Yes, I have a small one made of metal that you can stick the handles into. I'm still using it for just a few items now, but found putting most of our hand tools on the wall was much easier for me to access. Obviously, we have too many tools, and they were starting to create a hazard when you pulled one out of the square metal caddy. (I thought it was great though, before we added to our tool supply.) Loaded, it got too heavy, and the heads of things like the dirt/garden rake were too big and awkward to pull out of the mix with everything else, as they fanned out into a large space. I found I actually prefer everything being flat against the wall, as the space it uses seems more efficient as it's all easy to see and grab. It helps that nothing is in the way of anything else.

My home is missing all its shutters. A neighbor said he has exterior storm windows but could not close his shutters when a major storm came. If I choose to replace the shutters, I would also like to be able to close them if necessary. I understand exterior shutters also protect the wood windows.

Oakley - That is something I thought of a few months back, but needed to see the wooden valance gone. Where would you install the rod? I like the look of the tall ones. I don't think I can make that fit that the rod isn't running over the moulding. This one is ok. This looks like skimpy napkins to me. I don't think my window is wide enough. Inside measures 27.75"W x 34.5"H. With trim is 33"W x 37.25" H to sill. You said about less fluff. I know it will be fake, but I figured there should be some fullness so it doesn't look unrealistic. Tina - Did you mean to attach something? Which one are you talking about? Annie - Thanks for the photos. They look nice. Tension rod definitely seems like the easiest thing for an inside mount. Ratherbesewing - That looks nice. Good job around the trim. Tannatonk - Thanks! That's a great idea. I'd like to let the max amount of light I can get away with so I probably wouldn't lower a shade in this case. Mtnrd & Annie - I know, the window is quite small and an inside mount means not much fabric. I don't know that I mind a header, but can't find a photo of a roman with one. Instead of an inside mount, I could keep the hardware where it's currently located. That's white wall, not trim, showing in the photo I posted at the beginning of the thread. I think I need to buy a tension rod and do some mock ups.

I have the best neighbours. My neighbour Donna stopped by earlier today to see how everything was going and she noticed the Rose of Sharon bush I planted had been run over by the lawn mower when my neighbour cut the lawn a few weeks a go. I babied that thing through then drought making sure it survived and my neighbour thought it was a weed. He cuts my lawn when he cuts his because I could never get my gas powered lawn mower to start. Donna then went home and an hour later was back with a wheelbarrow and a shovel and a beautiful large Rose of Sharon bush. How nice was that! She reminded me the city was sending around trucks Friday to pick up trash from the flood. I told her I was going to call my brother after he got off work to bring up the things that needed to go. Donna then said she would do it. Of course I was useless, I was able to bag things but I wasn't able to bring the stuff up the stairs. We got rid of just about everything down there even though it wasn't wet from being on the floor but because everything was wet from the dampness. I had a bamboo table and chairs that went out to the curb and everything else that was down there that I was never going to use. Bundles of cardboard boxes the restoration people brought in for my last flood because they were wet from the air. Most of the items were given to me by other people who thought I might be able to use them one day and they just end up down the basement. I refuse items now. There was a box with a mirror with big bulbs around it like you would see in some Hollywood dressing room. I forgot it was downstairs and not something I needed or would ever use. Then another neighbour came over to help bring stuff up and take to the curb. Even the stuff I saved from the flood that I put on the landing was so wet we got rid of it too. I am beyond appreciative of their assistance. Now that everything is out I just have to wait for the other group to come in and disinfect. I have the fan running down there now.