jimmyjojo: I wrote to Dmitry (as you suggested :)) and he gave me this link : http://www.canadiangardening.com/forum/index.php

Thank you for your responses! They're very helpful and have provided food for thought. As obvious as it seems now that you've both said it, I would not have thought to limit myself to just the cream and soft green. I kept thinking I needed the burgundy at least. But I can see now that it and the peach would only exacerbate the orange, pink, and gold problems. Ingrid, I'm glad you came down on the side of the cream shades, since that's what I prefer. There are not that many to choose from that are all cream, that have an interesting pattern with the vertical element, and that can be gotten 84" wide, but I still have a couple more places to check. I need to find out if the stacking height is more or less for woven woods than that of 2" wood blinds. There's actually not as much pattern as you may think from my description--DH says he doesn't think of the sofa as being striped, it's so blended. And the rugs both have small patterns, not the strong ones you usually think of when you think of orientals. The colors of the "green" rug look perfect from a couple of directions and in some light. After reading your comments, I went down and stared at everything for a while and thought about all of the colors again. I've got cream etched filigree panels for the dining room where I am trying for a light airy look, since it has white bookcases and gets sun from the windows on 2 walls all day. However, there does not seem to be enough heft in these panels to use them in the living room due to the slate fire place wall, and a piano, double pocket doors to the DR, and the entry doorway on a second wall. The other 2 walls will only have the windows, the drapery panels, and a half size grandfather's wall clock, so at night, when you can't see the trees outside, they look blah, and seem like they would be more so with plain cream panels. There will be no space on these walls for any pictures to add color. There's really too much green in the room now, which is why I'd thought to look for a blended subtle pattern for the drapery panels. But since you've both said soft green or cream, I'll skip the peach. The panels will be closest to the wing-backed chair, a chest, and the piano rather than the rugs, so do you think they can stand a subtle pattern? Since the rugs have small designs in them, could I have a larger design in these as long as it's very muted? Or maybe an interesting pattern in a green weave that catches the light in an interesting way and makes it look like several colors of green? Although I really don't want to repaint a just painted house, I'm wondering if another color would bring everything together in the living room. The room seems disjointed and lacks a warm, cohesive feel. It's 16x20 so it could stand a darker color than what is there now and still not feel small. Any ideas for paint colors in case all else fails? I've seen so many beautiful transformations with paint both on this forum and the kitchen forum. If I did a cream and soft green blended pattern for the drapery panels, I would probably use a different pattern with the same colors for the 2 chairs which will be on the other side of the room from the windows. Would a slightly darker version for the ottoman that would be under the windows work between the wing backed chair and the sofa (they look pretty boring near each other), which at a distance almost seem to be the same color? I also am thinking of making a wide runner for the orangey cherry coffee table to subdue its influence! I'll keep an eye out for something interesting when I'm at the fabric store. I'd like something a little more colorful, but I'll have to be careful! As much as I'd like to pull the burgundy and pale peach from the rug, I hear you both when you say stick to the cream and green. The wing back chair and sofa definitely need some contrast, so pillows in these colors will provide some. Both the FP slate and the rug have multiple colors of green, so I can have both dark and soft green pillows along with the cream ones. Ingrid, glad you made the comment about linen-like or textured--I'll keep that in mind when I'm looking. myredhouse, we can't sacrifice the rug, because in spite of its color faults we LOVE the designs and some of the colors. We'd originally planned to buy a new sofa so DH could slouch (hard to do in my camelback!), but not enough money. We're sacrificing the 2 GREEN chairs to buy 2 that match and are more comfortable. Anne

In the subheading under the MG forum title is this explanation of intent: "This forum is meant for the discussion of master gardener programs as well as other volunteer gardening opportunities." So it is more about the program itself and really little if anything to do with plant problem solving :-) That's why I stated that the Garden Clinic forum was the best place to post those sort of questions. And to be absolutely honest, there is a wide variance in skill level and experience with MG's - some are extremely knowledgeable; some not so much. There is also a big difference in being able to ID a plant and to ID or diagnose a plant disease or pest issue and recommend treatment - some folks have skills and experience in one area, some in the other and some have both. I am fortunate to have a degree in horticulture so I am moderately (and I emphasize moderately.....I am not an expert in either) experienced in both. That is actually my profession - I am a consulting horticulturist - so I just kind of smoosh my experience doing that on a daily basis into my participation on GardenWeb :-)) Of course folks can post questions in any forum they think appropriate but most are intended for quite specific issues. And if asked which forum is the most appropriate, I would direct them there. But if there is an obvious plant problem on a forum which does not specifically address plant problems and I feel comfortable commenting on it, I will. I hope this answers your questions.

Added comment: My firm does large scale, high level IT and other types of consulting, among other things, and is UBER security conscious because of very sensitive client information we have. I had occasion a few minutes ago to connect to its intranet, and the information I wanted was sitting behind QUADRUPLE verification. (Name and password, followed by 3 security questions, followed by a different name and password, followed by an access code sent by email or text to a pre-verified address/number). Most of it is only double. I checked to find clear instructions and found that recent Microsoft and Apple Browsers are always supported, some versions of Firefox can have incompatibilities, and nothing else is supported. Any attempted log on with other browsers (like with Chrome) gets bounced. This is unchanged, it's been this way for years. Other than, originally, Apple wasn't supported at all until about 8 years ago and FIrefox was allowed at about the same time. That's why I questioned Jane's comment.