The bed and dresser are just beautiful! Before you decide about the bedskirt (and I think that this is a matter of personal taste - with no right or wrong), why not try out the looks to see how you respond to each. Set it up, using whatever fabric you have available to use for a mock up, without a bedskirt; with a bedskirt over the rails; with a bedskirt inside the rails; and without. Take some time to evaluate each and then go with the look that ultimately "clicks." This works well for me over a time period when I look, ignore, and go back to look until I feel sure. If you decide to add a bedskirt and prefer to show the bed rail, I have a suggestion that has worked well for me. We have a high (step up) Pineapple Poster in our MBR that has a 26-inch drop to the floor from the top of the box spring, which sits a good 6 inches above the top of the bed rail. A "double deck" approach allows the box spring to be covered and the rails to show. A shorter skirt attached to decking falls over the exposed box spring and tucks behind the rail. A longer skirt (in three sections - for each side and the base) is attached with velcro to the underside of the box spring and falls from under the bed rail to the floor. The fabrics can be the same or complementary and the style can be tailored or gathered. I have had several changes of bedding and I prefer that both skirts be gathered and I like to use two fabrics - the main bed skirt trimmed with the complementary fabric used on the upper skirt. When I redid my bedding the last time, I decided to use a long skirt over the rail. It looks nice, but I like it better the other way...and DH would not step on the fabric when using the rail to get in and out of bed, or put on socks!

You could put your set top box anywhere that an HDMI cable could reach to, but longer ones get thicker so you might want to keep the distance down to 12' or so. Running down to the baseboard for a piece of furniture that holds the set top box is the most obvious. I think a floor level hearth could look fine - especially with a tiled fireplace surround. Our situation is a bit different because we have an EPA phase II sealed fireplace with an intake vent below the firebox, but here is how it looks with a floor height hearth: The TV is wall mounted (it can extend, tilt and angle). The components (receiver, STB, BlueRay player are in the cabinet to the left. there is a power outlet behind the TV and HDMI cables go in the wall (from the TV up to the attic space, over and back down to behind the cabinet). The cabinet door for the components has speaker cloth and the remotes work through it. Also, there are Ethernet cables from behind the TV and behind the cabinet to the closet where our switch lives. No visible cables. We also put speaker wire in the walls.

Ours was only 14 years old so you win ... maybe? ;-) I swear mattress shopping is like playing the cup game with a con artist (hide a ball under one of 3 cups that move around, guess where the ball is). But I'll share what I've gleaned. We're going by how each feels in the store, how it will feel new (aiming for as little difference as possible) and how well it will hold up in the long run. Granted its new feel and longevity are dependent on what the salespeople tell us but, as I wrote above, we've received great customer service so we're trusting them. Innerspring mattresses are still the predominant type of mattress people choose. I'm betting it's because it's what people are familiar with. At least, that's true for us. I used to get all twisted up in knots about wire gauge and coil count but it seems that unless we buy a cheap mattress with limited coils constructed from untempered steel, there isn't a huge amount of difference as far as longevity in quality mattresses. There may be detectable differences in individual comfort but we can't just assume that one with more coils is the best mattress for us. But back to longevity. As one mattress salesperson told us, it's not the wire foundation that wears out first, it's the padding. That's why we're considering a bed topped with 2" of latex under 2" of Aerus memory foam since they supposedly won't show body impressions as quickly as other types of padding. This mattress has a nice cushy feel to it but I still feel supported by the coil portion of the bed. A latex bed is a completely new idea for us. The salesperson told us to lay on it for a while since first impressions aren't a good litmus test. The more we lay on it, the more we like it. It feels squishy when I get on it - definitely sinks in when more weight in centered in one spot than a coil bed does - but once I lay down, I feel wonderfully supported. The one we're looking at has a 6" base of 20 LDI natural latex topped with 3" of 19 LDI (the lower the number, the softer the latex). I just wish I knew more about latex beds. We did overhear 2 customers who came in and ask for a latex mattress because they finally need to replace their 20 year old (for one couple) or 30 year old (for the other couple) mattress. That's a good sign. However, I've also heard that today's latex mattresses aren't necessarily equivalent to yesterday's latex mattresses. We have until Friday to make a decision on our replacement. I swear I know all the salespeople because I go in regularly to lay on the beds, trying to whittle down our choices to THE one. At this point, I don't think we can go wrong with either. I sure hope I'm right. Hubby's leaving this up to me since he can sleep on almost anything. Lucky guy. I hope you're better at figuring out which cup the ball is under than I am. Oh, don't forget to ask about weight, too. Our current mattress is unbelievably heavy! It took both of us and no small amount of effort to rotate this mattress. The delivery guys told us it was about 200 lbs (it's a King). Supposedly, the heavier a bed, the longer it will last but I have to wonder if at some point, the difference is moot kind of like coil count. The two we're considering aren't as heavy so rotating it will be easier, ditto for making the bed. I never considered weight until I made the bed after it was delivered. Trying to tuck sheets and blankets in took effort and then some! Also, my experience with a shorter boxspring (we went with 4") is that it rests just below the bed frame sides. That made making the bed even more difficult since I had to reach under the frame a bit and lift the bed, instead of pushing in from the edge as I could do with a taller boxspring. I hope I haven't confused you....

Okay. This is my first time doing this. My room is a large (40' x 20') living/dining room combo in a 1930's house with 10' ceilings and hardwood floors. I did a shabby chic room with lots of white. Samples on Houzz show LOTS of stuff in the room. There is a rug that I covered up and did not know how to move. While the room already has white mini-blinds, I think I would replace the bench ($125) for some gauzy white curtains for the six large windows in the room. Also, I forgot to get a desk chair. Edited to add: This is the DFW Craigslist. I also don't see the dining room table which I believe was $200. The bench is definitely out of there. Total came in at $1485. I might have underestimated the paint. Couch $200 Armless chair $90 Chair $150 Rug $60 Desk $50 Lamps (2) $10 Art work $20 Mirror $20 Big Mirror $75 Sofa Table $50 Coffee Table $60 Side Table (2) $150 Pillows $40 Cabinet $195 Bench $125 Decorative Vases $10 Lamps (2) $15 Ice Bucket $35 Replacement Lamp Shades $30 Paint $50 Console Table w/2 lamps $50