Did you try using the plastic sew on rings? I was going to space out and hand sew rings on the back of mine and use a ribbon to run through them to gather the folds together. I'll probably end up combining a few different tutorials. I should probably test mine out on cheap fabric too. I'm going to somehow tie mine to the rod I'll be using. Both of these are for relaxed romans though so maybe that won't work for straight folds. This is for a functional roman, but it shows using rod support at the bottom. I'm not sure how necessary that is. http://www.addicted2decorating.com/second-roman-shade-finished-plus-a-tutorial.html Here is a link that might be useful: with rings

Mark took responsibility for his minor mistakes and had a good experience. He ended up feeling good and believing he had made a good decision. He had done a lot of research before deciding to work with VOVO. He is pleased with his new kitchen, in the way a balanced individual is pleased. Notably, he didn't say it was the best business decision he had ever made in his life. He would have sounded overly-excitable and discredited himself if he had said that. Why did Mark have a good experience whereas a client who ordered from VOVO after learning of his success here on this page did not? There are many possibilities. He didn't blame VIVO for things that weren't their fault. He took control of his installation and was able to make adjustments as needed when the unexpected occurred. He maintained a positive relationship with VOVO from start to finish. I believe that I can have a good experience with the company, similar to Mark's.

Wow, decoenthusiaste many thanks for the tips!! The window coverings - didn't really think of this earlier - but yes - matching color for the walls and curtains does make sense! The see-through window we think more of - matte/frosted windows - to increase the privacy, although this would certainly lower the light passing through :( I've just received news, that the windows on the very bottom of the drawing will be covered in a special 4 season layer to prevent heat from getting out in the winter and heat from entering in the summer. Apparently some specific silver nano-coating will be applied, which however will reduce the light passing to about 70%. Flooring: we will go for laminated tiles except for kitchen, bathroom and hallway as a cheaper and more versatile option. Colors we also thought of wooden accents which should be rather light. I am thinking how it will look like if we focus on a tad darker floor with more white-ish for the walls and furniture? Would this look nice or would it make the room darker? Rug/Carpet: what combination should work if we go for a light wooden floor, with presumably brown/blue sofa and a xxxxxx colored rug :? :) Walls: in all honesty we will be using wallpapers (including one colored wallpapers with some elements maybe). This will give us more versatility + some materials/textuers also offer additional soundproofing as opposed to pure walls with paint coating. I was thinking a blue-ish tint would work good - exactly like in the examples that you provide? Is there some general guide as to what tints we should opt for to make the room feel bigger without going into sterile mode - we would want to make the room feel cozy. We originally wanted to go white with brown furniture, but now that you mention brown being a depressing color we might have to rethink. Maybe brown for furniture (dining table and sofa), white-ish wooden floors (maybe a few nuances darker than white), and white-ish walls. Also white or whiteish for cabinets, chairs and the kitchen sets. Furniture sizes ... 1 meter = 3.28 feet. I guess once the rooms are built we can use tape prior to purchasing to get a better feel of the volume of the furniture. This + 3d visualizations ... :) Dining: is there some general guidance as to how much space should be left - or we better just test ... :? Master Bedroom: built in closet ... this could be an option and could go all the way to the ceiling (being a wall with shelves and the same sliding doors we are thinking of). With reflective white-ish surfaces for the doors to imply more space. Is it cheaper/easier to create as opposed to a regular 2.40m(tall) wardrobe? Lights: really great advice here. Will surely think of how to incorporate those. We will do the wires after the apt is ready as there will be a hanging ceiling for insulation put in place and just then shall we cover the cables etc. This being said - we should add loads of those. The LED panels are something we are thinking of and actrually saw a really nice artificial window in IKEA (lead panel + curtains). However the DIY won't cut it and we might go for store bought 60x60cm panels (around 50$ each - which is fair @3600lumen for example). If we add 2 or 4 for an artificial window this would mean a lot of light ... I've read that the calculation should be approx 200lumen for each sqm of surface and this should be 2x or 4x. Again many thanks for the tips and links. We are discussing everything - as we have not yet finalized our selection (but we have time) :)

