I was a reporter for a small newspaper just out of college. I covered a museum press event and met several other reporters from different parts of the state there. A few weeks later a friend from a much larger city called to tell me that "my" article had appeared almost word-for-word in her local paper. She sent it to me, and sure enough---the other reporter had basically copied my entire article. I contacted her editor and sent him my piece. He later called me back to say that no action would be taken because he'd called the PR person at the museum and that man had told him that my article had been supplied by the museum as a press release! That was completely untrue, and I was livid. I told the friend who had first brought the matter to my attention and she laughed---and said she knew the reporter was dating a PR person at that museum. So I called the editor back and told him this, and he was appalled and embarrassed, and promised to get to the bottom of the situation. Both the reporter and her museum PR boyfriend were both fired from their respective jobs. Plagiarism is the product of intellectual laziness and dishonesty, sometimes equal parts of both, sometimes more of one than the other, but always both.

I did not buy the settee at this time. None of my coupons were working and the chickie on the order line was being difficult about it, so I gave up because the price difference would pay for a set of wood blinds. Maybe next time it goes on sale they'll work, or it'll be on a better sale. Windypoint, I adore all the Victorian trims, although I do have to exercise some self-restraint to avoid overwhelming my DH. He is extremely tolerant but he does still have his limits! The chair cushions are getting a nice deep-eggplant piping to match the same color in the (very very subtle) paisley, I have some lovely big olive-colored tassels for curtain tiebacks, and pillows will be generously trimmed out as well. I use few pillows (too many and they end up thrown on the floor) so they have to have "oomph" visually. Can't hack the pompoms though. :-) Hoosiergirl, the Morris chair is actually very comfortable! Appearances can be very deceiving. DH is picky about where he plants his butt and he claimed it as soon as it was brought home. It fits him perfectly. I've already said it's getting new, thicker cushions, the existing cushions do suck big time. Squirrel, thank you for eventually actually reading what I wrote. :-) I'm getting kind of frustrated with that in general, I end up wondering why I even bother writing/explaining anything at all if all people are going to do is look at the pictures? I've definitely learned my lesson though, I'll only post the barest minimum of pictures, if any, from now on. Thank you for the mockups, but I had to crack up at how the fabric you put on the Morris chair is showing on my monitor, as a very bright lime-tinged olive green with gaudy bright purple splotches. *chuckle* I'm also giggling at your very carefully working around organic_smallhome's end tables - I've been trying to weasel those out of her for ages so her old couch wouldn't get lonely for them! LOL I'm so bad! I have my eye on a couple of end tables in a couple of antique shops here that I am certain pretty much everyone here would absolutely detest but I really like. As for what happened to my old living room.... uh, I moved? ;-) ;-) ;-) The leather couch has been moved to what used to be the dining room - it was too large, squat and heavy for the living room, but the dining room is open to the kitchen and so the leather couch isn't as much of a hulk in there because the total space is greater. The upholstered bench is also in there because it, too, is too big for the living room. Dark wicker chair is in the guest room because a [expletive deleted] mover cracked one of the legs, and the leather chair and ottoman are in the bizarre little bedroom we use as a library because it is SO huge it doesn't fit anywhere - it's the only piece of furniture besides the bookshelves in the library! The camelback couch is smaller and less massive-feeling, much better-suited to the smaller living room. NO way am I buying a new couch for the living room. Good grief, I can't even imagine throwing away a good quality, extremely comfortable couch that I already have, that's just crazy talk! It's probably going to be some years before I can afford to have the couch reupholstered. A deep eggplant fabric would be my preference but it would probably be a neutral caramel-ish sort of color for more practicality. I do plan on a new slipcover for it but it is going to have to wait because nice slipcovers get pricey (especially when you're incredibly sick of microsuede and duck/twill just doesn't work for the room). Too much else on the right-now list!

You are right, the "neon" description for the current paint probably wasn't the best way to describe it, but it isn't as minty as it appears in the pics either. It's very bright nonetheless! Trust me, the nightstands look cheap as they are (I would take a pic but they are crammed in with other storage items in the garage) I'd never use them as is. They wanted 15 bucks each and I have never painted anything before so I thought if I ruined them I wouldnt be out much. My original thought was to paint them black...but that was based on some pieces I've seen done in black including some bookcases that my mom had my SIL do for her in black. They all seem to come out looking good, so I thought it was a safe bet. That was before the headboard and paint color. So, any more votes for cream? I saw some cabinets done in SW Soft Tan that looked creamy....any thoughts?

Select a larger console table if you have the room. Successful lobbies have furnishings that 'ground' it. All that little stuff is going to walk. I promise.