I've been thinking...what I really want, is the courage to follow my gut. I made the mistake of telling someone about the plan to paint the entryway pink, and I got that "Oh..." Then I found fabric I like for some chairs. For the pink entry. Looked at the swatch for a few days, decided it was the perfect thing, drove the 25 miles back to the fabric store, carefully measured it out with the chair pattern, bought it, brought it home, and my parting thought when I went to bed was that it would never work, the cats would shred it, it was the wrong weave, the wrong color, and would look like a hot mess. Today, not so much.

Pottery Barn. I bought their large secretary-hutch for our master bedroom. Took a chance here, because it's huge in size and pretty spendy as well. Am very, very pleased, both with the service (the deliverymen were nice guys, attached the hutch to the desk and carefully placed it for me) and the piece itself. Restoration Hardware. I bought an upholstered camelback armchair to accompany the P.B. desk and love it. Although I've had to tape two edges because of one naughty kitty's tendency to scratch that lovely chenille! Ballards. Have purchased their London bookcase and also a swivel-top TV cabinet. This is not heirloom furniture but both pieces are attractive and have been doing their jobs for several years now.

Point taken! Beverly's chair is perfect, if only it were 6" higher⦠ceiling is 12' and there's a pretty tall window behind this chair. I hadn't thought of Ballard (which is the frontrunner so far, I love that they do COM) but I've checked Arhaus, RH, PB, Horchow, Overstock, Wayfair and furniture manufacturers. If anyone has other suggestions, I would be very appreciative!

That WS secretary desk is gorgeous. I can see why you are drawn to it. I have this Pottery Barn Graham secretary desk in mahogany. I really love how it looks and it's just the right size for me. I'm not sure if it's too traditional for your tastes though. Crate & Barrel offers this Newman desk. It's a lot more affordable than the WS desk, so if your children destroyed it maybe it wouldn't be quite such a loss. Crate & Barrel also offers this Clarke secretary desk. Not quite the same look, but very modern. CB2 has a similarly modern, but more spare desk in the Intimo. Room and Board offers this nice looking office armoire in a variety of finishes.