I'm keeping the material on my couch until I replace all furniture, but that won't be till next year. Yes, I want to replace those valances, don't like them anymore. the whole house is sorta country theme...it's placed on 26 acres, those windows overlook the acreage/pond/our horses. It's a living room w/TV. Here are some more pictures...some will be the white walls, we just painted this past weekend. http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/jennifercox5508/IMG_1000.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/jennifercox5508/IMG_1001.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/jennifercox5508/IMG_0963.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/jennifercox5508/Deer/IMG_0002.jpg

I have an older 24" oven, and I've done some research in the event we have to replace it. Most of the 24" models are European brands, and certainly most with convection are European. In your price range, Fagor and Bosch are probably your best bets. Someone on the Appliance forum has a Fagor 24" oven, and there are some posts about it there. Bosch, of course, is more widely available. Neither of those will have temperature probes; for that, you would probably need to step up about $1,000 over your budget to Miele.

I didn't want a pair of sheers because of the ability to accidentally leave an opening. My goal is to let light in, while being able to change without closing the curtains. In our last house, we had wooden blinds (regular size) and honeycomb blinds. A couple of those were cordless and they stopped working after a while, so I'm not keen on cordless. I don't mind the continuous loop versions. I'm intrigued by the idea of blackout fabric roman shades with sheer solar panels underneath, but that's not in the budget right now. (We're in the middle of a major kitchen remodel!) My husband is OK with getting more sheers for the room now, and changing it up later on when we decide what to do. There is no room in the current windows to attach any type of hardware. Not even tension rods. Anything would have to be mounted outside, but we don't want to poke more holes right now. Windows will be new construction windows, so the whole thing will be replaced.

Burlap. I often have admired this look provided by a vendor on etsy. I like how they hang from the rod. https://www.etsy.com/listing/857129878/burlap-curtains-40-off-burlap-panel?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=burlap+curtains&ref=sr_gallery-1-2&from_market_listing_grid_organic=1&bes=1