Read my subject, nanny. I have more pics posted on my post, "Help With Window Treatments," which is in this forum (Home Decorating) Check it out!! Thanks.

Well, we did it. We finally painted the DR and I'm posting pics. We had a great Thanksgiving dinner in there and I feel the room is definitely on its way. I wish I could say I am 100 per cent thrilled, but I must admit to some second thoughts about this color. It must stay as is for now, and it is definitely on the right track, but I am second guessing my decision to veer away from the Wilmington Tan. This color, Quincy Tan, transitions better to the foyer, which directly adjoins, but it reads more green than I had thought it would. This is actually the color that used to be in there and I went with it partially because I knew how well it would transition to other rooms, and that it would also provide some variety in the house; as virtually all other rooms are shades of yellow/gold. This time it's reading green; possibly because of the different surroundings. Or, it could be because of the painted stripes we did; darker shade is flat, lighter shade is eggshell. Anyway, have a look and give me your two cents. Also, as you can see, I'm considering adding some trim to the drapes. I am liking them more and more but they still seem kind of stark to me; could use some softening or something. Any ideas, as always, are most welcome! As you can see, the color changes quite a bit from bright daylight to night time.

I am far from a color expert, but here's what I think. Does the granite have a gold/caramel color in it? If so, I would choose a color similar to your dining room color, maybe lighter or a slightly different shade, and pick up the caramel in the granite that is similar to the dining room colors. The dining room color you have really works with the light and table color. If there is no light brown/caramel in the granite, and it is more taupey-gray, then I have no idea what color to choose. The rug you have in the dining room, at least on my monitor, has the taupey-gray color in it, and I would like to see a rug with more rust colors and red-browns in it. I made a huge mistake and got carpet on the taupe side for my whole house about 10 years ago, and I am just now realizing that it doesn't go with all the wood with orange/red tones in my house. So, I'm a color dork!

I received this from a friend i was visiting in Fla. she called it a ground orchid. I looked on the internet, seems like i found a couple of possibilities, but looks like def. a Dedromium, i probably didn't remember that right. Thanks for your help and i'd love some tips on growing it in a pot here in zone 5.