OFFERS TODAY: Tuesday Feb 10, 09 1 offer Bi-color Mixed varieties? 1 offer Watermelon Sugar Baby 1 offer Melon: Honey Dew 4 offers Maltese Cross 1 offer Watermelon Jubilee 1 offer Large Pear Shaped Tomato 1 offer Passion Flower Passiflora caerulea yr unknown Comm. pk 1 offer Lavatera Mont Blanc Annual yr unknown Comm. pk Full Sun 1 offer Euphorbe Summer Icicle Annual yr unknown Comm. Pk Sun to Part Shade 1 offer Thyme (Organics Biologique) Comm.pk yr unknown 1 offer Lettuce Mesclun Bon Vivant yr hand written on it 2008 1 offer Dill Chia Brand Herbs Comm year unknown 1 offer Morning Glory Heavenly Blue Comm yr unknown 1 offer Tomato Brandywine (Oragnic Biologique) yr marked out 1 offer Castor Bean feels like 4 seeds comm. pk unknown yr 1 offer Tomato could be black no other info 1 offer Heirloom Tomato Basinga 2006 1 offer Isis Yellow Flag 2 offer Asclepias Soulmate Pink zone 3-9 Please note I have NO clue what the first one might even remotely be, your guess is as good as mine! Also remember anything you are requesting could be on your list and if I have put one pack in your bag already and you request these extras too, then you have 2 I will not pull the first pack or the requested. It would be too confusing to try to keep up wiith I think so you will just have 2 lol. :) Fran

Glad people are liking the color! Sweeby, you pose a useful question. Here's the reality: I have a very hairy black dog who sleeps on the bed, and it's a lot more realistic to choose bedlinens with that in mind than to count on changing his routine :-) That needn't mean dark-dark linens, but patterned, at least, and not too light, and nothing high-maintenance. That being the case, and since I want to maximize the light I get from that one small window, I guess I should think about going lighter for the window treatments and darker for the linens. Then perhaps the headboard should be light. I'm not averse to the idea of an upholstered headboard, but the reality is it would probably need to be slipcovered and in a fairly tight weave, like a glazed cotton, or it would be a maintenance nightmare. I'd probably be better off with wood or metal or somesuch - something decorative but low-maintenance. Cyn427, I NEED that closet! The only other closet on the main level of the house is a tiny, cupboard-like one in the den. Other than that, there are two in the basement I can use for out-of-season storage, but I essentially need to keep ALL my current-use clothes, and not a few shoes, in this one. I'd love to get some additional book storage, but I think that'll have to be in other rooms. I like the idea of top up/bottom down shades, but I've only seen them in cellular shades. Can they be done with fabric roller shades or Roman-ish ones? Inspiration pic: Of all the pics I gathered when I was thinking about a blue bedroom, I keep coming back to this one and thinking how great this wallpaper would be as a fabric for the windows. I'm usually more of a strong-color person (cf. my tangerine bathroom), but I'm drawn to this cream-taupe-Wedgwood combo. What do you think?

Folks, This may be one of those situations where images on a website cannot do justice to the physical tone of being in the room. I recognize that looking at the pictures on the website make all of my choices look like a motley collection of clowns. And then there is my sweeby mission statement about "cool" kitchens that I still stand by. To explain this in the context of my kitchen, let me share how it feels to be in the kitchen. Our home is in northern California near San Francisco which is quite a bit different from general image of sunny LA or San Diego. It is said that Mark Twain once said that "the coldest winter I have ever spent was a summer in San Francisco". The marine influence here means that it is common to have 70 to 75 degrees in middle of summer. When the east coast was broiling this summer, we had 68-72 degree days. Then there is my house which is adobe.. This means the super thick bricks have to warm up first before the air inside the house begins to warm up.. It is usually a good 10 degrees cooler inside than outside. We in fact put in heated floors just for this reason. Then there is quality of light.. The banquette on the end of the galley is east facing but quite heavily shaded and the light is filtered and cool. The side of the galley with the doors and windows that opens to the courtyard is south facing but has a very deep eaves (around 7 ft) so the light here is very filtered as well. The only bright light source is the two new skylights. It is hard to show the quality of light with photos taken with my iPad. Then my "clown" choices... If I use light colors in the room, they do not actually lighten the room.. They just seem pale and flat. But stronger, brighter colors almost seem to glow and IMHO do not look garish or loud but rather brighten the space. If look at colors used in regions of the world where brick and clay is used for construction, they also use stronger hues and multiple colors..like encaustic moorish tiles and bright colorful Mexican kitchens.. I feel that if the stage is cleared for one prima donna clown (a la the hood) and the rest sort of disappears in a forgettable background chorus.. the. end resut is very lopsided. Having a few strong elements I think balances and makes the end result better.. The trick here is whether they are harmonious or competing. I am striving for harmony but with stronger colors.. I know color is a very very personal choice and I am not defending my choices but rather I felt I should contribute to this dialogue on color in the context of my darker kitchen with very filtered light. Many of the lovely kitchens here are blessed with lovely counter height windows and bright sunlight.. But a kitchen like mine is different and brighter colors may be an appropriate palette.. Anyways.. Just want to share my thinking ..

@ Cook-No budget. Although I know something like Blue Bahia is not in my range:) I am located in Myrtle Beach. In process of finding a different fabricator as we are now having difficulties with the one I went to originally. Too long to explain. Any suggestions on a fabricator is welcomed as well.