chenille, that is what it is called, when you wash it make sure it is not with other things, the loose threads will make a mess, some folks tie the fabric in a pillowcase to wash, if you have a stiff brush you can brush to loosen the strings, lots of fun, not real good for baby things as the bits of threads can come off and get in the throat. Rene

My plans are a little up in the air, but we had to start because of a mold issue. I'm 100% sure I want to move the refrigerator and freezer to that wall, and will move the unit with the deep drawers to the other side. Most of the cabinets were built for the house mid 1980's and we had a couple of things added mid 1990's, but no doors made. We haven't been able to find anyone to make those doors. Dh & I have discussed pulling out the pantry at the far end and building one that goes to the ceiling. The way it is now, the pantry is about 5' tall and the cabinet above it set back about 10 inches. Just enough that I can't reach the doors or get anything out without a step ladder. We can reuse the lower doors but need to have upper doors built. I also want to add a spice pullout on that wall with the base cabinets, and I'm not sure whether to try to get a raised panel that small or just go with the same thing as the drawer fronts. That would be much easier, but I'm not sure how it would look. I'm going to either sand or strip the cabinets and stain darker. The finish is beginning to peel on doors with a lot of use. I'd really like to make it look a little more country, but I'm not sure those doors will go with that look. Here's a link to my photobucket album with the few pictures I have so far. Kitchen Remodel Samantha, I just did a search on Mediterranean kitchens and found a really great inspiration picture. It looks like Mediterranean and Tuscan are very similar. Christine, I'm kind of anal about symmetry also, but it's not the alternating panels that bother me about this, but that some of them are larger than others. It wouldn't be as noticeable if they were single panels. live wire oak, the countertop is the hardest part for me. I keep going back and forth on what I like and what is practical. That will be last and hopefully by then I can make a decision.

Thanks, I'm just trying to find some pictures of beds made up with it so I can get a "whole room" idea. With it all folded up like that I really can't wrap my mind around what the finished bed would look like. I'm trying to recreate, on tight budget, the feel of a room I fell in love with on Pinterest. It's not that pattern .... Actually more of a jacobean but I was hoping the damask might be an okay substitute. I just can't quite imagine it though, was looking for a picture of the bedding made up.

One of the knotweeds, Polygonum/Persicaria species.