Marlene...I like the 2 urns at your steps, too ... & those big tiered ornaments! Very festive! Your galvanized tub w/the sled is great on your porch corner! Your Christmas gnomes hiding among the pretty canister set is very cute! They are tricky lil critters ...be careful, they may find a permanent home somewhere ...& you won't be able to find them to pack away after Winter! Love the angel in the cloche ...those colors are so gorgeous tog ... I am ready to use that color in a bedroom, I think...so pretty! And that Nativity always calls to me...all white & the fact that you made it at one time in Ceramics! Awesome! Your home is very lovely ...& you're ready to take on another big project uh...sounds intriguing...old, new mantle ...(eww, I hate strippin' wallpaper!) TFS! Jeanne S.

I was trying to find a photo similar to how I did my mom's with the rod on the top and the bottom, no luck yet. It creates kind of a small 'curtain wall', so if there's a breeze the bottom remains stationery since it's on a rod too. A little tricky but not terrible getting them aligned so her sidelight panels were taught but not so tight they stretched ;) Anyway, I can't find a photo like I hung my mom's, but did stumble onto something different. They've used a crane rod on lower half of window only, I kind of like that look. Go to the bottom of the page in this MS article and squint! ;D

Okay guys.. thanks soo much for heading me in the direction. Those 2 hutches are facing each other in opposite sides of the room. I think one hutch should go just cause it's too many hutches lol. That's a good point about painting the wall before purchasing the art. But .. then that's a whole new issue ack! That wall behind the entry is common with the living room wall. So whatever treatment I do for the entry needs to flow into the living room. I have been considering 4 choices for that wall. 1. paint it red (my sectional is red) 2. Wallpaper it 3. Do a wash on it (like tuscan) golden/browny wash faux 4. Paint it Cream I guess I do need to decide on the wall before I choose the art work. I have some pretty papers "saved" to my list. Dh says he doesn't want a red wall (doesn't want to look at it) but did say it is up to me. I actually haven't been able to get past this one wall in my projects. Cause it's both the entry and the living room Yikes@!!

A fan can reduce the feeling of hot, typically anywhere from 7 to 10 degrees. Obviously in our southern climate a fan will not be enough once summer time temperatures kick in. A fan in a room is probably not bad insurance to allow occupant that comfort choice whether to use the fan or not. Typically a ceiling mount fan is more than adequate. They come in all sizes of fan blade reach. Most small rooms a 42" fan blade ceiling mount fan is more than adequate for larger room you could install a 52" fan blade ceiling mount. Most ceiling fans come with a reversing switch that depending on how you have it set will either blow air up to the ceiling or down to the floor. Not everyone likes a ceiling fan, because if you have a home office or the room you are trying to cool is on the second floor of the structure... the fan is probably not going to do much most of the time and blowing things around is kind of annoying. If keeping utilities low are your goal: There are ways and methods to find the cool oasis you are looking for. Obviously this comes at a cost far greater than merely installing a ceiling fan. Air Conditioners are rated in SEER's this stands for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. The higher the SEER rating, the less it will cost you to operate. Approximately 12 years ago 10 SEER equipment was still being sold (prior to 2006). Now the minimum SEER rating is 14 for the south. However, current SEER ratings can hit 20 SEER or higher. These systems not only are cost effective but also reduce humidity to a large extent. To the point a ceiling fan would make you too cold on most days. Comfort is a fickle beast. No two people are alike. But a home is an investment and I can guarantee when it comes time to sell that investment a well cooled home in a hot climate like 'Texas' you're more likely to find people who want to be really comfortable. This will help you sell your house, when that time comes. If you're comfortable with a fan, imagine how much more comfortable you'd be with less humidity. Single speed AC's just can't measure up to the task of humidity removal in the south. In my home, ceiling fans are more of a decoration piece... and also serve as a back up in case the AC goes down. I service the Katy, Texas area.