i really appreciate the kind compliments; i put one heckuv an effort into a meticulous little oasis of plants and such. i think next spring i am going to dig out some of the less flashy hostas and donate them to the neighbours; i sense that i am turning into a bit of a collector on the low end of the food chain. lol. i am always keeping my eye out for the right hosta at the right price in the right condition. the heuchera bud is starting to bite as well and i will need to make room for that too.

I'm actually going to use two of the colors that aren't working for you in my new construction. Shaker Beige in hallways and foyer. And Monroe Bisque in rooms that have our medium colored Maple cabinetry--it definitely has a warm tone to it. I looked at lots & lots of taupe colors. How about Wheeling Neutral HC92? I really liked this one and it seems not too yellow, gold, green, pink. etc. and neither cool or warm. I also liked Manchester Tan but it seems more of a light cool neutral with some gray added. Since you have lots of natural light, this one may be a winner.

Last night, late, when I was typing this up, I just knew I was way too wordy, included too much blah blah blah, and left nothing for anyone else to add. Reading this today told me how very wrong I was! (Well, I may still have been wordy and blahed out everybody but at least there were a bunch of things still to be covered.) I'm going to disagree with the comment about 'flakes'. Any kind of commentary in an ad that attributes bad motives, bad attitude, or total lack of trust in one's fellow man, no matter how well-deserved, turns me off. I like dealing with nice people and until I prove not to be so nice myself, I have to hope that others will think the best of me. Some people do very well with email addresses only. And if you are one of them, then, so be it. You can certainly put a deal together via email, we do it on Ebay all the time. Even arrangements to meet can be done that way, although speaking on the phone once you are at that stage, can help to alleviate stress and work out the kinks. I do hate all the phone calls attached to people who don't show up. But its kind of a necessary part of doing things this way. Here's how I handle it when there are multiple persons interested in same item. In December I put a set of drapes on CL with several pictures and my price. I got multiple emails and responded to each one with verification that I still had the drapes and included my phone number and told them to call if they wanted to view. Then, the calls started. People wanted them. One lady wanted to do a Paypal payment right then, so she would be sure of getting them. Now, Paypal would work for me. I use it for Ebay all the time and it means you got paid. But for someone local, I still don't really like the idea of someone paying before they see the item in person. Anyway, I arranged with her for her husband to come the next morning, but told her he needed to call first in case they were sold. I had Lady #2 call and tell me she absolutely wanted them, was 45 minutes away, and would I hold them for her? If she had said she was on her way, I would have done it. Once someone has arranged to come right away, I will at least give them the benefit of the doubt. But she wanted to come the next night. Again, I said, that's fine, but before you come you need to call to make sure they aren't sold. Then, Lady #3 called me 4 times in 15 minutes to arrange to drive the 7 or 8 minutes it would take for her to get to my house. Her children were yelling in the background and she had to keep hanging up to deal with it. She finally called back a little bit later and said it was just too hard and she might come the next day. So, now I have 3 definites, but no one is actually en route. I get more emails and I reply that drapes are still available, answer the questions, and tell them to call if they want to come. Next morning, I get one phone call from the lady who wanted to Paypal. Her husband is on his way down the hill and will be at my house in 30 minutes if they are still there. I tell her I will wait for him. He comes, he sees, he pays, we're good. Lady #3 never calls back. Lady #2 who begged me to save them, never calls back. I put Sold in the ad. I continue getting phone calls for 2 days and emails for about 2 weeks. I could have probably sold this set of drapes 3 times over. And I don't know why. I think it was timing. I had Craigslisted them 6 weeks earlier and got absolutely no interest. And so many people were very disappointed to have missed them. But again, unless someone tells me they are leaving right away to head for my house, I am not promising to save them for anyone. Red

I only watched the first video so far but found it so charming-- something she said in the beginning of the video really resonated with me: they both work at home so having a lovely space was important to them. Yes! I am feeling the same ... I have started and stalled or put a number of projects on hold. I have been nesting these last few weeks and am ready to restart some of them. Not sure I am going to take on painting walls just yet but definitely the fireplace (when I am no longer using it daily) and some furniture. Little touches make such a difference. Thank you for sharing -- it is inspiring and charming.