Hi. More info is always helpful! : ) The green parts that cover the bud are the sepals, and they are very useful in ID'ing a rose. Did you click on photos at the above link and look at the photos of Paul Neyron? (Some people miss that there are more photos.) Others to look at: Magna Charta - but I think the prickles are reddish on this rose Yolande d'Arragon - but the leaves on this plant are more pointed than your plant's leaves - I think Baronne Prevost - but this plant is more arching than your plant, I think... I keep coming back to the fact that your plant is grafted so it is quite likely not an old garden rose as it appears. Perhaps it is an early David Austin? I don't know when his roses first were sold in the US, but one of my favorite Austins is Cymbeline and it was introduced in 1983. John Clare looks sort of like it (maybe not enough petals?) but it is from 1994 which isn't close to your time frame. If you go to Help Me Find, you can do an advanced search and look at just Austin roses, or you can enter plant characteristics and see if you can get an ID. Have fun! (I'll keep thinking...!) Here is a link that might be useful: advanced search on HMF

You have inspired me. This is now my next project (after the bathroom is finished). I have always thought this piece was ratty looking but it served a purpose in our bedroom. The cat sleeps on top and the TV is there also. I also use it to keep my office papers. Thanks to you it will soon have a new look. I just checked it out a bit and noticed that the drawers are dovetailed but could not find a manufacture's name. Do you know who made yours?

Long day! I returned all the trial drapes and went to Linen and Things, Sears, JCPenney's, RH AND Pottery Barn!!! The first 4 stores - really carry mostly silky, shiny drapes - but I did see the ones lyban suggested - and I like them a lot. They are much darker than the cream, but I ordered them anyway - just to try. I really loved the leaf ones that Les suggested (from Penney's) but they don't carry them in any lengths longer then 95". I might as well get it right at this point! Looked at Pottery barn & Restoration hardware... Pottery barn is a LOT less expensive - but RH were nicer in feel and color, so I ordered them as well! I still have other fabric swatches coming in, including the other one Les suggested... THIS IS A LOT OF WORK!!! LOL DH doesn't like the cream... likes the darker gold better, but now that I have been staring and staring at it... here are my thoughts. The darker gold just wasn't doing it for me - guess that's why I painted over it in the first place! I Did/do still like the terra-cotta, but now that the cream is there, it is more an "airy", "lighter" feel, plus the accessories do look better. It's a keeper for me - and I'll be posting new pictures tomorrow. Found another console table lamp... it's different, and I paused for a long while before putting it in my shopping cart. I should have paused a bit longer and left it at the store - it's ugly and one of those "What was I thinking?". It's already back in the car to return. :( johnatemp, what a great idea - that could really add a lot... now just need the panels! annz, I moved and added a few things around. Still need to find some larger items.... which I was "I dream of Jeanie" and could nod my head a bit and have it done!! Oh well...

I've been searching for new hardware for the credenza. I need at least a 4" long backplate with a ring, knob or drop. Four inches because Ethan Allen glues it's backplates to their cabinets, as well as uses screws. I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to get the original hardware off without ruining the doors. This is one that I'm considering from Hardware Hut. Many others I've seen are too short.