Babka, I just e-mailed 3m to see which product would work best in this place, and they replied: "Due to the constant pull that would be on the Command(TM) Brand Hook, they are not recommended for use as curtain tie backs. At this time we do not have anything that we would recommend for this application." DAMN. writersblock: I love what Sweeby did. I will check out eBay. If I get something tiny and it rusts out, I'll just replace it. Thanks!

Fauxchick if you put glue on those fabulous drapes I'll fly down and shoot you myself LOL Having them adjusted profesionally will be quite inexpensive...you're taking the right route there :) Or you could mail them to me and I'll do them...mind you, I may have to hang them for a few years to get the wrinkles out...but when I'm done with them, you can have them right back :oP heh heh I too love this thread...I don't get to play with silk as much as I used to (I used to make quilts that were donated to charities asking my employer for money...in a busy bank, with lenders all around me, you'd see my corner office...Fancy desk, lots of file cabinets, very banker like...but wth? There's a babylock on the table in the corner and several piles of silk on the desk :) I loved being able to sew at work LOL I just pulled baby out of the closet and she's looking at me with great longing...maybe I'll make a drape today...she needs me :) (Unfortunately so does my 3 year old and he's not much help with the fabic!!!)

The color looks very nice - doesn't look dark at all. Do you need the chrome shelving? It doesn't really feel like it works with the art that is hung above it or elsewhere in the room. Too industrial compared to the old world feel of the artwork. If you don't really need it, I would get rid of it, take the interesting vase and fill it with some grasses and taller twigs and stick there. Get a black tasseled curtain tieback and loop around the neck of the vase to bring the black down to that piece. Could you use the little basket on the back of the toilet tank filled with pot pourri or decorative soaps? One other thing, but perhaps it is just me. I would fold the towels in thirds and hang them, rather than leaving them spread out on the towel bar. They kind of look like they are drying after being used when they sit that way imo. Nicely done! Enjoy your 'new' space.

Will the panels need to close for light control or privacy? If not, I could see a panel on the windows on either side of the bed, pulled from the inside to the outside with a lovely tieback and tassel. The side double window could then have the same panels hung on either side of the window, perhaps even on fixed short rods if they don't need to close. I don't mind the idea of romans, by the way, just was wondering what the needs were for the space. I could see romans done in a rich fabric. with soft, full folds rather than crisp ones. But the one down side of the romans is that they will close off a part of the windows all the time. Since the windows are two different lengths, the drapery could unify them a bit, but then with tables and lamps in front of the bed wall windows, the length difference likely won't be seen. As far as being afraid to mess up so that you are not even hanging art - mess up according to whom? It is your house - decorate it, live in it, and enjoy it. By not hanging anything, people could also think you messed up because you don't have any art in the place! LOL We all have opinions, but none of us has 'the' answer. Your home should be the place you can relax and feel like you belong. Stressing over every decor decision isn't creating that atmosphere. So, go hang some pix. Use some blue painter's tape and hang a sheet up on the windows and see how you like the drapery effect. Do the same think with some pillowcases or a folded sheet to give you the effect of inside-mount romans. Don't worry that every room doesn't have the same window treatment - if you really want plantation shutters for that room, and can't afford to do them everywhere, don't worry about it. And if you do make a choice and dislike it down the line, you either change it or live with it for a while. Just don't let fear keep you from living in and loving your beautiful home!