Thank you for your responses! They're very helpful and have provided food for thought. As obvious as it seems now that you've both said it, I would not have thought to limit myself to just the cream and soft green. I kept thinking I needed the burgundy at least. But I can see now that it and the peach would only exacerbate the orange, pink, and gold problems. Ingrid, I'm glad you came down on the side of the cream shades, since that's what I prefer. There are not that many to choose from that are all cream, that have an interesting pattern with the vertical element, and that can be gotten 84" wide, but I still have a couple more places to check. I need to find out if the stacking height is more or less for woven woods than that of 2" wood blinds. There's actually not as much pattern as you may think from my description--DH says he doesn't think of the sofa as being striped, it's so blended. And the rugs both have small patterns, not the strong ones you usually think of when you think of orientals. The colors of the "green" rug look perfect from a couple of directions and in some light. After reading your comments, I went down and stared at everything for a while and thought about all of the colors again. I've got cream etched filigree panels for the dining room where I am trying for a light airy look, since it has white bookcases and gets sun from the windows on 2 walls all day. However, there does not seem to be enough heft in these panels to use them in the living room due to the slate fire place wall, and a piano, double pocket doors to the DR, and the entry doorway on a second wall. The other 2 walls will only have the windows, the drapery panels, and a half size grandfather's wall clock, so at night, when you can't see the trees outside, they look blah, and seem like they would be more so with plain cream panels. There will be no space on these walls for any pictures to add color. There's really too much green in the room now, which is why I'd thought to look for a blended subtle pattern for the drapery panels. But since you've both said soft green or cream, I'll skip the peach. The panels will be closest to the wing-backed chair, a chest, and the piano rather than the rugs, so do you think they can stand a subtle pattern? Since the rugs have small designs in them, could I have a larger design in these as long as it's very muted? Or maybe an interesting pattern in a green weave that catches the light in an interesting way and makes it look like several colors of green? Although I really don't want to repaint a just painted house, I'm wondering if another color would bring everything together in the living room. The room seems disjointed and lacks a warm, cohesive feel. It's 16x20 so it could stand a darker color than what is there now and still not feel small. Any ideas for paint colors in case all else fails? I've seen so many beautiful transformations with paint both on this forum and the kitchen forum. If I did a cream and soft green blended pattern for the drapery panels, I would probably use a different pattern with the same colors for the 2 chairs which will be on the other side of the room from the windows. Would a slightly darker version for the ottoman that would be under the windows work between the wing backed chair and the sofa (they look pretty boring near each other), which at a distance almost seem to be the same color? I also am thinking of making a wide runner for the orangey cherry coffee table to subdue its influence! I'll keep an eye out for something interesting when I'm at the fabric store. I'd like something a little more colorful, but I'll have to be careful! As much as I'd like to pull the burgundy and pale peach from the rug, I hear you both when you say stick to the cream and green. The wing back chair and sofa definitely need some contrast, so pillows in these colors will provide some. Both the FP slate and the rug have multiple colors of green, so I can have both dark and soft green pillows along with the cream ones. Ingrid, glad you made the comment about linen-like or textured--I'll keep that in mind when I'm looking. myredhouse, we can't sacrifice the rug, because in spite of its color faults we LOVE the designs and some of the colors. We'd originally planned to buy a new sofa so DH could slouch (hard to do in my camelback!), but not enough money. We're sacrificing the 2 GREEN chairs to buy 2 that match and are more comfortable. Anne

When the bed arrived, it had been several weeks since I had seen the fabric sample. I brought the sample home with me before purchasing the bed to make sure it worked at my house. When the bed arrived, I didn't have the sample and it wasn't so much of a difference that I could definitively know that it was wrong, as it's not like I ordered a blue fabric and it came in red, for instance. If it had been that obvious, I would have refused to take delivery. I just don't understand how companies (especially in this economy) can afford to make such stupid and totally preventable mistakes. It makes me so hesitant to buy anything custom in the future, which is really bad since there is so little available in retail in my area in the style I like. And why does it take 6 - 8 weeks to upholster a bed frame in the first place?? I was really looking forward to getting my bedroom "finished" and it will all be delayed again! I bought linen drapes from Pottery Barn in the duck egg blue color as the bed they sent me screwed up my whole color scheme. The problem is I now really love them and don't know if I should return them or not. My original plan was to go with my existing cream colored drapes to match the bed, but now I don't know what to do. I will be in limbo all over again!

Well I purchased a kit from them with mixed results. The fabric which is suppose to be 44" wide isn't. The fabric cuts are short so a 1/2 yard was cut to 17" which became a problem and the directions to cut the strips needed the 44"wide fabric.And there was a lot of shrinkage. I wasn't overjoyed with the fabric which seemed dull in color. However I was in email contact with them and although not overly prompt in answering ( quilters have limited time a patience) they did offer to replace the shortened fabric. I carved the piece out but will think twice about ordering. Just my experience

The one thing I can think of is... Some KW has some movement that runs lengthwise on the slab. If your slab has that, and it may not, but if it does, and if you cut top to bottom, you will get that movement coming at you, rather than running horizontally on the counter. A few people have mentioned to me that that bothers some people, and I saw some made up on display that "came at me" and I think it might have bothered me too, but maybe I'd get used to it. But, not all KW slabs have that. Some have a diagonal movement in which case it would probably be the same either way as far as movement toward you goes. But, even if you couldn't see the seams you would be able to tell it wasn't the same piece because of the pattern. If you can get one of the KW slabs with essentially no movement then I'd think you would probably be fine from a movement/visual perspective. If doing it top to bottom allows you to get what you want, then I'd try to pick a slab with no movement and go for it. But, as suggested, look at your slab and see if you can picture it that way. Or, take a picture, print it, cut it up, and see what you think.