BinsB How GREAT! I'd guess by now the 'kids' are knocking from the outside - yes? Paleese post a pic if you can. We'd all (I'm sure) love to see your accomplishments :-))) after waiting soooo long. Love the orange colors of the nursery but mmm - are they really going to sleep in one crib? :-)) Just kidding. When you have time, which likely won't be for awhile I'm sure, would love to see the nursery with the paper flowers, et al. Not to worry about the non-span house of present. It's the spirit inside that can carry it thru. Imagine what a tough time I have in my location. LOL!! You'll have lotsa fun (when/if you can find the time) doing some special stuff in your new abode. Trop - hmmm pictures this year? LOL! That will be fun to see. I'll look forward (but won't hold my breath too awfully long). :-))) I'm thinking maybe you just eliminated the kitchen altogether and are doing take out now? Houseful it's great to have you posting again. Perhaps you can help us breathe some life back into this thread as I know Bins is going to be rather busy over the next while. :-)) If it weren't for her dedication, I'm sure this thread would no longer exist. I have a few things on my plate but hopefully they will be resolved shortly and I can return to my decorating love. And speaking of thread(s), I didn't check but I'm thinking we must be getting close to limit - yes? Should we be starting a new thread? Waddya all think? Take care all, Holly

The poster ST favors Nain rugs, and the Habibian Nains which are still being made are among the best and are still being made and are of extremely high quality. As in all Persians, with genuine Nains (and Isfahans) what is important is the condition, the materials, the quality of the wool, the condition and thickness and density of the pile, clarity of design, and the colors should be true all the way down to the knot, and the higher knots per square inch (kpsi) the better. With Nains, in addition to kpsi, they talk about lah, and it can be 12, 9, 6 or 4 lah. The lower the lah, the better the rug and more expensive. Lah ( sometimes pronounced layeh, a Farsi word meaning layer) refers to the number of layers of threads that have been wrapped around each warp thread in making the carpet. The lower the numbers of layers of threads wrapped around the warp in making the knot, the higher the knots per square inch you can get, so a low lah is an indirect measure of a high kpsi, and good quality. A 9 lah is considered good quality. Before you plunk down your hard-earned money on a Persian of any type of rug, please educate yourself. A lot, a lot, a lot. Read every book on Persian carpets you can find, read every website, but trust the books more. Go to museums and galleries. Go to every high-end store and ask questions respectfully and don't be ashamed to say that you are in the market and are in the process of educating yourself. If you dress decently and are respectful, the store-owners will consider you a prospective customer and will be happy to educate you a bit, especially if you know something already. What you want the stores to tell you is why this or that rug is good quality and why this rug is better quality than that rug, what are the features that make it so. Is this a real Nain? Is this a Habibian? Is that signature real or a fake? Do this again and again and again to educate your eye and your hand. And if none of this interests you at all, and you just want to buy something that looks Persian-ish with a Nain-like pattern, that's okay too. There is no law that you have to buy the real McCoy, just don't spend $$$ thinking you are, to get a copy or something machine made.

Hello, I’m posting in hopes to help someone else like me who researches a ton. I agonized over choosing flooring for a year. I didnt want it overly knotty, too yellow too orage, too gray too dark. Was this so hard to ask? I swear I probaby had 30 samples come into my house, . I researched many and found it was hard to find reviews and photos. We finally decided on Tri West California Classics Mediterranean Colection in the color vittoria. I liked tripoli but my husband thought it was too light. I had found some photos of vottoria on instagram and it seemed to be well made. We jusy had it installed todsy and im thrilled with how it looks. Will be posting photos soon.

Hi... it's no joke that I had this rug 'open' on my computer - it seems to match your pillow color. https://www.houzz.com/products/vintage-rug-persian-carpet-109x97-hand-knotted-modern-prvw-vr~105782514