I don't think the Hopsack is so dark of a color that it wouldn't work well with the sculpture. Today at Dillards I saw a table scape that I thought was gorgeous and never would think of putting the colors together...the beige tone of your sofa with a soft gray...it didn't have the blueish gray tone mentioned above but was more of a true gray...I can see where yayagal is coming from with her suggestion.

I recall someone who characterized her style as French. She had a red fabric-covered board, I think, above her fireplace, a white painted frame sofa with a print or plaid, yellows, reds, and blues? Can't recall her name, but if you can give more details of your recollection of her room(s), maybe you'll jog someone's memory more.

We have just installed Plyboo Strand bamboo floors from Smith and Fong. We did a ton of research and decided on the Smith and Fong because it is beautiful and very, very strong: 3000 Janka rating. The price was also quite reasonable, and it is green, even among bamboo products. Obviously we have no first hand experience with durability yet, but were quite impressed in our dealings with the manufacturer. Our queries about installation and finishing were answered quite promptly and knowledgeably.

sombreuill (so nice to see you pop in on my thread), that's the way we're going to go. After much discussion and research, we're keeping the existing kitchen door and addressing the jam rot only. I talked to a supplier about purchasing a custom made new rot resistant jam for the TT door (their old doors were an inch taller than all other brands). And then I talked to the owner of the window contracting company who suggested that since the rot was minimal, another option was to remove the affected wood, fill with epoxy and sand it smooth. Once painted, we'll never know that it was damaged and there would be no reason for further damage to occur (the leak that caused the rot happened years ago and has since been addressed). This is a cost effective solution that won't delay the exterior or interior work so we're quite happy about it. This company has an excellent rep (BBB, contractor's board, Angie's List, Yelp, etc, plus two suppliers told us that, hands down, this is *the* company to work with. Their work is excellent). They are conscientious about making sure that all installs are to code and won't cause water issues down the road. The amount of flashing, wrapping, etc that they are adding to our windows and doors is more than twice what our initial install had 21 yrs ago. You should have heard them mumbling about how poorly the house was flashed and how amazed they are that they haven't uncovered any dry rot (so thankful for that but it could have been a different story if we hadn't replaced the failed LP siding when we did.). Thanks for the brand recs, ak0402. I'll keep them in mind should we ever need to buy a new door.