Thank you for the kind welcome Susan. I can see that you all a very good at building enthusiasm here. Actually, I noted it long ago! Tropsero, I didn't have a real wish list...at least not yet. I noted some gorgeous colours under the Sold Out sign on the Palatine site and would have loved to have investigated further, but not knowing more made it a little easier to wait till next year. However I am finding that the colour of the Gallicas is right up my alley! And they are hardier than others. Hippolyte is one that sold out and looks great in the picture...But I almost always do a lot of research before I choose a rose. I am not at home right now so will get back to you with the FB list on Saturday. However I can tell you that I have had Tamora on my wish list for years. I see that Hortico has it (along with affordable shipping rates) so I am very tempted to pick it up, along with Lillian Austin, Pretty Jessica, Molineux (becauses they are non nodders) and Golden Celebration....just because..... (had it before). Will further introduce myself on Saturday or next week. Got kids coming home for the holidays.

It's glass...I don't have it here to take anymore pictures, but it's white under the brown/gold on the outside. If you look down into it, you see white and the bottom is white..no signatures or markings...could it be milk glass? There is one similar to it on e-bay only with a different picture...it is under "Indian vases" if you want to go and take a look. I was surprised that there was one there, but someone suggested I look. The man who has it, says it is milk glass...I was just sort of interested in the history of it...and now I'm wondering how many different pictures there are and how they got them on there in the first place...

I'm going back and forth on adding in some small streaks of the green and bits of silver. Here's what I'm thinking as of now: 1) Base coat - Color match to the beige/light gray in the pillow that comes with set (see picture of forest green comforter I added above.) 2) Add a FEW streaks ("strie"- the vertical lines), of the green and light gray (or whatever the "beige/light gray" pillow color is). I would add maybe 1 streak of each every 7 - 8 inches. I probably wouldn't even be using a teaspoon of each color for the entire wall. I doubt it would even show in the pictures, but when one is in the room, they would see a very subtle lines of the green and light gray. And if I even change the comforter, I could just paint over the green and light gray streaks. 3) Add the metallic paint (something light and "pearly") as the final coat on the headboard wall. 4) Paint the rest of the walls in the base coat (the beige/ light gray color matched from the pillow.) I really like the "drama" of the forest green comforter against the light walls. I also love that large gold metallic vase in @Molly 's picture. Thinking of doing something like that in a pewter. Now just have to find a massive vase that doesn't cost $300+ dollars.

uh, those of you saying 'let it go' (the pattern goof), and 'it's good enough',,,huh? If i'm paying good money for a difficult pattern layout (and herringbone is one of the most difficult patterns to lay,,,,correctly) then i'm going to need it done right. Newfie stjohn,,,,by chance, were you charged extra money for this layout? you should have. takes 4X as long to do this layout than a standard one. So I'll ask opinions about that. If a customer pays extra money for a difficult layout to be done, but there is a mistake in the layout, should any consolation be given? I"ve taken hours to dry-lay tiles on the floor in order to get the best layout. I'm sure it was just an oversight on the tilers part because all he had to do was switch directions. It wouldn't have been anymore work for him to do it correctly. And if he had done the dry layout first, he could have adjusted the starting point so that he didn't end up w/tiny triangles in the corner. That's a no-no when doing herringbone. I'll also add, that if this was unavoidable from the tilers point of view, should he have mentioned it to the customer? (but I can guarantee, this was not. a dry run would have shown this). This would also be a nice lesson for the tiler. How else will he learn and get better? no one is saying to 'harass' the PM. And just janni,,,The fact that you state this group on Houzz is judgmental is really ironic. don't you think?! I never said the shower didn't look good. OP was concerned about changing grout colors for heavens sake. I told her it looks fine. I just mentioned the pattern was off in corner. I never told her to have it torn out for a redo, nor did I advise her to go to battle w/the tile or GC! Geez people. I'd prob just live with it if it were mine. Perhaps I look at quality of work in a different manner. Yes, I'm sure she can live with it and I'm sure no one will even notice. But, it's her money.