Is there any chance that you could change out the window and door to the sunroom into a pair of french doors? I think it would be a lovely look there, and make much more sense perhaps. You could re-use the drapery if you desired, just hanging the panels on either end. You might consider changing out the spindles to iron spindles or iron decorative panels of some kind. I think the piano is wonderful, and if that is the only place for it, so be it. I would try to tuck it down into the corner a bit more, and take down the sconces. The tall mirror would be wonderful leaning on the wall there, at the keyboard end of the piano, where the bench is. I agree with opening the piano to give it presence, and then adding a wonderful floor lamp near the mirror. I would think about taking the foyer piece and putting that in the DR once the bookcases leave. Then you could put two of the side chairs, one on each side of that, and use the sconces from the piano wall there. By moving two of the side chairs and taking out a leaf or two, you could get your table centered under the chandelier. Rather than putting the flat screen to the left of the fireplace, I would think about putting it on the wall where the tall mirror is now, and orienting the furniture to that. It will fit better with the fireplace and the bookcase if you want a sectional from which everyone can see the TV, and still enjoy the fireplace. The sectional would start from the side where the secretary is, and the other leg would face the fireplace. Replacing the carpeting will make a big difference in the feel of the room. Wood is nice if you can do it, but a neutral berber will create a lighter feeling in the room. A soft grey-green on the walls would seem to work with the fireplace stone and also the wood tones in the room.

Thanks arielitas_mom! yes,my plan is to make a nice, big, luxurious tiled shower along the same wall that the corner shower is now. Probably about 39" w x 6 feet long (unless that's TOO long...). I do feel like this is a compromise, since a 3BR/2BA (and lts face it, most people will use it as 2BR/2BA/office) feels like it's step down, as far as the target market, from the 3BR/3BA/office we'd planned when we bought it. But it's good to hear some positive feedback from you folks about the compromise, because it really would stretch us too far to do the addition. Thank you! So what do you all think about the fact that there's no proper dining room? The DR area is really more of a dining "nook" and there's no place to put a really big dining table. ?????

thanks so much for trying Casey! love your memory :) I found the episodes of that show on their website and looked at each reveal and did see that type of flower, but it was on a pillow... you got the right colors though! thanks for trying... let me know if you see it again sometime! Lisa

:-) I wasn't really hurt that no one had posted anything yet (in regards to your comment about being sad that there were no replies), as I just posted it at 11 p.m. last night - but I definitely appreciate that you took the time to read and respond! I'm not much of a decorator, to say the least - but I do love warm, earthy tones. The floor pattern we chose was mainly because at that time, we were going to do our kitchen cabinets in the "dreaded" (to some) golden oak, and didn't want the flooring and cabinets to blend into each other (the other pattern we were considering didn't have the black lines - just the "golden" color). Now, with my love of copper and sage for the kitchen counters, I feel like the cabinets need to be something "deeper" than golden oak, with a more red undertone. The kitchen is wide open on two side - one opens to a family room full of windows, the other into a great room full of even more, bigger windows (there isn't a lot of "wall" on our exterior walls...). Everything will be very light and airy, so I thought perhaps I should offset it with some earthier, deeper choices in the kitchen. A blend of walnut and cherry tones might be just right - but now you've got me worried about the overwhelming "red swirls." I do want to keep the copper option on the island. And the flooring has been ordered. Do you have suggestions as to what you would do on the perimeter wall counter (the one 12' run which will have a cooktop in the center)? I didn't think the Metal Earth had that much of red swirls. Or is it the backsplash that should be changed, perhaps? I'm not as tied to that idea. I don't want to tile it, though, so it would probably end up just painted or something else relatively inexpensive, whatever that might be. Would a SS backsplash work, or would that conflict with the copper? I will be putting a SS sink in the copper countertop of the island, with SS faucet - I've been told they'll be fine together. Sorry - I think I just threw out more questions for consideration, didn't I??? Julie