I bought two of the mission style arbors from them, with a gate in the middle and side panel for 70 a piece. They are really stable/heavy and as good as others seen for 3 times the price. One I'll use parts for fencing on the sides. They had a 20% off of your total buy at the time. Wish I had taken advantage of the wicker then...as I am going back for the chairs and table. Big Lots is getting better quality merchandise than in the past. Hope they just keep growing....

I haven't used the heat transfer paper but I have used regular erasable transfer paper. I think it works well and can be purchased at Joann's. The package comes with several different colors of transfer, the lighter ones for darks, etc. I printed one design layed it over the transfer paper and layed that right on my fabric and traced it. If you don't have to do a lot, this would work. Otherwise tracing each one would be time consuming.

Hi, It's best to go with cotton settings. I think it's on medium settings on irons and apply pressure on the patch for about 20-30 seconds. You can find lots of useful information on iron on patches by visiting this site. www.irononpatches.info. Here is a link that might be useful: Iron on Patches

kimmieb - those are both gorgeous chandeliers! Thanks so much for posting them. Unfortunately, I've already tried to convince DH and can't get him to buy off on anything this ornate. Also, I know they would definitely go with the style of the chairs and table, but I also have a mix of rustic iron and leather throughout the house (my love for early American and English antiques mixed with DH's fondness for the "Old West" has resulted in me aiming for "English hunting lodge") so I think I need to tie this look in to the shabby chic dining room somehow so everything flows. I can't use lanterns because I'm now wired for one center fixture and need more light, and I understand your comment regarding the last fixture maybe being too contemporary, which is perhaps why I've held off ordering it. I'd be getting the antique bronze finish, but it's hard not seeing it in person. The 8' ceiling height is limiting, but I do agree the size of the table needs something with mass. At the same time, I'd like to find an iron chandelier that's pretty and delicate, yet rustic. It's hard to find one that's not too massive, or Spanish, or Mediterranean, etc. Sigh . . . hopefully, one will come to me :-)