Thanks. The 2 windows are the same style except that the one in the DR is only 43 inches high and the LR/FR is floor to ceiling. The DR faces west so I need some way to block out the sun so that it is not shining directly in our faces when we use the DR. Most nights it's just my husband and I and we eat at the breakfast bar/island in the kitchen. Any suggestion for a style for the DR? Mai lynn

Maybe you aren't as creative as you would like to be, but you probably know what you like and what you don't like. So that's why you should get a bunch of magazines and on-line pictures to start seeing what speaks to you and what doesn't. We now know that you don't want orange. What other colors don't you want/what colors do you love? Do you have a Calico Corners or JoAnn's nearby? Try browsing the fabrics and figure out what and colors and patterns you like: stripes/plaids/polkadots/floral? This is where you can start, and then we can work from there.

Hi, Fun idea! I just did a friend's LR in this color scheme, working around her chocolate sofa and white walls. Her room looks very soothing, sophisticated, and elegant, which seems like a great feeling for a dressing room. A beautiful wall color to work with both chocolate chair and white woodwork, etc would be a smoky, taupey lavender like BM lavender Lipstick or BM Beach Plum (this is the color family, but of course, you will need to check these colors in your room with the light, etc). This is a cool look that evokes an updated version of the beautiful rooms in old Hollywood movies (updated Regency look). The floor could be a FLOR solid taupe like FLOR toy poodle Loco Cocoa or Coco Chocolate, depending on the depth of the chocolate chair. Or, FLOR solid Ground Bittersweet for total comfort and luxury if the chocolate color works with your chair. For a more modern look, you could do FLOR blocks with lavender, chocolate, taupe. I am not sure if your chocolate chair is covered or not, but if you are reupholstering it, a deeper lavender in a Dupioni silk or velvet (cotton or silk velvet) would be yummy with the chocolate. Accents of charcoal/black will work with this as well. For your artwork, black or silver frames would be great against the lavender wall. Crystal lamps on the dressing table with black silk or taupe/gray silk shades would complete this sophisticated, timeless look. Lamps Ideas (these may not be the correct size, since we don't know what you will be using it on): http://www.lightinguniverse.com/products/view.aspx?sku=2238739&linkLoc=catalog both with different shade: http://www.lightinguniverse.com/products/view.aspx?sku=1755752&linkLoc=catalog http://www.lightinguniverse.com/products/view.aspx?sku=2184346&linkLoc=catalog Good luck with your room! I am sure you will LOVE having a dressing room:-) Here is a link that might be useful: flor

Yes, the porch walk in door there is 80” tall and the overhead garage doors are 96” tall. I have read too about the egress windows and that is definitely what I want to stay with, just trying to figure out how to get the roof lines tied together and still save the window height.