The warning label is actually pretty good. It nicely summarizes exactly what you need to know. The SDS is more detailed and fun to read, if you are into that kind of thing. But most consumers don't need that. I agree that the letters are small, and that can be problem. But there simply is so much information that they want to give and only relatively little space. If in doubt, you should assume that any cleaning supplies are potentially harmful. More often than not, that's probably true. If that isn't good enough and you really need to read everything, I have found my cell phone to be much more useful than a magnifying glass. Take a picture and then zoom in. Or even better, look at the picture on your computer screen. Then you can make all the letter really big.

Hi Les, thanks for the suggestions. I think a light pillow would help too. I looked a little today when I was out but didn't see the right one yet. I'm lucky the green ones and the bedskirt work with both quilts I guess! I was afraid the comforter looks a little small. I looked to see, and folding it the other way doesn't help. It's a queen size on a king bed. Serves the practical purpose of keeping us warm but doesn't have much hang to it. I'll keep my eye out for another. I like the color of it. Good idea to use that small table beside a chair. It's an old telephone table out of my great aunt's house and I'd love to find a spot for it that makes sense. I want to fix another guest room upstairs. When I do that this fall I could probably use the chest up there. It was my grandma's and is a keeper but I wouldn't mind putting it in a guest room. It would make a good spot for someone to open their suitcase. Still have work to do on this room but I couldn't move on until I found a "winter" quilt and I think I've found it :-)

Glad we have helped. I would look for a designer who has experience and you could see their “lighting” work. A few things to ask to assess experience. 1. How do you approach lighting? Answer, some description of “layered lighting”. That means you need 4-5 types of lighting for best effect on look and use of space. Ambient, task, specialty, focused and feature lighting. Recessed lights provide general light. Lamps provide some ambient but also task lighting such as reading lamps. A dramatic light like you are considering would be considered “specialty” because it has a specific purpose namely drama. A light over art would be an example of focused or specialty lighting. If the person lists this type response, they have an appreciation for the strategy of lighting. Next, technical question. Ask about differences in LEDs and if they prefer one type, move on. You can use different bulbs and different colors and intensities. Electrical solutions are another part of a good analysis. That should give you some ideas for assessing if someone knows what they are talking about. Hope that helps!

Hi Clare/CDR Design (and all): I hope you are doing well! I hope you don't mind me reaching out again. I apologize I never replied or thanked you for the last post you wrote. Just recently I decided to start "obsessing" over the look of our living room AGAIN and what it is that drives me nuts. And, holy cow, the changes you suggested made most of my angst about my living room cease! First, changing the direction of the rug...wow! That made the world of difference! It made it seem bigger and finally more cohesive. The rug "or something I couldn't put my finger on" seemed so out of place and wrong. Just that little change did the trick and now it's not so annoying to look at for me. :) I would have never thought about the rug direction if it wasn't for you. So, thank you!! Second, I moved the couch forward and away from the wall. Looks SO much better! I wish I could get a different couch b/c it is so big and I don't like the color however that will have to stay for now. Third, I was inspired by your rendering of the living room you designed and shared with me so I moved the arc lamp over the leather chair in the corner and "I think" it looks good?! Fourth, will def add a console behind the couch instead of a floor lamp! LOVE that idea! Fifth, I moved the orange chair to the left of the fireplace and removed the blue chair however, the orange chair is a bit smaller and seems insignificant and a little odd in that corner (maybe b/c it really doesn't match any of the colors in the rug/room). :) The blue chair just seems like a better fit in that corner (to me). And, there is still room for the orange chair in the other corner even though I moved the couch forward a bit. My kids told me that the couch was too close to the TV when I moved it forward even more than it is now. I think it was b/c they had to crane their necks a bit (hence your wondering if we could move the TV to the other wall...) b/c it is a little high. WIth all of that said, I just wanted to let you know how grateful I am for all of your suggestions! You hit the nail on the head with all of them and were the first person who actually gave me thoughtful and helpful advice! I have asked a lot of friends (many talented decorators in their own homes but not professionally) for their opinions and no one ever gave me such solid advice and recommendations as you. You truly are so gifted!! And have the most amazing vision! Clare, you have brought me this far - I'm wondering if you wouldn't mind helping me finish this project so that I can FINALLY look at this room and think, "YES!" I love this!" I need to be done thinking so much about it! LOL! If you do not have time, then please no worries at all! I am so appreciative of all the advice you have given me already! I'll include my questions here just so you have them and then include pics of the room as it is now in another post but again, please no worries if you aren't able to answer them at this time. 1) Would a different, more neutral rug pull the room together more? Or should I keep the current one I have and work with it? 2) Arch lamp over chair? I also have one that has a gold metal 12" shade that I haven't put together yet. If you like arch lamp over chair instead of the tree next to the chair, metal or white shade? 3) Do I need another arch lamp in the other corner? If so, matching? If not, table lamp or no lamp? 4) Material of console in back of couch? Wood, black, gold metal? Thinking an 8" or 10" W and at least 56" length? 5) PILLOWS!!! My biggest dilemna. There are so many options and I don't know if I should stick with blue/cream/white or add another color!? Thank you SO much for taking the time to read this (if you do) and for everything!!