Thanks everyone:) FYI, the fabric is from Trina Turk. I should also mention that I didn't do this myself! (I can shop for fabric, but after the 'fun' (shopping)is done, over to someone else, lol) Don't think it would've been too hard to do, but I'm so not handy when it comes to that sort of thing.

Sorry I haven't answered the questions. Been away for a few days. It's funny about those two boat prints as they weren't meant to be offset. The picture hangers that I attached to the wall are the same distance from the ceiling! The problem is that the picture wire attached to the prints isn't the same length so one ended up hanging lower than the other and I didn't want to make new holes in my freshly painted wall! Now that I think about it, I guess the easiest way to fix it is to shorten the wire that is too long. Duh??? Caminnc, thank you! Have you painted yet? I was thinking about you and your black dining room the other day and was hoping to see your finished photos. Our dining room is still in progress. I did the same drapes in there as I used in the study. I like them and they work okay, but there's no dramatic WOW factor. I guess that's the chance you take when you order 25 yards of fabric from a 6" swatch! It took me about two months to sew the 8 drapes since I work full time and have three munchkins home from school for the summer. I found art work that I love for the dining room and that has been hung also. The only think left is to paint the ceiling and then DH is going to add trim to make a coffered ceiling. He doesn't mind the dining room black but admits he likes the gray study a lot more. I'm enjoying both rooms after living with the restrained gold for so long and can give you a more honest answer as to which room I like best once the dining room ceiling is complete. cooperbailey, yes I sewed them myself. I don't consider myself a talented seamstress but I took my time, measured, pressed and pinned the hems carefully and they turned out really nice. I think the fact that they are striped really helped as it gave me a straight line to use for turning under the sides which made it much easier to sew. I couldn't find any striped silk premade drapes in the color family I was looking for and happened across this at fabric.com. It was on clearance for $9.49 per yard so including the liner I made each panel for about $40!

Put styles in top search box, such as casual, transitional, eclectic. Look at the ideas and note what you like and don't like. With the eclectic style, you need to unify the space as follows: (I have eclectic style all throughout my condo) use color, or texture all throughout the room to give it a unified look. Have an overall plan before you do anything. Get yourself a thin three hole binder with loose leaf paper, tabs, and plastic top loading sheet protectors. Categories will include: budget, ideas, styles, color themes, stores. White is fine, however, to prevent your space from looking like a hospital, you'll need to include a lot of natural elements such as wood, wicker, and plants. Don't be afraid to go big or go home!!! When I put white home office ideas in top search box, I get a lot of ideas. One thing you can do to increase storage is look for a tall unit for in between the doors. Neat freaks can use open storage, otherwise, get a closed unit with doors. Measure twice, buy once!!! Remember, unity, unity, unity! Make sure your end result is a unified space that flows well. Please give us a floor plan with measurements so we can help you further.

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