Cait...looks wonderful...the chandelier is perfect now:))

Hallelujah! Thanks! Looks really beautiful and I'm sure you will enjoy many wonderful moments and memories in the space.

Wow! What an amazing transformation, Cait!

I have learned that They wave best if the clip is on one side of the back tab and not directly on the tab...try that it should work well... can't wait to see it all!!

You can also just clip in a small pleat at each tab.....some like it that way too! Looks nice when the drapes are stationary.

Are you sure of the length with the rings? Or do you get the right length with the rings? I like to take new drapery to my dry cleaner and have them press them into the fold shape I want. I gives a polished, nice finished look. I am not crazy about those rings. They don't look proper scale to the drapery weight?

Sorry horrible quick draft:(

Are they up? Anxiously awaiting the reveal.. lol :)

Thx... will be peeking in! :)

I would remove the rings. See how that works. You can hang them from the inside loops. I think that might look better anyway. More formal looking. Try that.

Where did you hang the rod? Should be as close as possible to ceiling...you can do a puddle but I think you will prefer them just touching the floor a bit....

Ugh.. to puddles;(

Can't you exchange them for the 84" ones?

Measure to see if 84" works before you go to the expense of hemming. Do you like the look in general?

OK, if you like them then I like the idea of just sides with panels. It won't look so heavy. Your room is lovely, so this is just the frosting on the cake! Too bad you have to have them hemmed. That is a bummer. But they are just too long.

Hemmed and you need the rings to complete the look..I would not do the tabs...the rings will look much better!:) honestly the would maybe change $20 a panel and will press them for you at a tailor.

I do remember that 84" was to short and that the next size up would be to long..they will look beautiful hemmed and hung on rings...metal rings are a different look than the big wood rings so no worries the ring size is very appropriate for those panels.....

the rings clip onto the top of the drape so you have to take that "length" into account for total length of drape. Looks like maybe 3"? The clip just hooks onto top or just under the top of the drape panel.

The tabs inside the drape are made so you could run a rod through them if you want to hang that way. That approach is for a more stationery panel because moving those on a rod is more difficult than rings.

Why are you using rings? I think this room is more elegant than rings??

Margo, I agree, I think the rings are too casual for a formal dining room.

Rings are used any many formal dining spaces?? In Cait's case they will look beautiful with her woven shades...

talk to you soon Cait:))

Home Interiors_Sorry that giving an opinion makes you feel ganged up on?? As a Pro you should be able to handle that.

Oh no problem here!I have very thick skin:)) But just wanted to show rings on drapery can be in any style space formal or casual.

True, but even in the pics you have shown, I would preferred no rings, no puddles. All preference;)

The drapes are at the cleaners being pressed! Picking up on Friday and then I will have the lady come over to measure and hem them.

How do you all feel about hanging a wine rack right when you first walk in to the right? I have a floor one in the kitchen, but my one year old found them yesterday and now I have to move them and I need a place to store my wine! Mama needs her wine!

A few I found. I would like it to hold at least 7-10

https://www.wayfair.com/Brayden-Studio%C2%AE-Haviland-10-Bottle-Wall-Mounted-Wine-Rack-BRSD6225.html

https://www.wayfair.com/Red-Barrel-Studio%C2%AE-Caffey-24-Bottle-Wall-Mounted-Wine-Rack-RDBS6730.html

2 of these next to each other https://www.wayfair.com/Mercury-Row%C2%AE-Zaniah-7-Bottle-Wall-Mounted-Wine-Rack-MCRR1516.html

Read up on wine. The worst thing you can do for a bottle of wine is expose it to natural light. So don't do the wine rack thing. Many other better choices. Wine should be stored with the bottle slightly tilted to the cork to keep the cork wet and the bottle sealed against air intrusion. Red wines need to be kept at about 56 degrees and whites cooler. If you even slightly like wines, or you would like to be more informed about wines, you can google "need to know about wines, storage principles" words like that and you will find a lot of good information. The proper shape glass for the specific wine is also VERY important. So, read up and you will find you enjoy your wines so much more it will be hard to believe. As a test, take a medium priced bottle of your favorite wine. Let's say it is a Chardonnay. Get a simple water glass. Then also get a "chardonnay" glass which would be one shaped with about 5" of height in the glass itself and wider at the bottom than the top edge and not too wide. You can find the exact shape. Buy one at a wine specialty shop. Then, pour the same amount (about 4 oz.) into each glass. First, taste the one in the water glass. Then rinse your mouth with water and wait a minute or so. Then try the same wine in the proper glass. Taste a difference? Is the proper glass way better! Yes, I am betting this will be the result. You can do the same test with a red wine (not chilled!!! ). You can go on line to Riedel.com and see their various lines from top quality to moderate to low. Target sells their moderate line and it is well worth the investment. Wine Enthusiast also has lots of interesting facts, pictures, suggestions, etc. You can learn to really enjoy wines in a totally different way. Sorry for that excursion into Wine Country, but hope it gives you something to try!

Here is a quick screen shot of glasses. Cheers!

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Since you have the black iron chandy, the gold mirror, perhaps a grouping of maybe 4 black and white photos with black frames and white mats might be striking without taking away other elements. Also, didn't you have a bar cart in black iron? Is that in the room? Could it go there with a grouping above it? Here is an example. Although this is a grouping of six, it is just for "concept".