First, thanks, All, for your thoughts. Today's my last day at work 'til the new year, and this is going to be my project. I was reading online what some people say they own /think is appropriate. One woman said she owns something like 250 hanging shirts PLUS an overflowing drawer of tees. Okay, I feel a little better about myself ... at a guess, I suspect I have 75-ish hanging items in my closet plus a shelf of sweaters above. Yet this morning I went to the dryer and pulled out a shirt to wear. Hey, I have two pairs of jeans, slacks in black, navy, gray and Khaki, lots of plain t-shirt-style tops, sweatshirts for cold weather, several pairs of shorts for hot weather. I survive. I'm pretty much with you ... in terms of what I actually wear. What I have that I actually wear is one pair of jeans, one pair of black jeans (which I sneaky-sneaky wear to work all the time), and two pairs of work-appropriate slacks -- one gray, one light brown with a herringbone pattern. I have a couple other pairs of work slacks that, um, won't zip anymore -- can't understand why! :( My plan for them is to pack them in a box and label them with a date one year from today. In one year, if I can wear them, they can stay -- if not, they're going to Goodwill without the box being opened. I think it depends on a lot of factors. Do you work outside the house? Do you exercise, play tennis, etc...? Do you live in a climate w/ four distinct seasons? How frequently do you do laundry? I do work, but I'm retiring in roughly two years. I just last night thought to myself, "I will not buy work clothes any more" -- or, I will buy sparingly, replacing only as actually needed. I actually do need a new pair of black flats. We Carolinians do have seasons, but winter is mild (40s being our typical lows). Thing is, these are also my church clothes and my going-out-somewhere-casual clothes, so I can't out-and-out STOP owning these things. But once I retire, I will not need the quantity I have now. Yes to exercising, but I feel comfortable with that arena of my wardrobe. I have "just enough" without excess. Similarly, my coats and shoes seem to be "just enough" -- that is, I have what I need, and nothing sits un-used. Must analyze: how is it that I've chosen better in these arenas? Shoes are kind of easy to analyze: A couple years ago I developed Plantar Fasciitis, so many of my shoes had to be replaced. Fortunately, my two daughters wear the same shoe size and were quite willing to take all those nice strappy sandals and heels that I could no longer wear. I can wear a couple brands of sandals -- and they're not all old-lady looking, but I have to be so very PICKY -- and I can wear any shoe into which I can slip my small orthopedic insert. Surprisingly, I have not missed one single item and it's refreshing to not have the closet overflowing. Yeah, I want to be able to say that. Do a goggle search on "personal uniforms" I didn't know that term, but I think I'm already doing that. My go-to work outfit is a Lands End knit dress ... worn on its own in fall/spring, worn with a cardigan in winter. I have probably a dozen of their dresses in a variety of colors. I don't wear this exclusively, but I probably wear this type of thing three days out of five ... especially in warmer weather. Also, search on" LBD project". "LBD" stands for "little black dress". Oh, no. I know you mean well, but I hate little black dresses. With all the colors in the world, why do women flock to no color? Go to a party, and all the women are wearing the same color? I own exactly one black dress -- one of my Lands End knit dresses -- and I always wear it with a colorful cardigan or jewelry. I want a closet that looks like one of those photo shoots in an Ikea advertisement where there are just two pairs of shoes, a couple of folded pants and a half dozen tunics. I'm not sure I want anything quite that minimal, but I understand your point. I am glad that I can sew, when I can find a suitable fabric to sew with. I can sew, and about a hundred years ago (when I was in college) I worked in the sewing section of Belk's department store -- they no longer have that department. I don't particularly enjoy sewing, but I'm compotent. Being 4'11", I do excel at hemming. I love loose linen pants and the concept of dressing that is referred to as "langenlook". It is a loose style of dressing. Reminds me: I recently saw a picture on a travel site of a woman wearing a pair of loose linen pants and a white peasant blouse. I have several blouses (in several colors) similar to the one she was wearing. She was saying it was a perfect, comfortable travel outfit, and it would work with casual sandals or Toms-type slip-ons. I liked it enough to look it up online -- I liked the pants in a tan linen and a pink linen -- and I thought I'd ask my husband to get them for me for my birthday, which is in spring. As I said, I'm not far from retirement, and I thought that'd be a nice type of thing to have as I transition out of my school-marm things. I have always been good at work clothes and ultra-casual clothes, but I have never felt quite comfortable with the "in between outfits"; that is, I'm not good at pulling together an outfit that says "full-fledged adult meeting girlfriends for lunch and shopping" -- and I'd like to be better at that. I can look like I just stepped out of my classroom, or I can look like I'm about to go cut firewood, and I do "fancy" well -- but I would like to feel more "put together" for casual events like a baby shower or going out to a museum. Hey, hey, hey -- STOP IT! I'm trying to get rid of things, and here you are encouraging me in a different direction! (Pouting.) Most women buy so many things in an effort to piece it all together. When I was younger (and used shopping as a hobby without fully realizing it), I was very guilty of buying pieces and pieces, especially sale items ... then never wearing them because I didn't have anything to match. I have become better about that over the years. I don’t think it’s outfits per se, it’s pieces that can make up a ton of different outfits. I think that 's a fair statement -- as long as they do add up to outfits. I've learned to be more intentional with my purchases. At this point I do have pants that I can't wear any more because the shirt that matched them was stained /thrown away, etc. my only exception is cocktail dresses, since they don't get worn as often. That brings up another issue ... fancy dresses are taking up more than their fair share of my closet. I'm at the age at which my daughters /my friends' daughters are getting married, so I need to keep these dresses. Obviously, I don't want to downsize my dresses, then find myself forced to buy something new for an event. Only one of my daughters is married, but I have two mother-of-the-bride dresses. A funny story -- funny now: I bought a great dress and was very happy ... until my mother-in-law texted me picture of the very same dress, saying she'd just bought it! She was iffy on whether she'd wear it or not, and I just couldn't trust her not to do it ... so I had to go buy a second dress, which I liked less. Both are in my closet. And in the end, she didn't wear the dress! I could've worn it to the wedding. Back to the point: How /where do y'all store such items? I was thinking of taking them off the hangers, gently folding them, and storing them in a basket on the difficult-to-reach top shelf. If I'm going to wear one of these dresses (I live in a world of casual dresses and jeans), I'll have weeks of notice, and I can take it out, hang it, even have it cleaned. Good idea or bad idea? Thanks, All, for your ideas.