My cousin is very good with caulk and a syringe - he caulked the other places where he had to cut the drywall to put the trim up. But those were light-colored (Navajo White and Thornton Sage) walls, we didn't bother to paint after caulking. I'm afraid the Antique Jade walls would have to be repainted after white caulk was applied, it might look worse than just leaving them with the slight gap/shadow? As I said, it's only the top 9" (and hopefully the TV will distract the eye). Panels are 42" wide, so the top won't have any pleats, will be straight since the single windows are 41" wide casing to casing (and 41.75" from edge of casing to end of stool on the other side). I'm wondering if I can even use a single panel on each (maybe add fringe on the inside edge to widen it just a little?). I only have 6 panels for the 3 windows - and these are discontinued. I had planned on 2 panels per window, plus valance, but that was before I discovered this forum! Maybe I can find a seamstress to cut 2 panels in half lengthwise and sew them to the other 4 panels to make each panel 63" wide instead of 42"? The panels will always be swagged back, I don't need them to actually cover the windows since I have the Romans there for shade/glare. Even if I didn't swag (put 2 panels on each window as originally planned) and didn't use the valances, I would just hang them from the clips in a stationary position. But I don't think I can use a panel on each side of the single windows with the TV there - I only have 7.5" between the TV and the window casing on each side, and I don't want the panel right up against the side of the TV. Maybe split the difference and have the panels hang 3.25" from each side of the TV (which would put the finial tips almost directly above the edge of the TV, about 28" above)? The valances are 55" wide, so if I just put the valances on the decorative rods and then put another rod under for the panels I think I might be able to "fudge" a single swagged panel on each single window and the valance would cover the casing on the TV side? Don't pay any attention to the size of the rod in the picture, this is the 48-86" rod I had open (to check against the 82" window) - the 28-48" rod is over the kitchen window but can be switched out so I have the same rods on both LR single windows. So I *could* fudge it to have one panel cover the rod b/t finials, as I said that would barely cover the trim though. In fact, straight out of the package (not pressed) this looks a little narrower than 42". Here's the table I was thinking of to put DVD player on (baskets with DVDs underneath), it's a little tall (32" compared to 28" desk there now, 28" window stool) so TV will have to go a few inches higher to fit DVD player under it if we put it on top of table and mount TV on the wall. The TV would be a good height sitting on the table, but then the DVD player would be way down by the floor and I couldn't fit my 3 baskets of DVDs. It's also 55" wide so will be touching the casing on either side (hoepfully will clear the stools) if we put it all the way against the wall, but we could pull it out an inch if it slightly overlaps. Is that too big? Of course, then we *really* don't have room for panels b/t the TV and the windows b/c they'll be behind the console table. http://s7d4.scene7.com/is/image/ASF/690864_S?$lg$ This matches our end tables, I'm not using the coffee table so thought I'd put DVD player on that and mount TV a foot higher, but the coffee table is 28" deep and that seems too deep to keep forever. We'd have to wait until April and drive down to DC/Williamsburg for vacation, bring the sofa table back with us since American Signature doesn't have stores in our area. I wish I could just cut the back 10" off the coffee table and put the back legs back on, but it's mortise and tenon. Maybe cut it and just support the back with a cleat on the wall, only have front legs? I think I need PS help - super squirrel, where are you LOL?

Our TV (bought last January) is a 55 inch Plasma Panasonic Viera and we've had great success with it. I did a ton of research before we bought and the consensuses at the time was that in regards to the 3D Plasmas only, the Samsung was inferior. One reason was because of the black technology offered by Panansonic and the other was that there was a lot of complaints about a consistent humming noise with the Samsung and this wasn't just on one site, it was something I read often on various sites. The humming noise was a real turn off to us. I'm not sure why the Plasma Tv isn't more popular than it is. I kept reading how they are not at all energy efficient but I almost wonder if that is a hype set up to promote the LCD & LED platforms because after we switched, I never did notice a difference in our energy bill.

We have a somewhat similar configuration. My window wall is actually our atrium so the light is a little different than just a large window. We currently have a 58 inch Samsung plasma TV on a TV console that is just slightly longer than the TV. It is good for us and our aging eyes. I will probably be replacing the TV console because it got water in the bottom of it during the flooding and the wood is warped. I saved it to see if it was salvageable because we really like it and it was a fairly expensive piece. Living in the rv now and the TV that came with it is a 32 inch which we are finding out is way too small. I have to get up and move closer to the TV to read the guide or other writing. The space the TV fits in will only hold a certain size bigger so we are looking for a sale on the right size. Our Samsung has a special feature which we were interested in, it's especially for use in areas with Windows we have never had a problem with glare with it so it definitely works.

We bought the complimentary Samsung sound bar this year that mates up with our Samsung tv. We have it hooked up with Bluetooth and put it directly behind our chairs and we can hear it so much better than in the front under the TV. We can switch back and forth with the TV speakers if anyone else is here watching TV. We had full surround sound in the previous homes but we didn't want all that. The one soundbar with all in one is just right. We could get a second one to put under the TV to have sound coming from front and back but for now it's fine. Actually our Samsung TV has quite good sound quality directly from the TV.