I couldn't find any exterior fixtures that I liked in a black finish to match our wrought iron doors and balcony railings, so I ordered a different finish, had an electrician pull they wiring out, took them to a powder coater to make them black and then had them re-wired by the electrician. The interior lighting was much easier. The formal living room, foyer and dining room are all Kalco - Palladium series, the master suite is a mixture of Designers Fountain - Windsor Heights series and Cristal - Versailles Lorraine series, the study is World Imports - Olympus series, the master foyer is World Imports - Hatillo series, the powder room is World Imports - Berkley Square series, the kitchen, butlers pantry and family room areas are Golden Lighting - Highland Park series, the upstairs bathrooms are Cristal - Somerset series, DD1's bedroom is Designers Fountain - Calais series and the DD2's bedroom is World Imports - Bijoux Dressed in Black series. If you would like all of the details, including web links, I would be happy to share my spread sheet with you (it is in Excel format). Just post your email address :-) Here is a link that might be useful: Our Progress So Far

Johnliu, it is adjustable brightness. It can go from fairly dim to intensely bright. There are 9 different function settings (blink, loop, chase, stable, and a few others) with I think 8 different color choices. It is operated by remote.

I painted DD1's bedroom a pale pale pink just over a year ago. She lives in CA, and I don't recall the brand of paint store but I can call to ask. It shows up more pink on my monitor than it did in person. It's a very pretty, faint color. You have to look at it and keep asking yourself is it pink or white. She was working for Rachel Ashwell at Shabby Chic and several of her customers used this color:

Your table is screaming for a tablecloth. As others have said, the room has a very formal, elegant feel. (I like that). Follow that feel with your table and everything will look great Worry less about the walls and windows... focus your attention where your guests I will be! A book I heartily recommend to anyone: "The Art of the Table, a Complete Guide to Table Setting, Table Manners, and Tableware" by Suzanne von Drachenfels c. 2000, Simon & Schuster. This book explains it all, with great good humor, and tells you how to "make do" when you don't have all the proper "stuff" and/or are unsure about how to pull it all together. I see a lovely tablecloth (over a hushcloth, to deaden the table noise), with napkins to either "match" or provide a SUBTLE contrast. A simple centrepiece (a cornucopia with some fruit?) or NOT, depending on the available space on your table; maybe a discreet pair of candlesticks? Your "best" china and flatware; OR whatever you HAVE but sparkling clean and laid with care as to how far from the table's edge, everything in alignment, napkins crisply pressed and neatly folded THE SAME WAY AT EVERY PLACE. The most important thing is that you pay attention to detail. You can mix and match to your heart's content, but beautiful tables begin and end with attention to detail. All the rest is up to the company and the food... good fun conquers the oversights (be a love and pass the wine, won't you, dear?). ;) Here's what the basic white tablecloth can do with some imagination; even the "everyday stuff" looks fancier: I was pleased with the centrepiece in the first shot above, here are some others I liked, too: